Pre-Gamin’: Cubs at Mets (6:10 CT) – Lineups, Broadcast Info, Game Thread

June 15, 2021, by Michael Cerami Chicago Cubs

So … advantage –> Cubs?

Tonight's Cubs starter, Alec Mills, threw a no-hitter four starts ago.

— Michael Cerami (@Michael_Cerami) June 15, 2021

All kidding aside, this will be Mills second start of the season and just his fourth since tossing a no-hitter against the Brewers on September 13th of last season. It’s probably not often that a starter who threw a no-hitter in September doesn’t even win a rotation spot out of Spring Training the following year (on a team with so few sure-fire starters, no less), but it was understandable. I was/am still interested in learning if the Cubs have a rotation piece long-term here, BUT he also has value in his current role as a long-man/swing starter, too. You can’t just discount that.

Let’s hope he reminds us all of his potential tonight, because the Cubs could certainly use someone to eat some innings.

Game Info

Chicago Cubs (38-28) at New York Mets (33-25) – Tuesday, June 15th at 6:10 CT on MARQ, ESPN, 670 The Score

Starting Pitchers

Mets: Taijuan Walker (R)

versus

Cubs: Alec Mills (R)

Chicago Cubs (Lineup Discussion):

1. Joc Pederson, LF
2. Kris Bryant, 3B
3. Javy Baez, SS
4. Anthony Rizzo, 1B
5. Willson Contreras, C
6. Ian Happ, CF
7. Jason Heyward, RF
8. Sergio Alcantara, 2B
9. Alec Mills, P

New York Mets:

1. Jonathan Villar, 3B
2. Francisco Lindor, SS
3. Dominic Smith, LF
4. Pete Alonso, 1B
5. Billy McKinney, RF
6. James McCann, C
7. Kevin Pillar, CF
8. Luis Guillorme, 2B
9. Taijuan Walker, P

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