{"id":361100,"date":"2026-05-09T02:56:03","date_gmt":"2026-05-09T06:56:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/evanalytics.com\/articles\/uncategorized\/starting-lineup-for-cubs-vs-rangers-may-09-2026\/"},"modified":"2026-05-09T23:47:03","modified_gmt":"2026-05-10T03:47:03","slug":"starting-lineup-for-cubs-vs-rangers-may-09-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/evanalytics.com\/articles\/mlb-game-previews\/starting-lineup-for-cubs-vs-rangers-may-09-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Starting Lineup for Cubs vs Rangers &#8211; May 09, 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"eva_article_wrap\">\n<div class=\"eva_team_logos\">\n<div class=\"eva_away_team\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/evanalytics.com\/images\/mlb\/CHC.png\" alt=\"Chicago Cubs logo\" \/><\/p>\n<h4>Chicago Cubs<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"eva_matchup_symbol\">@<\/div>\n<div class=\"eva_home_team\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/evanalytics.com\/images\/mlb\/TEX.png\" alt=\"Texas Rangers logo\" \/><\/p>\n<h4>Texas Rangers<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"eva_odds\"><span>-135<\/span><span>O\/U: 8<br \/>(-110\/-110)<\/span><span>+115<\/span><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"margin: 3rem 0 0 0;\">Chicago Cubs Insights<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.75rem 0;\"><strong>Chicago Cubs &#8211;  Moneyline (-135)<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.25rem 0;\">Among all the teams playing today, the 2nd-best infield defense is that of the the Chicago Cubs.<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.25rem 0 1.5rem;\"><small><em><strong>Explain:<\/strong> Defense is an integral part of preventing hits and runs.<\/em><\/small><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.75rem 0;\"><strong>Michael Conforto &#8211; Over\/Under 0.5 Total Bases (-150\/+120)<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.25rem 0;\">Michael Conforto has been hot recently, raising his seasonal exit velocity of 95.6-mph to 101.8-mph in the past 7 days.<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.25rem 0 1.5rem;\"><small><em><strong>Explain:<\/strong> Hitting the ball hard increases the chances of either a home run or the ball landing in fair territory for a hit before a fielder can get to it.<\/em><\/small><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.75rem 0;\"><strong>Dansby Swanson &#8211; Over\/Under 0.5 Total Bases (-155\/+120)<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.25rem 0;\">Dansby Swanson hits a high percentage of his flyballs to center field (40.4% \u2014 99th percentile) and will be challenged by baseball&#8217;s 6th-deepest CF fences in today&#8217;s matchup.<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.25rem 0 1.5rem;\"><small><em><strong>Explain:<\/strong> This player&#8217;s skill set does not match up particularly well with the park he&#8217;s in today, which may lead to worse-than-usual performance.<\/em><\/small><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"margin: 3rem 0 0 0;\">Texas Rangers Insights<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.75rem 0;\"><strong>Jack Leiter &#8211; Over\/Under 16.5 Pitching Outs (-130\/+100)<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.25rem 0;\">Jack Leiter has averaged 93 adjusted pitches per game per started this year, grading out in the 78th percentile.<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.25rem 0 1.5rem;\"><small><em><strong>Explain:<\/strong> Pitchers who average more pitches per game are more likely to go deeper into games and record more outs.<\/em><\/small><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.75rem 0;\"><strong>Kyle Higashioka &#8211; Over\/Under 0.5 Total Bases (-115\/-115)<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.25rem 0;\">Chicago&#8217;s #2-ranked outfield defense on the slate today poses a formidable challenge for Kyle Higashioka, who tends to hit a lot of flyballs.<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.25rem 0 1.5rem;\"><small><em><strong>Explain:<\/strong> This player&#8217;s skill set matches up poorly with the opposing team&#8217;s defensive strength, which may lead to worse-than-usual performance.<\/em><\/small><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.75rem 0;\"><strong><\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.25rem 0;\">The Texas Rangers have been the 9th-unluckiest offense in the game this year, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X), and are likely to perform better the rest of the season<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.25rem 0 1.5rem;\"><small><em><strong>Explain:<\/strong> When teams underperform their projected talent level, markets may undervalue them even while they are likely to perform better in the near future.<\/em><\/small><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"margin: 3rem 0 0 0;\">Betting Trends<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.75rem 0;\"><strong>Over\/Under 8.0 Game Total (-110\/-110)<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.25rem 0 1.5rem;\">The Texas Rangers have hit the Game Total Under in 18 of their last 21 games at home (+15.90 Units \/ 69% ROI)<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.75rem 0;\"><strong>Over\/Under 8.0 Game Total (-110\/-110)<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.25rem 0 1.5rem;\">The Chicago Cubs have hit the Game Total Over in 22 of their last 35 games (+9.05 Units \/ 23% ROI)<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.75rem 0;\"><strong>Corey Seager &#8211; Over\/Under 0.5 Singles (+110\/-145)<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; margin: 0.25rem 0 1.5rem;\">Corey Seager has hit the Singles Under in 18 of his last 25 games (+8.85 Units \/ 26% ROI)<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>\n<form><input