“Justin Germano goes again for the Cubs, looking to keep up his streak of hey-those-are-pretty-decent-starts-despite-the-lack-of-strikeouts.”
That’s what I said in this space last week when Germano faced these Brewers. He did not continue his streak. Hopefully tonight goes more smoothly.
Josh Vitters gets the start on his birthday. Neat.
Game Info
Milwaukee Brewers (59-67) at Chicago Cubs (49-77), 7:05 CT on CSN.
Game Thread and Series Preview
The Game Thread lives here. You should participate in the madness. And, of course, for those who aren’t into message board-style game threads, please feel free to use the comments on this post for your in-game commentary/outbursts.
The Series Preview for this series lives here.
Starting Pitchers
Justin Germano (2-3, 5.40 ERA, 3.00 K/BB)
versus
Marco Estrada (1-5, 4.23 ERA, 4.80(!) K/BB)
Milwaukee Brewers Lineup
1. Norichika Aoki, RF
2. Rickie Weeks, 2B
3. Ryan Braun, LF
4. Aramis Ramirez, 3B
5. Corey Hart, 1B
6. Jonathan Lucroy, C
7. Carlos Gomez, CF
8. Jean Segura, SS
9. Marco Estrada, P
Chicago Cubs Lineup
1. David DeJesus, RF
2. Josh Vitters, 3B
3. Anthony Rizzo, 1B
4. Alfonso Soriano, LF
5. Starlin Castro, SS
6. Steve Clevenger, C
7. Brett Jackson, CF
8. Darwin Barney, 2B
9. Justin Germano, P