Chicago Cubs lineup vs. Dodgers: Brujan leads off, Alcantara at cleanup, Poteet pitching

Tony Crumpton · Senior Editor · Thursday, February 20 2025

Cubs baseball is back!

Game time: The Chicago Cubs (0-0) will battle the Los Angeles Dodgers (0-0) on Thursday (2:05 p.m. CT) at Camelback Ranch, Arizona.

TV information: MLB Network (out-of-market only) and SportsNet LA

Pregame on Marquee Sports Network (Free trial of Marquee Sports Network on FuboTV)

Cubs lineup:

Vidal Brujan CF

Michael Busch 1B

Miguel Ballesteros DH

Kevin Alcantara RF

Nicky Lopez SS

Reese McGuire C

Christian Franklin LF

Gabe Workman 3B

James Triantos 2B

Pitching matchup: The Cubs will have righty Cody Poteet on the mound against righty standout Yoshinobu Yamamoto.

Pregame sights and sounds:

“Justin’s been a really good hitter in this league for a long time … just a good offensive player period.”

Craig Counsell on Justin Turner. pic.twitter.com/LTR7cpPDmt
— Marquee Sports Network (@WatchMarquee) February 20, 2025

jumping into spring training games like: pic.twitter.com/JjFuEh1N50
— Chicago Cubs (@Cubs) February 20, 2025

New at @Cubs Spring Training: Deep fried pork shanks with waffle fries topped with Carolina Gold BBQ Mayo and scallions in a souvenir Cubs helmet.

(via @LevyRestaurants) pic.twitter.com/Bg5z3v2cbQ
— Darren Rovell (@darrenrovell) February 20, 2025