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The field will be the star when the Chicago Cubs take on the Cincinnati Reds in the second annual "Field of Dreams" game in Dyersville, Iowa, on Thursday night. The Reds will bat last and serve as the "home" team, while the Cubs will be the designated visiting team.
The Chicago White Sox will head to New York for the first game of 2021 at a stadium built next to the iconic location from his 1989 movie starring Kevin Costner, James Earl Jones and the late Ray Liotta. beat the Yankees. It will be the first major league game played there since Liotta's death in May.
The White Sox won the game 9-8 in Hollywood fashion last year when Tim Anderson hit his two-run homer to right field in the bottom of the ninth. .
This year, two teams will face off with no postseason ambitions as he spent time in the basement of National League Central.
Cubs first baseman Frank Schwindell admitted it would be difficult for the Cubs and Reds to improve on the dramatic ending of their first game. No," said Schwindell. "It's going to be hard to win, but I hope I can go into the game like I always do, play hard, and put on a show for the fans.
"A home run into the corn. It's something special to watch," added Schwindell. "It looks like a lot of fun. We've been so spoiled to play at Wrigley every day. Obviously there's a lot of history. I think when we get to that field, we're going to try and soak it all up. Corn's Walk inside and sit on the iconic bench in front of you.”
4 wins in first 6 games, moving to 19 under .500 in 9 games. The Reds then returned to a last-place draw at NL Central with the Mets in a three-game series in New York. The Cubs took two of his three games from Washington and won four of his six on Thursday.
The Cubs send lefty Drew Smiley (4-6, 3.97 ERA) to the Dyersville mound. His career record against Cincinnati is 4-0, and he has a 3.41 ERA in six games (five starts). Against Miami on Saturday, Smiley pitched his 6 2/3 innings scoreless to pick up his fourth win of the season.
The Reds counter with rookie lefty Nick Rodro (3-3, 4.40). He made his 10th career start and his career debut against the Cubs.
In his 7–5 victory over Milwaukee last Saturday, Lodoro allowed three runs, including two homers, in 4 2/3 innings without a decision. I was.
Earlier in the week, Reds manager David Bell confirmed to Lodoro that he would be given a unique opportunity to start a special game. I'm saying, 'You know you're pitching, right?'" Rodro said. "I was like, 'Yeah, I kind of thought. I just got in line. It's going to be cool. Joey Bott was his five-year-old boy in Toronto when he was born. To this day, the film still reminds him of his father, Joseph, who passed away in 2008. "That's what I do for a living. My dad and I played catch. That was the start of my baseball career. Now I'm playing in the Field of Dreams game in August." , which by itself does not go full circle, but it would make sense.”
– Field Level Media
