Pre-Gamin’: Royals at Cubs (7:15 CT) – Lineups, Broadcast Info, Game Thread

Kyle Hendricks had an excellent first game (at home) and a pretty rough second start (on the road). And unfortunately, those results, while probably flukey, did little to squash the narrative of his road issues from last season. He’s at Wrigley Field tonight though, so let’s hope at least half those splits (the one where he dominates at home) holds true for one more night.

On the other bump, the Royals send out top youngster Brady Singer, who has started his career with back-to-back two-run, 5.0-inning outings.

Game Info

Kansas City Royals (3-8) at Chicago Cubs (8-2) – Tuesday, August 4th at 7:30 CT on MARQ, 670 The Score

Starting Pitchers

Royals: Brady Singer (R)

versus

Cubs: Kyle Hendricks (R)

Chicago Cubs:

1. Kris Bryant, 3B
2. Anthony Rizzo, 1B
3. Javy Baez, SS
4. Kyle Schwarber, DH
5. Willson Contreras, C
6. Jason Heyward, RF
7. Steven Souza Jr., LF
8. Jason Kipnis, 2B
9. Ian Happ, CF

Kansas City Royals:

1. Whit Merrified, 2B
2. Jorge Soler, RF
3. JRyan O’Hearn, 1B
4. Salvador Perez, C
5. Ryan McBroom, DH
6. Adalberto Mondesi, SS
7. Alex Gordon, LF
8. Maikel Franco, 3B
9. Bubba Starling, CF

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