type=\"hidden\" id=\"ga-page-group\" name=\"ga-page-group\" value=\"GAME PREVIEW\"><input type=\"hidden\" id=\"ga-sport\" name=\"ga-sport\" \"value=\"mlb\"><input type=\"hidden\" id=\"ga-title-id\" name=\"ga-title-id\"value=\"3.14.1\"><input type=\"hidden\" id=\"ga-title-group\" name=\"ga-title-group\" value=\"GAME INFO\"><input type=\"hidden\" id=\"ga-title-cta\" name=\"ga-title-cta\" value=\"0\"><\/form>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chicago Cubs @ Texas Rangers -135O\/U: 8(-110\/-110)+115 Chicago Cubs Insights Chicago Cubs &#8211; Moneyline (-135) Among all the teams playing today, the 2nd-best infield defense is that of the the&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":361101,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[265,14,92,533,271,264,259,257,266,261,268,720,273,267,270,456,73,263,272,262,28,260,258,269],"class_list":["post-361100","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mlb-game-previews","tag-boxscore","tag-chicago-cubs","tag-danny-jansen","tag-dansby-swanson","tag-game-highlights","tag-game-location","tag-game-recap","tag-game-time","tag-how-to-watch","tag-injuries","tag-injury-report","tag-jack-leiter","tag-live-score","tag-live-stream","tag-live-updates","tag-michael-busch","tag-mlb","tag-official-lineup","tag-score","tag-starting-lineup","tag-texas-rangers","tag-tickets","tag-tv-channel","tag-weather"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Starting Lineup for Cubs vs Rangers - May 09, 2026 - WriteNow\u2122 by EV Analytics<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Stay updated on game time, how to watch, live stream, injury report, starting lineups, weather, and live updates. Get game highlights, score, TV channel, and tickets info for the Chicago Cubs vs. Texas Rangers on May 9, 2026.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/evanalytics.com\/articles\/mlb-game-previews\/starting-lineup-for-cubs-vs-rangers-may-09-2026\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Starting Lineup for Cubs vs Rangers - May 09, 2026 - WriteNow\u2122 by EV Analytics\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Stay updated on game time, how to watch, live stream, injury report, starting lineups, weather, and live updates. Get game highlights, score, TV channel, and tickets info for the Chicago Cubs vs. Texas Rangers on May 9, 2026.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/evanalytics.com\/articles\/mlb-game-previews\/starting-lineup-for-cubs-vs-rangers-may-09-2026\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"WriteNow\u2122 by EV Analytics\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-05-09T06:56:03+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-05-10T03:47:03+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/evanalytics.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/mlb\/default\/20260509_chc_tex.png\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"800\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"400\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"EV Analytics\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"EV Analytics\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"NewsArticle\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/evanalytics.com\\\/articles\\\/mlb-game-previews\\\/starting-lineup-for-cubs-vs-rangers-may-09-2026\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/evanalytics.com\\\/articles\\\/mlb-game-previews\\\/starting-lineup-for-cubs-vs-rangers-may-09-2026\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"EV Analytics\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/evanalytics.com\\\/articles\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/b72fb0db8d3ab3531164d4f9fa692c41\"},\"headline\":\"Starting Lineup for Cubs vs Rangers &#8211; May 09, 2026\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-05-09T06:56:03+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-05-10T03:47:03+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/evanalytics.com\\\/articles\\\/mlb-game-previews\\\/starting-lineup-for-cubs-vs-rangers-may-09-2026\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":394,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/evanalytics.com\\\/articles\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/evanalytics.com\\\/articles\\\/mlb-game-previews\\\/starting-lineup-for-cubs-vs-rangers-may-09-2026\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/evanalytics.com\\\/articles\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/05\\\/mlb\\\/default\\\/20260509_chc_tex.png\",\"keywords\":[\"Boxscore\",\"Chicago Cubs\",\"Danny Jansen\",\"Dansby Swanson\",\"Game Highlights\",\"Game Location\",\"Game Recap\",\"Game Time\",\"How To Watch\",\"Injuries\",\"Injury Report\",\"Jack Leiter\",\"Live Score\",\"Live Stream\",\"Live Updates\",\"Michael Busch\",\"MLB\",\"Official Lineup\",\"Score\",\"Starting Lineup\",\"Texas Rangers\",\"Tickets\",\"Tv Channel\",\"Weather\"],\"articleSection\":[\"MLB Game Previews\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"copyrightYear\":\"2026\",\"copyrightHolder\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/evanalytics.com\\\/articles\\\/#organization\"}},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/evanalytics.com\\\/articles\\\/mlb-game-previews\\\/starting-lineup-for-cubs-vs-rangers-may-09-2026\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/evanalytics.com\\\/articles\\\/mlb-game-previews\\\/starting-lineup-for-cubs-vs-rangers-may-09-2026\\\/\",\"name\":\"Starting Lineup for Cubs vs Rangers - May 09, 2026 - WriteNow\u2122 by EV Analytics\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/evanalytics.com\\\/articles\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/evanalytics.com\\\/articles\\\/mlb-game-previews\\\/starting-lineup-for-cubs-vs-rangers-may-09-2026\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/evanalytics.com\\\/articles\\\/mlb-game-previews\\\/starting-lineup-for-cubs-vs-rangers-may-09-2026\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/evanalytics.com\\\/articles\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/05\\\/mlb\\\/default\\\/20260509_chc_tex.png\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-05-09T06:56:03+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-05-10T03:47:03+00:00\",\"description\":\"Stay updated on game time, how to watch, live stream, injury report, starting lineups, weather, and live updates. Get game highlights, score, TV channel, and tickets info for the Chicago Cubs vs. Texas Rangers on May 9, 2026.