I’m headed to Wrigley to take in the game today, so come say hello if you see me in the right field bleachers. I’ll be the one wearing a blue Bleacher Nation shirt because I can’t help myself.
The Stache will look to bounce back from his first non-quality start of the season, and the Cubs will try to play another close one with the Reds (and, like, win it).
Game Info
Cincinnati Reds (15-14) at Chicago Cubs (11-17), 1:20 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.
Game Tickets
If you’re looking for Chicago Cubs tickets for today’s game (or any future games), you can use that TiqIQ link there for the secondary market. There are also some available on Cubs.com.
Starting Pitchers
Mike Leake (1-1, 4.34 ERA, 4.40 FIP)
versus
Carlos Villanueva (1-1, 2.29 ERA, 4.07 FIP)
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
(Due to travels, I had to take a guess at this before the lineup was released. If it differs substantially, I’m sure someone can helpfully post it in the comments.)
1. Shin-Soo Choo, CF
2. Zack Cozart, SS
3. Joey Votto, 1B
4. Brandon Phillips, 2B
5. Jay Bruce, RF
6. Todd Frazier, 3B
7. Xavier Paul, LF
8. Devin Mesoraco, C
9. Mike Leake, P
Chicago Cubs Lineup
(Due to travels, I had to take a guess at this before the lineup was released. If it differs substantially, I’m sure someone can helpfully post it in the comments.)
1. David DeJesus, CF
2. Starlin Castro, SS
3. Anthony Rizzo, 1B
4. Alfonso Soriano, LF
5. Nate Schierholtz, RF
6. Dioner Navarro, C
7. Luis Valbuena, 3B
8. Darwin Barney, 2B
9. Carlos Villanueva, P