CUBS LINEUP โ New day, new series, same old Chicago Cubs lineup for Game 1 against the Athletics.
Chicago Cubs Lineup:
- Ian Happ, LF
- Dansby Swanson, SS
- Seiya Suzuki, DH
- Cody Bellinger, RF
- Isaac Paredes, 3B
- Michael Busch, 1B
- Nico Hoerner, 2B
- Pete Crow-Armstrong, CF
- Miguel Amaya, C
Nothing new going on here, though I did notice this small, but nice recent stretch for the Cubs No. 5 hitter:
Oakland A’s Lineup:
- Jacob Wilson, SS
- Brent rooker, DH
- JJ Bleday, CF
- Shea Langeliers, C
- Zack Gelof, 2B
- Daz Cameron, RF
- Tyler Soderstrom, 1B
- Tyler Nevin LF
- Max Schuemann, 3B
Pitching Matchup:
Chicago Cubs: Shota Imanaga, LHP
Shota Imanaga has tossed four consecutive quality starts, pitching 7.0 complete innings in three of those four outings, including one against the Dodgers in L.A. Of course, that stretch comes along with SIX more homers. Which means, as of today, his 1.46 HR/9 ranks sixth worst in MLB, and his 26 HRs allowed overall are 9th most. I know that many of them are solo shots because he’s otherwise so good, but it’s a concern of mine, especially as it’s becoming worse as the season has gone on. We’ll look into it more tomorrow.
Oakland A’s: Joey Estes, RHP
Over his last ten starts, Joey Estes has averaged just over 6.0 innings with a 3.26 ERA and just a 4.0% walk rate. Pretty good! He’s hardly striking anyone out and he’s not getting many fly balls, but he has also allowed barely ANY line drives (12.2%) and has a staggering 18.3% infield fly ball rate.
Now compare that to his first 11 starts of the season: 5.53 ERA, averaging ~5.0 innings per start with a 5.8% walk rate and a 28.1% line drive rate. Night and day.
Broadcast Info:
Chicago Cubs (76-73) vs Oakland Athletics (65-85) at 6:40 pm CT – Marquee Sports Network, 670 The Score
- Hayden Wesneski, SP
- Julian Merryweather, RP
- Justin Steele, SP
- Jorge Lopez, RP
- Nick Madrigal, IF
- Ben Brown, RP
- Colten Brewer, RP
- Yency Almonte, RP
- Luke Little, RP
- Adbert Alzolay, RP
- Brennen Davis, OF
- Austin Adams, RP
- Osvaldo Bido, SP
- Ross Stripling, RP
- Trevor Gott, RP
- Ken Waldichuk, SP
- Esteury Ruiz, OF
- Alex Wood, SP
- Luis Medina, SP
- Miguel Andujar, OF