Chicago Cubs Lineup: No Willi Castro Today ...Middle East

CUBS LINEUP — Okay, the Chicago Cubs are through the deadline and locked in with the team they’ve got. Let’s see if they can take down a massively downgraded (via trade) Orioles squad this weekend at Wrigley Field. Here’s a look at the Cubs lineup for Game 1.

No new names.

Chicago Cubs Lineup:

Although he’s been closer to split neutral (and slightly below average) for his career, new Cub Willi Castro is really handling lefties well this season: .278/.337/.500 (131 wRC+). He is not, however, in the Cubs lineup today. I do think the Cubs will probably work him in against lefties – and just regularly overall – as the season goes on. Maybe it was just too quick of a turnaround for him. No big deal.

With a lefty on the mound, Nico Hoerner is leading off, replacing Michael Busch. But Busch is still in the Cubs lineup, batting eighth, just ahead of Matt Shaw.

Speaking of Shaw, did you realize he’s pretty solidly above-average (112 wRC+) versus left-handers this season? His nine-game hitting streak came to an end during the first game of the Brewers series, but he had a couple more hits in the last two games, continuing a really nice post-break performance: 14 hits (3 doubles, 4 homers) in 40 PA.

And all of that followed an extended break (and more swing changes) just before the All-Star break. So hopefully, something has really changed.

Baltimore Orioles Lineup:

Pitching Matchup:

Chicago Cubs: Cade Horton, RHP

Cade Horton had a rough outing (in terms of results) a few games back against the Twins, but he bounced back nicely against the Sox, both Red and White, his last two times out:

vsBOS: 5.2 IP, 2H, 0ER, 3BB, 4K@CHW: 6.1 IP, 4H, 0ER, 1BB, 3K

I remain pretty surprised by the lack of strikeouts overall (Horton was K-ing guys out no less than 27% of the time throughout his minor league career). But (1) maybe that’ll come and (2) he’s succeeding nonetheless.

The Orioles have been good against right-handed pitching this season, but they traded Ryan O’Hearn, who was one of the guys doing the most damage. So we’ll see if that makes them more mowable for Horton.

Baltimore Orioles: Trevor Rogers, LHP

He’s made only eight starts this season, but Trevor Rogers is on one hell of a heater: 1.49 ERA (2.88 FIP) over 48.1 IP.

That said, he hasn’t exactly faced the best offenses yet:

The Chicago Cubs, by contrast, have the top offense in the National League this season (116 wRC+) and are just barely behind the Yankees for the best offense in baseball (117 wRC+). Maybe they can help that absolutely ridiculous 85.6% strand rate come down. He has no business stranding that many runners with a 22.0% strikeout rate.

Broadcast Info:

Chicago Cubs (63-45) vs Baltimore Orioles (50-59) at 1:20 pm CT – Marquee Sports Network, 670 The Score

Cubs vs Orioles – Key Injuries:

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Cubs vs Orioles – American Family Field Weather Report

Location: Chicago, ILTemperature: 75 degreesWind: Blowing in, moderate to strong (12-16 MPH)

Today vs Orioles: 75° ☀️ Wind blowing in from CF at 12mph? Gusts up to 16mph #Cubs #Weather

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