Pre-Gamin’: Cardinals at Cubs (6:15 CT) – Lineups, Broadcast Info, Game Thread

June 4, 2022, by Michael Cerami Chicago Cubs

The Cubs are back at it against the Cardinals tonight for the second-half of a double-header.

Andre Pallante is “starting” this game for St. Louis, but it’ll be the first big league start of his career – he started 22 games in the minors last season, but he’s been more of a multi-inning reliever for the Cardinals this year, and a pretty good one at that: 1.07 ERA over 25.1 IP.

That’s always been the Cardinals M.O. with young pitchers, bringing them up first as a reliever to expose them to big league hitters before eventually moving them into the rotation. The Cubs kind of got that from them.

Of course the Cubs have a young arm of their own making his first big league start and that’s top pitching prospect Caleb Kilian. You can read everything you need to know about Kilian below. Incidentally, Kilian’s last start came against the Cardinals Triple-A squad and it was his worst outing of the year. Probably just a coincidence. 🙂

What to Expect When You’re Expecting Caleb Kilian: An Exciting Blend of Power and Precision – https://t.co/LwQ0B5BgO0 pic.twitter.com/YgFO6FM2I0

— Bleacher Nation (@BleacherNation) June 4, 2022

GO CUBS.

Game Info

St. Louis Cardinals (30-23) at Chicago Cubs (23-30) – Saturday, June 4 at 6:15 CT on FOX, 670 The Score

Starting Pitchers

Cardinals: Andre Pallante (R)

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Cubs: Caleb Kilian (R)

Chicago Cubs (Lineup Discussion):

1. Christopher Morel, 2B
2. Willson Contreras, DH
3. Ian Happ, LF
4. Frank Schwindel, 1B
5. Patrick Wisdom, 3B
6. Rafael Ortega, CF
7. P.J. Higgins, C
8. Jason Heyward, RF
9. Andrelton Simmons, SS

St. Louis Cardinals:

1. Tommy Edman, SS
2. Nolan Gorman, 2B
3. Paul Goldschmidt, 1B
4. Nolan Arenado, DH
5. Brendan Donovan, LF
6. Harrison Bader, CF
7. Yadier Molina, C
8. Lars Nootbar, RF
9. Edmundo Sosa, 3B

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