The Chicago Cubs host the Chicago White Sox today in a clash of the 2015 Cy Young winners (Jake Arrieta and Dallas Keuchel). You can only sauce up a Spring Training game so much, but this is about as fun as it gets.
Should be an interesting day behind Arrieta for Cubs arms, too, as Shelby Miller gets another legit bullpen appearance, and Pedro Strop gets appearance number two:
Cubs pitching plan for today:
Jake Arrieta
Shelby Miller
Andrew Chafin
Pedro Strop
Kohl Stewart
Brendon Little
Manny Rodríguez— Tony Andracki (@TonyAndracki23) March 23, 2021
Miller and Strop are both in on minor league deals, and both could still win a job in the bullpen. The season draws near, the bullpen competition is crowded, and every appearance matters now.
Game Info
Chicago White Sox (7-10) at Chicago Cubs (12-6) – Tuesday, March 23, at 3:05 CT on Marquee Sports Network, MLB Network (delay)
Starting Pitchers
White Sox: Dallas Keuchel (L)
versus
Cubs: Jake Arrieta (R)
Chicago Cubs:
1. Ian Happ, CF
2. Willson Contreras, C
3. Anthony Rizzo, 1B
4. Kris Bryant, 3B
5. Joc Pederson, LF
6. Javy Baez, SS
7. Jason Heyward, RF
8. Nico Hoerner, 2B
9. Jake Arrieta, P
Chicago White Sox:
1. Tim Anderson, SS
2. Adam Eaton, RF
3. Jose Abreu, 1B
4. Yoan Moncada, 3B
5. Eloy Jimenez, DH
6. Nick Williams, LF
7. Luis Robert, CF
8. Leury Garcia, 2B
9. Jonathan Lucroy, C