The Chicago Cubs will play three exhibition games before the start of the 2020 season. Two of them will come against the White Sox, whom they’ll see for 10%(!) of their regular season games this year. Tonight is the first of those two (fake) games and it’s at Wrigley Field.
No, this game doesn’t count, but I am excited nonetheless. It’s baseball. And it’s not a scrimmage against themselves. This is awesome, and it was never a lock that we’d even ever get this far. I will thoroughly enjoy it, and you should too. You can check out our full lineup discussion right here.
And (it’s been too long) … Go Cubs!
Note: The original lineup had Albert Almora in center, but it is actually Ian Happ.
Game Info
Chicago White Sox at Chicago Cubs – Sunday, July 19th at 7:05 CT on NBC Sports Chicago, Marquee Sports Network, ESPN (out-of-market)
Starting Pitchers
White Sox: Drew Anderson (R)
versus
Cubs: Kyle Hendricks (R)
Chicago Cubs:
1. Kris Bryant, 3B
2. Jason Kipnis, DH
3. Javy Baez, SS
4. Kyle Schwarber, LF
5. Willson Contreras, C
6. Jason Heyward, RF
7. Victor Caratini, 1B
8. Nico Hoerner, 2B
9. Ian Happ, CF
Chicago White Sox:
1. Tim Anderson, SS
2. Eloy Jimenez, LF
3. Jose Abreu, 1B
4. Yasmani Grandal, C
5. Edwin Encarnacion, DH
6. Luis Robert, CF
7. Leury Garcia, 2B
8. Cheslor Cuthbert, 3B
9. Adam Engel, RF