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Chicago Cubs Starting Lineup, Batting Order for Tuesday's Game Against Tigers

The Cubs will play the second game of a three-game series Tuesday night against the Detroit Tigers at Comerica Park.
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Chicago Cubs Starting Lineup, Batting Order for Tuesday's Game Against Tigers
Chicago Cubs Starting Lineup, Batting Order for Tuesday's Game Against Tigers

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The Chicago Cubs will play the second game of a three-game set Tuesday night at Comerica Park in Detroit, Michigan, with a chance to clinch a series victory. The Cubs picked up a narrow, 7-6 win over the Detroit Tigers in the series opener Monday night.

Veteran Drew Smyly (9-8, 4.92 ERA) will take the mound and make his first start since August 7. Smyly's 2023 season got off to a strong start, but hit a rough patch in the middle of the season, prompting a demotion from the club's pitching rotation to the bullpen. Smyly logged a 2.60 ERA across 55.1 innings pitched in his first ten starts. In his ensuing 13 appearances, Smyly allowed 50 earned runs over 62.1 innings pitched, good for a 7.22 ERA.

Smyly rejoins the Cubs' rotation, with Marcus Stroman on the Injured List for the foreseeable future, and no timetable provided.

Rookie Reese Olson (2-5, 4.83 ERA) will take the hill for the Tigers, opposite Smyly.

First pitch is set for 6:40 p.m. ET.

Here's a look at how the Cubs will line up Tuesday night against the Tigers:

1) CF Mike Tauchman .271/.369/.782

2) 2B Nico Hoerner .280/.340/.738

3) LF Ian Happ .240/.360/.767

4) 1B Cody Bellinger .322/.370/.926

5) SS Dansby Swanson .250/.335/.768

6) RF Seiya Suzuki .259/.331/.756

7) 3B Jeimer Candelario .339/.418/.926

8) DH Christopher Morel .250/.318/.815

9) C Miguel Amaya .250/.376/.793

SP Drew Smyly (9-8, 4.92 ERA)

Here's a look at how the Tigers will line up against the Cubs Tuesday:

1) LF Matt Vierling .267/.325/.703

2) 2B Andy Ibanez .243/.274/.676

3) 1B Spencer Torkelson .239/.319/.771

4) RF Kerry Carpenter .287/.346/.887

5) C Jake Rogers .206/.276/.703

6) DH Miguel Cabrera .251/.321/.658

7) SS Javier Baez .223/.266/.594

8) 3B Zack Short .223/.296/.648

9) CF Parker Meadows .200/.200/.400

SP Reese Olson (2-5, 4.83 ERA)

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Jack Vita is a writer and contributor to Sports Illustrated's Inside the Cubs, and host of the Jack Vita Show, a popular sports podcast available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube and wherever podcasts are found. Jack is a 2017 graduate of Valparaiso University, in northwest Indiana. Since completing his degree, Jack has created his own independent sports media outlet (JackVita.com) and podcast (the Jack Vita Show). He has featured prominent guests from the worlds of sports and entertainment including Brian Urlacher, Scot Pollard, Bob Nightengale, Dan O'Dowd, and Survivor icons Stephenie LaGrossa Kendrick, Cirie Fields, Danni Boatwright and "the Dragon Slayer", Coach Benjamin Wade. While studying at Valparaiso, Jack was the school newspaper's beat writer for the Valpo Crusaders men's basketball team, which won three straight Horizon League championships from 2015-2017. Traveling to cover the team, Jack had a front row seat to one of the nation's best mid-major teams, headlined by future NBA Draft pick Alec Peters and coached by NCAA Tournament hero Bryce Drew. Jack hosted a weekly sports radio show and provided play-by-play and color commentary services for ESPN 3 and the university's student radio station, WVUR-FM, 95.1 The Source, covering Valparaiso men's soccer, women's basketball, softball and volleyball. Jack also covered these sports, in addition to men's and women's tennis, baseball and women's soccer for the school newspaper, The Torch. While he was in college, Jack interned for and co-hosted Jewell On Sports, a sports radio program on AM 1050 WLIP in Kenosha, Wisconsin. There, he interviewed various pro athletes such as Ahman Green, Javon Walker and Javier Arenas, in addition to talking sports with the late, great Brad Jewell. Jack also interned for 22nd Century Media, a now defunct newspaper corporation that provided news to the North Shore of Chicago. With 22nd Century Media, Jack wrote post-game recaps, feature stories about local athletes, reviews of local restaurants and compiled the newspaper's "Pet of the Week" and "Athlete of the Week" sections, while providing copy-editing services. Before attending Valparaiso, Jack enrolled at Carthage College in Kenosha, Wisconsin, where he studied for two years before transferring. He is a high school graduate of New Trier Township High School in Winnetka, Illinois. You can follow Jack on Twitter @JackVitaShow, subscribe to his podcast, the Jack Vita Show, wherever podcasts are found, and reach him via email at jack@jackvita.com.

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