Another series, another rubber match. Here’s David Ross’ lineup for the season finale in Milwaukee.
Chicago Cubs Lineup:
- Nick Madrigal, 2B
- Seiya Suzuki, RF
- Ian Happ, LF
- Franmil Reyes, DH
- Nico Hoerner, SS
- Yan Gomes, C
- Zack McKinstry, 3B
- P.J. Higgins, 1B
- Nelson Velázquez, CF
SP: Adrian Sampson, RHP
Seiya Suzuki moves up to the two-hole this afternoon, on the strength of another two-hit performance (two doubles) last night against the Brewers. He’s now slashing .277/.365/.446 (127 wRC+) over his last 74 PAs … though that’s an extremely favorable cutoff point.
Even still, it does feature some really nice hard contact (90.4 MPH average exit velocity, a 9.3 launch angle, a 9.3 barrel rate, and a 42.6% hard hit rate).
Willson Contreras caught last night, so it’s Yan Gomes behind the plate.
As usual, we’ll have your full Pre-Gamin’ post closer to game time (1:10 CT).