The Cubs lost an annoying one in the opener of this series, and the good news is that they’ve got Jon Lester going in game two. The less good news is that Cubs pitchers were nearly perfect yesterday, and it didn’t matter because the bats weren’t able to plate a run against a young pitcher who was all over the place. Flukey double plays, excellent defense, and a terrible strike zone played a part, sure … but today those bats face Chris Sale.
The Wife is taking this one in with me in the right field bleachers, so maybe we’ll see some of you fine folks out there.
Game Info
Chicago White Sox (40-44) at Chicago Cubs (46-39), 3:05 CT on CSN, ABC-7 (or your local affiliate), and MLB.tv.
Game Thread and Series Preview
Your game thread is down there in the comments, so have fun.
The Series Preview lives here.
Starting Pitchers
Chris Sale (2.80 ERA, 2.30 FIP, 2.35 xFIP; 6.68 K/BB)
versus
Jon Lester (3.48 ERA, 3.30 FIP, 3.20 xFIP; 3.37 K/BB)
Chicago White Sox Lineup
1. Adam Eaton, CF
2. Tyler Saladino, 3B
3. Jose Abreu, 1B
4. Melky Cabrera, LF
5. Avisail Garcia, RF
6. Alexei Ramirez, SS
7. Tyler Flowers, C
8. Carlos Sanchez, 2B
9. Chris Sale, P
Chicago Cubs Lineup
1. Dexter Fowler, CF
2. Anthony Rizzo, 1B
3. Kris Bryant, 3B
4. Jorge Soler, RF
5. Chris Denorfia, LF
6. Starlin Castro, SS
7. Miguel Montero, C
8. Jon Lester, P
9. Addison Russell, 2B