The St. Louis Cardinals play the Chicago Cubs at 1:05 PM CT on Saturday, but the most important aspect of the day will be the ring ceremony commemorating their 2011 World Series Championship. after wrecking the 2012 home opener at Busch Stadium on Friday. The weather forecast in St. Louis once again includes rain, but even mother nature can't put a damper on a World Series celebration, right? Lance Lynn will take the mound for the Cards and he will try to follow-up a brilliant debut performance with another gem against the rival Cubs.
The game will be nationally televised on FOX, and here is the regional coverage map to check if you are an in-market viewer for the game. Here are the starting pitchers and lineups:
Starting Pitchers: Lance Lynn (1-0, 1.35 ERA) vs. Chris Volstad (0-0, 5.40 ERA)
Chicago Cubs (4/14)
- David DeJesus, RF
- Darwin Barney, 2B
- Starlin Castro, SS
- Alfonso Soriano, LF
- Ian Stewart, 3B
- Bryan LaHair, 1B
- Geovany Soto,C
- Marlon Byrd, CF
- Chris Volstad, P
St. Louis Cardinals (4/14)
- Rafael Furcal, SS
- Jon Jay, CF
- Matt Holliday, LF
- Carlos Beltran, RF
- Matt Carpenter, 1B
- Yadier Molina, C
- Daniel Descalso, 3B
- Tyler Greene, 2B
- Lance Lynn, P
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