The Chicago Cubs will take part in split-squad action today, with one squad taking on the Texas Rangers in Las Vegas and the other facing the Chicago White Sox in Mesa. The line ups for each game have been announced, and although the most interesting match up of the day may be new Cubs acquisition Chris Volstad going up agains the Texas Rangers, most of the star power on the Cubs will be facing their crosstown rivals in Arizona.
Cubs vs. Rangers
- Reed Johnson, LF
- Junior Lake, SS
- Blake DeWitt, 2B
- Alfonso Soriano, DH
- Bryan LaHair, 1B
- Joe Mather, 3B
- Steve Clevenger, C
- Dave Sappelt, RF
- James Adduci, CF
Cubs vs. White Sox
- David DeJesus, DH
- Marlon Byrd, CF
- Starlin Castro, SS
- Anthony Rizzo, 1B
- Geovany Soto, C
- Jeff Baker, LF
- Josh Vitters, 3B
- Alfredo Amezaga, 2B
- Tony Campana, RF
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