Hey – look at that! The Cubs have a chance to beat the Reds in a series! How cool!
Yu Darvish will be on the mound this afternoon, coming off his best start as a Chicago Cub. He won’t have Willson Contreras or Kyle Schwarber’s bats in the lineup, but he will have a familiar face behind the plate in Victor Caratini, who’s developed a nice rapport with the Cubs righty. The Cubs have an off-day tomorrow, so winning this early game today can go a long way towards improving your mood for the next, oh, 48 hours or so.
Game Info
Chicago Cubs (51-44) vs. Cincinnati Reds (43-49) – Wednesday, July 17th at 1:20 CT on NBC Sports Chicago, 670 The Score
Starting Pitchers
Reds: Sonny Gray (R)
versus
Cubs: Yu Darvish (R)
Chicago Cubs:
- Albert Almora Jr., CF
- Javy Baez, SS
- Kris Bryant, LF
- Anthony Rizzo, 1B
- Victor Caratini, C
- Jason Heyward, RF
- Addison Russell, 2B
- David Bote, 3B
- Yu Darvish, P
Cincinnati Reds
- Nick Senzel, CF
- Joey Votto, 1B
- Eugenio Suarez, 3B
- Yasiel Puig, RF
- Derek Dietrich, LF
- Scooter Gennett, 2B
- Jose Iglesias, SS
- Kyle Farmer, C
- Sonny Gray, P