Chicago Cubs lineup vs. Royals: Nico Hoerner at SS, Eric Sogard at 2B

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by Tony Crumpton - Senior Editor - Sat Mar 13 10:50:33 GMT-04:00 2021

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

Willson Contreras C

Nico Hoerner SS

Cameron Maybin CF

Ildermaro Vargas 3B

Rafael Ortega DH

Matt Duffy RF

Nick Martini LF

Alfonso Rivas 1B

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.

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
— Tony Andracki (@TonyAndracki23) March 13, 2021