"The Cubs were able to escape Atlanta with a narrow win over Chris Sale and the Braves last night. But the offense has been ice cold for over a week at this point. We need them to get going tonight against the Sox. Here's a look at Craig Counsell's Cubs lineup for Game 1 with Edward Cabrerea on the mound and against the righty, Sean Burke."
"I know the Cubs offense *has* been cold, but I look at that group of players, knowing that Michael Conforto, Matt Shaw, and Miguel Amaya are able bodies on the bench, and I just ... like it. I don't know if they're going to be shut down for much longer. In fact, I think things turn around tonight. No special notes today, as it's a pretty straightforward group. The only real choices (who bats second, and who is the DH) went the default route - Michael Busch and Moises Ballesteros, respectively."
"Chicago Cubs Lineup: Nico Hoerner, 2B Michael Busch, 1B Alex Bregman, 3B Ian Happ, LF Seiya Suzuki, RF Moises Ballesteros, DH Carson Kelly, C Pete Crow-Armstrong, CF Dansby Swanson, SS"
"Pitching Matchup: Chicago Cubs: Edward Cabrera, RHP Edward Cabrera's most recent start was his worst in a Cubs uniform: 5.0 IP, 7H, 5ER, 1BB, 6K. That's tied for the fewest innings completed and is first in most earned runs allowed. He did strike out six against just one walk *and* got a lot of groundballs (57.1%), but it wasn't a good game overall. More specifically, there was a TON of hard contact, which, frankly, has been an issue of his all season:"
Cubs won narrowly over the Braves despite an offense that has been cold for more than a week. Craig Counsell sets the Game 1 lineup with Nico Hoerner at second, Michael Busch at first, Alex Bregman at third, Ian Happ in left, Seiya Suzuki in right, Moises Ballesteros as the DH, Carson Kelly behind the plate, Pete Crow-Armstrong in center, and Dansby Swanson at short. The bench includes Michael Conforto, Matt Shaw, and Miguel Amaya, and there is confidence the offense can turn around soon. Edward Cabrera starts for Chicago against Sean Burke, with Cabrera’s recent outing being his worst in a Cubs uniform and hard contact remaining a season-long concern.
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