Chicago Cubs lineup vs. White Sox: Patrick Wisdom in LF, Keegan Thompson to pitch

Wisdom is batting third and playing left field tonight (David Banks - USA Today Sports)

by Tony Crumpton - Senior Editor - Fri Aug 27 16:55:46 GMT-04:00 2021

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:

Michael Hermosillo CF

Frank Schwindel 1B

Patrick Wisdom LF

Matt Duffy 3B

David Bote 2B

Austin Romine C

Robinson Chirinos DH

Jason Heyward RF

Andrew Romine SS

Keegan Thompson SP

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.

New #Cubs lineup: pic.twitter.com/abJUuKtfue
— Chicago Cubs (@Cubs) August 27, 2021

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
— MLB Network (@MLBNetwork) August 27, 2021

Get to know tonight's #MLBNShowcase broadcast crew!!!

Catch the @Cubs vs. @whitesox tonight at 8pm ET! pic.twitter.com/SncIKipMXZ
— MLB Network (@MLBNetwork) August 27, 2021