NEWSLETTER
You don’t want every time Edwin Jackson starts in August to be about “how can the Cubs get rid of him after one good start,” in part because that gets old, and in part because it’s not really realistic. But, at the same time, in an otherwise lost season, these kinds of things do get magnified on the days Jackson is pitching.
The Cubs go for the series win today in Los Angeles. They’ll do it without a familiar face in the lineup: Starlin Castro gets his first day off, with Chris Valaika subbing.
Game Info
Chicago Cubs (46-63) at Los Angeles Dodgers (63-48), 3:10 CT on WGN
Game Thread and Series Preview
Game threads now live here in the comments – and with Disqus, they should be even more enjoyable.
The Series Preview lives here.
Starting Pitchers
Edwin Jackson (5.79 ERA, 4.26 FIP, 3.99 xFIP; 2.04 K/BB)
versus
Josh Beckett (2.74 ERA, 4.30 FIP, 3.75 xFIP; 2.81 K/BB)
Los Angeles Dodgers Lineup
1. Justin Turner, 2B
2. Yasiel Puig, RF
3. Adrian Gonzalez, 1B
4. Hanley Ramirez, SS
5. Matt Kemp CF
6. Andre Ethier, LF
7. Juan Uribe, 3B
8. Drew Butera, C
9. Josh Beckett, P
Chicago Cubs Lineup
1. Chris Coghlan, LF
2. Arismendy Alcantara, 2B
3. Anthony Rizzo, 1B
4. Luis Valbuena, 3B
5. Ryan Sweeney, CF
6. Chris Valaika, SS
7. Nate Schierholtz, RF
8. John Baker, C
9. Edwin Jackson, P
