Shark Attack!
(We gotta hang out hats on something, right?)
The Cubs get their first look at Mike Fiers tonight, who came out of nowhere to pitch pretty well so far this year. Anthony Rizzo gets the night off, as he’s really scuffling of late.
Game Info
Milwaukee Brewers (61-67) at Chicago Cubs (49-79), 7:05 CT on CSN+.
Game Thread and Series Preview
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The Series Preview for this series lives here.
Starting Pitchers
Mike Fiers (7-6, 2.98 ERA, 2.65 FIP)
versus
Jeff Samardzija (8-11, 4.09 ERA, 3.83 FIP)
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. Nyjer Morgan, CF
8. Jean Segura, SS
9. Mike Fiers, P
Chicago Cubs Lineup
1. David DeJesus, RF
2. Luis Valbuena, 3B
3. Starlin Castro, SS
4. Alfonso Soriano, LF
5. Bryan LaHair, 1B
6. Welington Castillo, C
7. Brett Jackson, CF
8. Darwin Barney, 2B
9. Jeff Samardzija, P