Tonight’s game certainly has taken on a different character than it looked like it was going to have earlier today. Chris Rusin flies in for another spot start, and we’ll see if he can lock up a short-term rotation role. Junior Lake leads off against a lefty tonight.
Game Info
Chicago Cubs (43-53) at Arizona Diamondbacks (51-47), 8:40 CT on CSN.
Game Thread and Series Preview
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The Series Preview for this series lives here.
Starting Pitchers
Chris Rusin (0-0, 8.10 ERA, Undefined K/BB)
versus
Tyler Skaggs (2-1, 4.03 ERA, 2.50 K/BB)
Arizona Diamondbacks Lineup
1. A.J. Pollock, CF
2. Martin Prado, 3B
3. Paul Goldschmidt, 1B
4. Aaron Hill, 2B
5. Miguel Montero, C
6. Cody Ross, LF
7. Gerardo Parra, RF
8. Didi Gregorius, SS
9. Tyler Skaggs, P
Chicago Cubs Lineup
1. Junior Lake, CF
2. Starlin Castro, SS
3. Anthony Rizzo, 1B
4. Alfonso Soriano, LF
5. Cody Ransom, 3B
6. Dioner Navarro, C
7. Cole Gillespie, RF
8. Darwin Barney, 2B
9. Chris Rusin, P