Chicago Cubs lineup vs. White Sox: Patrick Wisdom in LF, Keegan Thompson to pitch |
The Crosstown Classic is back!
Game time: The Chicago Cubs (56-73) will battle the Chicago White Sox (74-55) on Friday (7:10 p.m. CT) at Guaranteed Rate Field in Chicago, IL. TV information: The game will be on Marquee Sports Network, NBCSCH, and MLB Network (out-of-market only) Full recap/takeaways later on CubsHQ.com. Cubs lineup: Frank Schwindel 1B Matt Duffy 3B David Bote 2B Robinson Chirinos DH Andrew Romine SS Pitching matchup: The Cubs will have Thompson (3-3, 2.42 ERA) on the mound against lefty veteran Dallas Keuchel (8-7, 4.71 ERA). New lineup after David Bote's injury in pregame: David Bote was scratched due to a right ankle sprain.
Pregame tidbits: Keegan Thompson takes the mound for the @cubs on tonight's #MLBNShowcase.@Plesac19 explains why he reminds him of @joshbeckett! #TheRundown pic.twitter.com/TxS9DY80Ho
Get to know tonight's #MLBNShowcase broadcast crew!!!
New #Cubs lineup: pic.twitter.com/abJUuKtfue
Catch the @Cubs vs. @whitesox tonight at 8pm ET! pic.twitter.com/SncIKipMXZ