David Banks - USA Today Sports
David Banks - USA Today Sports

Chicago Cubs lineup vs. Red Sox: Matt Mervis to DH, PCA in CF, Shota Imanaga to pitch


by - Senior Editor -

Two historic franchises square off against each other tonight.

Game time:

The Chicago Cubs (16-9) will battle the Boston Red Sox (14-12) on Friday (7:10 p.m. CT) at Fenway Park in Boston, MA.

TV information:

Nico Hoerner 2B

Mike Tauchman RF

Ian Happ LF

Christopher Morel 3B

Michael Busch 1B

Dansby Swanson SS

Matt Mervis DH

Miguel Amaya C

Pete Crow-Armstrong CF

Pitching matchup:

The Cubs will have lefty Shota Imanaga (3-0, 0.84 ERA) on the mound against Kutter Crawford (1-0, 0.66 ERA).

Imanaga's 0.84 ERA is the lowest by a Cub through four starts since ERA became a stat in 1913.

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