Zach Davies is still with the Cubs, and he’s making his first post-Trade-Deadline start tonight. It’s still really weird to me that no team out there wanted him as rotation depth for a modest return (and/or that the Cubs didn’t want to take whatever they could get for him), but maybe the Cubs still think there’s upside there for the 28-year-old Hendricks Lite. You never rule out a modest extension in these situations, particularly given the Cubs’ looming needs in the rotation.
The Rockies are quite bad overall, but didn’t sell off, and are 33-20 at home this year (and the Cubs are 20-35 on the road). This is actually quite a tough match-up for the Cubs!
Game Info
Chicago Cubs (51-56) at Colorado Rockies (46-60) – Tuesday, August 3rd at 7:40 CT on MARQ, 670 The Score
Starting Pitchers
Rockies: Kyle Freeland (L)
versus
Cubs: Zach Davies (R)
Chicago Cubs (Lineup Discussion):
1. Rafael Ortega, CF
2. Willson Contreras, C
3. David Bote, 2B
4. Patrick Wisdom, 1B
5. Ian Happ, LF
6. Frank Schwindel, 1B
7. Jason Heyward, RF
8. Andrew Romine, SS
9. Zach Davies, P
Colorado Rockies:
1. Raimel Tapia, LF
2. Brendan Rodgers, 2B
3. Charlie Blackmon, RF
4. Trevor Story, SS
5. C.J. Cron, 1B
6. Ryan McMahon, 3B
7. Elias Diaz, C
8. Sam Hilliard, CF
9. Kyle Freeland, P