Chicago Cubs vs. Arizona Diamondbacks simulated game, Friday 4/3, 3 p.m. CT

The simCubs lost 4-3 to the simPirates Wednesday on an eighth-inning home run by Josh Bell off Rowan Wick. Let’s hope we don’t see too much of that the rest of the sim-year.

With a week gone in the sim season, we now have some standings and league leaders for you, for both leagues, through games of April 2.

Grid View

• National League Central standings
• National League East standings
• National League West standings
• American League East standings
• American League Central standings
• American League West standings
• National League batting average leaders
• American League batting average leaders
• National League home run leaders
• American League home run leaders
• National League RBI leaders
• American League RBI leaders

Here at BCB, we are going to play simulated games for every game on the Cubs‘ 2020 schedule via MLB The Show 20. This will continue until the actual schedule begins, or we get some clarity on what’s actually going to happen with baseball this year.

Here is the complete BCB Mediacenter where all our BCB simulated games will be located. You can watch previous games which are all archived there, but please note: We won’t have the actual link to the live broadcast of today’s specific game until it starts. At that time, Duane will drop the direct link into the comments to this post around 3 p.m CT. Until then you can use the link in this paragraph as a guide to where to find the game. All of our simulated games will begin at 3 p.m. CT.

Here are today’s particulars.

This is Game 7 of the 2020 season, Cubs vs. Diamondbacks at Wrigley Field, the first of a three-game series.

Kyle Hendricks will start for the Cubs. Robbie Ray will start for the D-backs.

Today’s lineups:

Cubs

Bryant 3B, Rizzo 1B, Baez SS, Contreras C, Souza LF, Bote 2B, Heyward RF, Almora CF, Hendricks P

Diamondbacks

S. Marte CF, Ahmed SS, K. Marte 2B, Peralta LF, Escobar 3B, Walker 1B, Vogt C, Calhoun RF, Ray P

There won’t be any traditional-style “recaps” of these games. Duane will post some clips and boxscores in his Cub Tracks and Baseball history unpacked posts the morning after each game, so we can track this simulated season as it unfolds. We’ll post the standings as each day goes by.

A note on the headline here, because I know you’re going to ask: This is a real thread. The game is what is simulated.

Looking to join in on the fun? If so, you can get your own copy of MLB The Show. Here’s where you can order the game.

Enjoy, and discuss amongst yourselves.