Not enough of these Spring Training games are televised – indeed, today’s tilt against the D-Backs is not – though I suppose it’ll be regular-season time soon enough. I guess radio will have to suffice.
As for the game, itself, Kyle Hendricks is starting for the Cubs, and he will, like Cole Hamels before him, bat for himself for the first time this Spring. Among the notable defensive alignments, David Bote is starting at second base and Ben Zobrist is out in left field. This looks like a pretty typical lineup you might see this summer – perhaps against the sort of lefties that don’t suit Kyle Schwarber best – and I like the look of it.
Let’s go Cubs … and can we start the season yet?
Game Info
Chicago Cubs (13-9) at Arizona Diamondbacks (9-10) – Saturday, March 16th at 3:10 on 670 The Score
Starting Pitchers
Diamondbacks (R): Matt Koch
versus
Cubs: (R): Kyle Hendricks
Arizona DiamondSox (apparently):
- Steven Souza Jr., RF
- Illdemaro Vargas, 3B
- Ketel Marte, CH
- Christian Walker, 1B
- Carson Kelly, DH
- Matt Szczur, LF
- John Ryan Murphy, C
- Kelby Tomlinson, 2B
- Juniel Querecuto, SS
Chicago Cubs:
- Ben Zobrist, LF
- Kris Bryant, 3B
- Anthony Rizzo, 1B
- Javy Baez, SS
- Jason Heyward, RF
- Willson Contreras, C
- Ian Happ, CF
- David Bote, 2B
- Kyle Hendricks, P