I feel like “Power outage costs Cubs game” is a headline that could have been used several times this season. This time, however, it wasn’t a figure of speech. Inclement weather initially delayed the game and sporadic power outages forced the Cubs to move the game to Tuesday afternoon, though only after they’d raked in plenty of beer sales.
The rest of this post is pretty much lifted verbatim from yesterday’s since the lineup is the same, but don’t let that stop you from continuing if you are so inclined.
Joe Maddon has often said he likes to have struggling players in the leadoff spot, so he’s got Kris Bryant at the top of the order in this one.