I miss David DeJesus already. The fact that he probably wouldn’t be playing against a lefty today is beside the point.
DeJesus hit the DL today, and Shawn Camp is coming off the DL to take his roster spot. That means the Cubs will have 13 pitchers for at least a little while – that’s eight in the bullpen and just four on the bench.
Game Info
Chicago Cubs (27-38) at New York Mets (24-38), 12:10 CT on CSN.
Game Thread and Series Preview
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The Series Preview for this series lives here.
Starting Pitchers
Scott Feldman (5-5, 3.22 ERA, 2.70 K/BB)
versus
Jon Niese (3-5, 4.24 ERA, 1.34 K/BB)
New York Mets Lineup
1. Jordany Valdespin, 2B
2. Daniel Murphy, 1B
3. David Wright, 3B
4. Marlon Byrd, RF
5. Lucas Duda, LF
6. Justin Turner, SS
7. Anthony Recker, C
8. Juan Lagares, CF
9. Jon Niese, P
Chicago Cubs Lineup
1. Darwin Barney, 2B
2. Cody Ransom, 3B
3. Starlin Castro, SS
4. Alfonso Soriano, LF
5. Anthony Rizzo, 1B
6. Scott Hairston, RF
7. Welington Castillo, C
8. Ryan Sweeney, CF
9. Scott Feldman, P