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The Phillies will face the Cubs for the first time this season and the first time since 2019. They take on a struggling Cubs team that has lost 9 straight games, worse than even the Phillies! Of course the Cubs haven’t met the Phillies’ bullpen just yet, so anything is possible.
Here are the lineups. For the Phillies:
Game one of four at Wrigley. #RingTheBell
— Philadelphia Phillies (@Phillies) July 5, 2021
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Fresh off an All-Star game announcement, J.T. Realmuto gets the night off so that Andrew Knapp can be rewarded for his sterling relief performance from yesterday. Matt Moore makes a start, so we better make sure that Andrew McCutchen is in left field.
For the Cubs;
Here is tonight's #Cubs starting lineup at Wrigley Field.#CubTogether pic.twitter.com/X9rtReHCHa
— Chicago Cubs (@Cubs) July 5, 2021
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Still weird to see a catcher leading off for any lineup, but Contreras makes it work. Future Phillies utility player Kris Bryant is having a solid season in 2021. He’s in right field tonight. Kyle Davies is on the mound for Chicago.
Let’s talk about it.