Pre-Gamin’: Astros v. Cubs (1:20 CT) – Lineups, Broadcast Info, etc.
The Cubs will try to accomplish today what they should – beat the Astros in a series at Wrigley. Jeff Samardzija takes the mound and is opposed by Jordan Lyles, the 22-year-old pitcher who is becoming the guy the Astros thought they might have when they first called him up two years ago.
Not to belabor the “we’re traveling” thing, but you can assume that the Enhanced Box Score for today’s game will be delayed by a fair bit due to the “we’re traveling” thing.
Game Info
Houston Astros (29-47) at Chicago Cubs (30-43), 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.
Starting Pitchers
Jordan Lyles (4-1, 3.22 ERA, 3.56 FIP)
versus
Jeff Samardzija (4-7, 3.35 ERA, 3.12 FIP)
Houston Astros Lineup
1. Justin Maxwell, CF
2. Jose Altuve, 2B
3. Jason Castro, C
4. JD Martinez, LF
5. Chris Carter, 1B
6. Marc Krauss, RF
7. Matt Dominguez, 3B
8. Marwin Gonzalez, SS
9. Jordan Lyles, P
Chicago Cubs Lineup
1. Luis Valbuena, 3B
2. Starlin Castro, SS
3. Nate Schierholtz, RF
4. Alfonso Soriano, LF
5. Anthony Rizzo, 1B
6. Ryan Sweeney, CF
7. Welington Castillo, C
8. Darwin Barney, 2B
9. Jeff Samardzija, P
