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


Tony Crumpton Tony Crumpton - Senior Editor -

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

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