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Oh, who am I kidding? You’re all watching the WBC championship game.
Here are today’s particulars.
Cubs lineup:
Hoerner 2B, Swanson SS, Happ LF, Hosmer 1B, Wisdom 3B, Velázquez RF, Mervis DH, Barnhart C, Morel CF
Royals lineup:
Melendez C, Pasquantino 1B, Dozier 3B, Massey 2B, Lopez SS, Gentry RF, Bradley LF, Isbel CF, Reetz DH
Jameson Taillon will start for the Cubs. Other Cubs pitchers today: Mark Leiter Jr., Brendon Little, Vinny Nittoli, Manuel Rodriguez and Cam Sanders.
Jordan Lyles will start for the Royals. Other K.C. pitchers today: Kris Bubic and old friend Aroldis Chapman.
Today’s game is on Marquee Sports Network. Here’s a list of providers currently carrying Marquee. If you miss the live TV broadcast, there will be a rebroadcast on Marquee at 8 a.m. CT tomorrow. There’s also a radio broadcast on 670 The Score.
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 8 p.m. CT and 9:30 p.m. CT.
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.