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Here are today’s particulars.
Cubs lineup:
Madrigal 2B, Suzuki RF, Contreras C, Schwindel 1B, Happ LF, Wisdom 3B, Ortega CF, Rivas DH, Vargas SS
Diamondbacks lineup:
Marte 2B, Smith RF, Hummel LF, Beer 1B, Davidson 3B, McCarthy DH, Thomas CF, Perdomo SS, Herrera C
Justin Steele will start for the Cubs. Cubs scheduled relievers today: Mark Leiter Jr., Eric Yardley and Cayne Ueckert.
Zach Davies will start for the D-backs. Remember him? Other D-Backs pitchers today: Dan Straily, Noé Ramirez and Oliver Pérez.
Davies and Steele pitched in the same Cubs game three times in 2021. In those three games, Davies posted a 5.02 ERA (eight ER in 14⅓ innings) and Steele threw 2⅓ innings without allowing a run.
Also of note:
Umpires for #Dbacks (5-6) at #Cubs (6-4):
— Umpire Crew (@UmpCrew) March 29, 2022
Rob Drake, Adrian Johnson, Scott Barry, Chad Whitson (base assignments not confirmed until first pitch)
First Pitch: 4:05 pm
Venue: Sloan Park
Today’s game is on Marquee Sports Network. Here’s a list of providers currently carrying Marquee.
Please note that during spring training, Gameday doesn’t usually go pitch-by-pitch as it does during the regular season — usually, it will update after each at-bat.
Here is the complete MLB.com Mediacenter for today.
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As we have done in the past, we’ll have a first-pitch thread at five minutes to game time and one overflow thread, 90 minutes after game time. For today, that will be 3 p.m. CT and 4:30 p.m. CT. There will be only one set of threads for both games today since they start at the same time.
These threads will not post individually onto the front page; instead, you can find links to them in the box marked ”Chicago Cubs Game Threads” at the bottom of the front page. There will also be a StoryStream on the front page with all the game thread links, as well as the recap after the game is over. The pitcher photos and regular-season stats will return on Opening Day.
Discuss amongst yourselves.