The Cubs have fought their way back into a first-place tie, with a shot to break it tonight. They’ve got Jon Lester on the mound, a couple of new bats in the lineup, and yet another new batting order. Can they pull it all together?
Find out next week on … Er, find out tonight. At 6:15 CT.
Game Info
Chicago Cubs (57-50) at St. Louis Cardinals (57-50) – Thursday, August 1st at 6:15 CT on NBC Sports Chicago, 670 The Score
Starting Pitchers
Cardinals: Jack Flaherty (R)
versus
Cubs: Jon Lester (L)
Chicago Cubs:
- Jason Heyward, CF
- Nick Castellanos, RF
- Kris Bryant, 3B
- Anthony Rizzo, 1B
- Javy Baez, SS
- Willson Contreras, C
- Kyle Schwarber, LF
- Tony Kemp, 2B
- Jon Lester, P
St. Louis Cardinals:
- Dexter Fowler, CF
- Jose Martinez, RF
- Paul Goldschmidt, 1B
- Tyler O’Neill, LF
- Paul DeJong, SS
- Yairo Munoz, 3B
- Matt Wieters, C
- Kolten Wong, 2B
- Jack Flaherty, P