Down to Miami the Cubs go for a little sun, a little night life, a little beach time, and, oh, some baseball.
Young Marlins starter Jose Urena had a great start to the year at AAA, but he’s struggled in his few big league starts. Perhaps the 14.9% K rate and 8.1% BB rate at AAA should have been a warning sign that the 1.21 ERA wasn’t going to hold up.
Generally, though, Urena’s game: pitch to contact, work around the zone, hope they don’t hit it too hard. The Cubs have a slightly reworked lineup tonight to great the young righty.
Game Info
Chicago Cubs (26-22) at Miami Marlins (20-31), 6:10 CT on CSN and on MLB.tv.
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Starting Pitchers
Jason Hammel (2.98 ERA, 2.96 FIP, 3.00 xFIP; 8.29 K/BB)
versus
Jose Urena (9.39 ERA, 6.09 FIP, 4.72 xFIP; 3.00 K/BB)
Miami Marlins Lineup
1. Dee Gordon, 2B
2. Martin Prado, 3B
3. Giancarlo Stanton, RF
4. Justin Bour, 1B
5. Marcell Ozuna, CF
6. Christian Yelich, LF
7. J.T. Realmuto, C
8. Donovan Solano, SS
9. Jose Urena, P
Chicago Cubs Lineup
1. Dexter Fowler, CF
2. Kris Bryant, 3B
3. Anthony Rizzo, 1B
4. Jorge Soler, RF
5. Miguel Montero, C
6. Starlin Castro, SS
7. Chris Coghlan, LF
8. Jason Hammel, P
9. Addison Russell, 2B