Chicago Cubs lineup vs. Mets: Anthony Rizzo at cleanup, Jason Heyward sits

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by Tony Crumpton - Senior Editor - Thu Apr 22 15:40:57 GMT-05:00 2021

Game time: The Chicago Cubs (8-9) will battle the New York Mets (7-6) on Thursday (6:40 p.m. CT) at Wrigley Field in Chicago, IL.

TV information: The game will be on Marquee Sports Network [Watch here] and SNY.

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Full recap/takeaways later on CubsHQ.com.

Cubs lineup:

Ian Happ LF

Willson Contreras C

Kris Bryant RF

Anthony Rizzo 1B

Javy Baez SS

Matt Duffy 3B

David Bote 2B

Jake Marisnick CF

Trevor Williams P

Pitching matchup: The Cubs will have righty Trevor Williams (2-1, 5.02 ERA) on the mound against lefty Joey Lucchesi (0-1, 5.40 ERA).

Williams has a 5.93 career ERA at Wrigley Field.

Pregame tidbits:

Tonight, #Cubs Trevor Williams (2-1, 5.02) closes series vs Mets and Joey Lucchesi (0-1, 5.40)

Here are probs vs Brewers:
Fri: Hendricks (0-2, 6.92 ERA) vs Anderson (2-1, 2.65)
Sat: Alzolay (0-2, 6.10) vs Peralta (2-0, 2.00)
Sun: Arrieta (3-1, 2.86) vs Woodruff (1-0, 1.96)
— Carrie Muskat (@CarrieMuskat) April 22, 2021

"I'm a big team player."

Wins are more important than stats to Javy. pic.twitter.com/I1ceOB1C96
— Marquee Sports Network (@WatchMarquee) April 22, 2021