Pre-Gamin’: Cardinals v. Cubs (12:05 CT) – Lineups, Broadcast Info, Game Thread

I’ll be out there in the right field bleachers today, probably loudly hugging Jorge Soler with my words, so say hey if you see me (light blue BN shirt, jeans, blue/yellow shoes).

It’s a bullpen/bench/mix-n-match day for the Cubs, and I think it could generate a lot of fun as the Cubs look to lock in this series and beat up on Michael Wacha. Hopefully there are no residual fireworks from yesterday’s game, but I’d imagine everyone will be on high alert.

Travis Wood starts, and hopefully will give the Cubs at least three strong innings.

Game Info

St. Louis Cardinals (92-55) at Chicago Cubs (86-61), 12:05 CT on FOX, and on 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

Michael Wacha (2.96 ERA, 3.56 FIP, 3.83 xFIP; 3.00 K/BB)

versus

Travis Wood (4.11 ERA, 3.51 FIP, 3.56 xFIP; 3.06 K/BB)

St. Louis Cardinals Lineup

1. Matt Carpenter, 3B

2. Tommy Pham, CF

3. Jason Heyward, RF

4. Jhonny Peralta, SS

5. Yadier Molina, C

6. Stephen Piscotty, LF

7. Kolten Wong, 2B

8. Mark Reynolds, 1B

9. Michael Wacha, P

Chicago Cubs Lineup

1. Austin Jackson, CF

2. Jorge Soler, RF

3. Kris Bryant, 3B

4. Anthony Rizzo, 1B

5. Starlin Castro, 2B

6. Javier Baez, SS

7. Chris Denorfia, LF

8. David Ross, C

9. Travis Wood, P