{"id":635120,"date":"2026-03-21T08:17:24","date_gmt":"2026-03-21T08:17:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/635120\/"},"modified":"2026-03-21T08:17:24","modified_gmt":"2026-03-21T08:17:24","slug":"cubs-vs-reds-at-sloan-park-and-vs-as-at-hohokam-stadium-preview-friday-3-20-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/635120\/","title":{"rendered":"Cubs vs. Reds at Sloan Park and vs. A\u2019s at Hohokam Stadium preview, Friday 3\/20"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>MESA, Arizona \u2014 Today\u2019s roster moves:<\/p>\n<p>Friday notes\u2026<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">FORMER CUBS IN REDS CAMP: Pierce Johnson, P.J. Higgins.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">FORMER CUBS IN A\u2019S CAMP: Aaron Civale, Mark Leiter Jr., Brooks Kriske.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">SPLIT SQUAD: This is the only Cubs split squad game scheduled this spring. The home game begins at 8:05 p.m. CT and the away game at 8:10 p.m. CT.<\/p>\n<p>Here are today\u2019s particulars.<\/p>\n<p>Cubs\u00a0lineups at Sloan Park and Hohokam Stadium:<\/p>\n<p>Reds lineup:<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">A\u2019s lineup:<\/p>\n<p>Matthew Boyd will start for the Cubs at Sloan Park. Other Cubs pitchers scheduled for the home game: Hunter Harvey, Phil Maton, Caleb Thielbar and Hoby Milner.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Brandon Williamson will start for the Reds. Other Reds pitchers scheduled tonight: Tony Santillan, Emilio Pag\u00e1n, Zach Maxwell and Brock Burke.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Jameson Taillon will start for the Cubs at Hohokam Stadium. Other Cubs pitchers for the away game: Javier Assad.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Luis Severino will start for the A\u2019s. Other A\u2019s pitchers scheduled tonight: Mark Leiter Jr., Michael Kelly and Joel Kuhnel.<\/p>\n<p>No TV for the home game. The away game will be on Marquee Sports Network and NBC Sports California. There will be a radio broadcast of the home game on the Reds flagship station, WLW 700. The away game will be with the A\u2019s broadcasters on ATH Audio.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlb.com\/gameday\/cubs-vs-d-backs\/2026\/03\/18\/831932\/live\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:MLB.com Gameday;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;MLB.com Gameday&quot;}\" class=\"link \">MLB.com Gameday<\/a> for Cubs vs. Reds<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlb.com\/gameday\/cubs-vs-athletics\/2026\/03\/20\/831931\/live\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:MLB.com Gameday;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;MLB.com Gameday&quot;}\" class=\"link \">MLB.com Gameday<\/a> for Cubs vs. A\u2019s<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlb.com\/live-stream-games\/2026\/03\/20\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Here is the complete MLB.com live streaming page for today.;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Here is the complete MLB.com live streaming page for today.&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Here is the complete MLB.com live streaming page for today.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Please visit our SB Nation Reds site <a href=\"https:\/\/www.redreporter.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Red Reporter;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Red Reporter&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Red Reporter<\/a> and A\u2019s site <a href=\"https:\/\/www.athleticsnation.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Athletics Nation;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Athletics Nation&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Athletics Nation<\/a>. If you do go there to interact with Reds or A\u2019s fans, please be respectful, abide by their individual site rules and serve as a good representation of Cub fans in general and BCB in particular.<\/p>\n<p>As we have done in the past, we\u2019ll have a first pitch thread at five minutes to game time and one overflow thread, 90 minutes after game time. For today, that will be 8 p.m. CT and 9:35 p.m. CT.<\/p>\n<p>These threads will not post individually onto the front page; instead, you can find links to them in the box marked \u201dChicago Cubs Game Threads\u201d at the bottom of the front page. There will also be a StoryStream on the front page with all the game thread links, as well as the recap after the game is over. The pitcher photos and regular-season stats will return on Opening Day.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Discuss amongst yourselves.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"MESA, Arizona \u2014 Today\u2019s roster moves: Friday notes\u2026 FORMER CUBS IN REDS CAMP: Pierce Johnson, P.J. Higgins. 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