Itâs roughly an hour before the first pitch, and the sky is threatening here at Wrigley Field for todayâs scheduled series finale between Nelson Figueroa and the Cubsâ Ted Lilly.
The Mets (10-8) are going with a typical day-after-night getaway lineup, giving catcher Brian Schneider, right fielder Ryan Church and second baseman Luis Castillo the day off.
Schneider is still a little sore from that forearm bruise but should be back Wednesday for the start of a two-game set in Washington against the Nationals.
SS Jose Reyes
RF Angel Pagan
3B David Wright
CF Carlos Beltran
1B Carlos Delgado
2B Damion Easley
LF Brady Clark
C Raul Casanova
RHP Nelson Figueroa (1-0, 3.60)
Meanwhile, the 13-6 Cubs -â who, according to shortstop Ronny Cedeno are âthinking about the World Seriesâ after Mondayâs 7-1 win â- are sticking with their formidable lineup this afternoon.
LF Reed Johnson
CF Felix Pie
1B Derrek Lee
3B Aramis Ramirez
RF Kosuke Fukudome
2B Mark DeRosa
SS Ronny Cedeno
C Henry Blanco
LHP Ted Lilly
Considering Lilly is 0-3 with a 9.06 ERA and the wind is blowing out, the Mets have to like their chances of ending that two-game skid â¦
