Chicago Cubs lineup vs. Royals: Nico Hoerner at SS, Eric Sogard at 2B |
Game time: The Northsiders (7-4-1) will battle the Kansas City Royals (9-3) on Saturday (2:05 p.m. CT) at Surprise Stadium in Surprise, AZ.
TV information: No TV today but you can listen on KCSP 610. Full recap/takeaways later on CubsHQ.com. Cubs lineup: Eric Sogard 2B Nico Hoerner SS Cameron Maybin CF Ildermaro Vargas 3B Matt Duffy RF Nick Martini LF Pitching matchup: The Cubs will have righty Adbert Alzolay (0-1, 19.29 ERA) on the mound against TBD. Other Cubs pitchers scheduled to throw today include Dillon Maples, Tommy Nance, Michael Rucker, Kohl Stewart, Robert Stock, and Jerry Vasto. Royals lineup: Whit Merrifield RF Andrew Benintendi LF Adalberto Mondesi SS Carlos Santana 1B Salvador Perez C Jorge Soler DH Emmanuel Rivera 3B Jarrod Dyson CF Nicky Lopez 2B A little "B" game action at Sloan Park today against the D-Backs.
.@JSMarisnick with 3 hits in today's early contest. pic.twitter.com/jAlliDlAFF
Jake Marisnick led off all 3 innings and had a line drive single to LF in his 2nd AB. Rizzo also playing and lined out to SS. pic.twitter.com/XCvSXe6B6D
