The Pittsburgh Pirates (1-3) take on the Chicago Cubs (3-1) in the finale of a quick two-game series at PNC Park on Wednesday afternoon. Zach Thompson will be making his first regular season start for the Pirates since coming over in the Jacob Stallings trade. The Cubs will be going with veteran right-handed Kyle Hendricks, who allowed one run over 5.1 innings in his season debut.
Here are the lineups:
Pirates
Afternoon baseball on deck.#LetsGoBucs pic.twitter.com/0fZZ8I2Hun
— Pittsburgh Pirates (@Pirates) April 13, 2022
Cubs
#Cubs Lineup 04/13/22
1. Rafael Ortega DH
2. Frank Schwindel 1B
3. Willson Contreras C
4. Ian Happ LF
5. Seiya Suzuki RF
6. Jason Heyward CF
7. Patrick Wisdom 3B
8. Jonathan Villar 2B
9. Nico Hoerner SSStarting Pitcher : Kyle Hendricks
— Daily MLB Lineups (@DailyMLBLineup) April 13, 2022
Some injury updates from the Pirates, including Quinn Priester
UPDATE: Zach Thompson left after four innings due to taking a liner off of his back. Pirates said he had a right shoulder contusion.