Chicago Cubs lineup vs. Phillies: Christopher Morel in CF, Trey Mancini at DH

by Tony Crumpton - Senior Editor - Saturday, May 20, 2023, 1:19 PM

The Chicago Cubs (20-24) are set to take on the fourth-place Philadelphia Phillies (20-24) on Saturday (3:05 pm CT) at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, PA.

TV information: Marquee Sports Network and NBCSP

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Cubs lineup:

1. Nico Hoerner 2B

2. Dansby Swanson SS

3. Ian Happ LF

4. Seiya Suzuki RF

5. Trey Mancini DH

6. Patrick Wisdom 3B

7. Matt Mervis 1B

8. Yan Gomes C

9. Christopher Morel CF

Castellanos moves up in the lineup

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Pitching matchup: The Cubs will have Jameson Taillon (0-2, 6.66 ERA) on the mound against Aaron Nola (3-3, 4.53 ERA).

Pregame notes:

From Cubs notes: Christopher Morel has scored at least 1 run in each of his first 9 games with the Cubs this season. Since 1900, the only other Cubs player to do that is Hank Sauer in 1954 (13 games).

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