Folks, we are about to embark upon a stretch of eight Cubs home games with start times no later than 6:40pm CT. Five of those are afternoon affairs, starting with three against the Diamondbacks. Even better, the Cubs won’t have another late West Coast first pitch until August 22, when they head to Anaheim. With temps rising into the mid-70s and the wind blowing out at 15 mph, this could be a fun one.
On the bump for the home team is righty Colin Rea, who I’m a little surprised to see out there given they’ve got off days between each of their next three series and could run four starters on regular rest or more.