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/evanalytics.com\\\/articles\\\/mlb-game-previews\\\/starting-lineup-for-cubs-vs-rangers-may-09-2026\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/evanalytics.com\\\/articles\\\/mlb-game-previews\\\/starting-lineup-for-cubs-vs-rangers-may-09-2026\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/evanalytics.com\\\/articles\\\/mlb-game-previews\\\/starting-lineup-for-cubs-vs-rangers-may-09-2026\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/evanalytics.com\\\/articles\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/05\\\/mlb\\\/default\\\/20260509_chc_tex.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/evanalytics.com\\\/articles\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/05\\\/mlb\\\/default\\\/20260509_chc_tex.png\",\"width\":800,\"height\":400},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/evanalytics.com\\\/articles\\\/mlb-game-previews\\\/starting-lineup-for-cubs-vs-rangers-may-09-2026\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/evanalytics.com\\\/articles\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Starting Lineup for Cubs vs Rangers &#8211; May 09, 2026\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/evanalytics.com\\\/articles\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/evanalytics.com\\\/articles\\\/\",\"name\":\"EV Analytics - WriteNow\",\"description\":\"\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/evanalytics.com\\\/articles\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/evanalytics.com\\\/articles\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/evanalytics.com\\\/articles\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"EV Analytics\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/evanalytics.com\\\/articles\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/evanalytics.com\\\/articles\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"\",\"contentUrl\":\"\",\"caption\":\"EV Analytics\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/evanalytics.com\\\/articles\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"}},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/evanalytics.com\\\/articles\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/b72fb0db8d3ab3531164d4f9fa692c41\",\"name\":\"EV Analytics\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/f660ab912ec121d1b1e928a0bb4bc61b15f5ad44d5efdc4e1c92a25e99b8e44a?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/f660ab912ec121d1b1e928a0bb4bc61b15f5ad44d5efdc4e1c92a25e99b8e44a?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/f660ab912ec121d1b1e928a0bb4bc61b15f5ad44d5efdc4e1c92a25e99b8e44a?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"EV Analytics\"},\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/evanalytics.com\\\/articles\\\/author\\\/evanalytics\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Starting Lineup for Cubs vs Rangers - May 09, 2026 - WriteNow\u2122 by EV Analytics","description":"Stay updated on game time, how to watch, live stream, injury report, starting lineups, weather, and live updates. Get game highlights, score, TV channel, and tickets info for the Chicago Cubs vs. Texas Rangers on May 9, 2026.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/evanalytics.com\/articles\/mlb-game-previews\/starting-lineup-for-cubs-vs-rangers-may-09-2026\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Starting Lineup for Cubs vs Rangers - May 09, 2026 - WriteNow\u2122 by EV Analytics","og_description":"Stay updated on game time, how to watch, live stream, injury report, starting lineups, weather, and live updates. Get game highlights, score, TV channel, and tickets info for the Chicago Cubs vs. Texas Rangers on May 9, 2026.","og_url":"https:\/\/evanalytics.com\/articles\/mlb-game-previews\/starting-lineup-for-cubs-vs-rangers-may-09-2026\/","og_site_name":"WriteNow\u2122 by EV Analytics","article_published_time":"2026-05-09T06:56:03+00:00","article_modified_time":"2026-05-10T03:47:03+00:00","og_image":[{"width":800,"height":400,"url":"https:\/\/evanalytics.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/mlb\/default\/20260509_chc_tex.png","type":"image\/png"}],"author":"EV Analytics","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"EV Analytics","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https:\/\/evanalytics.com\/articles\/mlb-game-previews\/starting-lineup-for-cubs-vs-rangers-may-09-2026\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/evanalytics.com\/articles\/mlb-game-previews\/starting-lineup-for-cubs-vs-rangers-may-09-2026\/"},"author":{"name":"EV Analytics","@id":"https:\/\/evanalytics.com\/articles\/#\/schema\/person\/b72fb0db8d3ab3531164d4f9fa692c41"},"headline":"Starting Lineup for Cubs vs Rangers &#8211; May 09, 2026","datePublished":"2026-05-09T06:56:03+00:00","dateModified":"2026-05-10T03:47:03+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/evanalytics.com\/articles\/mlb-game-previews\/starting-lineup-for-cubs-vs-rangers-may-09-2026\/"},"wordCount":394,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/evanalytics.com\/articles\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/evanalytics.com\/articles\/mlb-game-previews\/starting-lineup-for-cubs-vs-rangers-may-09-2026\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/evanalytics.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/mlb\/default\/20260509_chc_tex.png","keywords":["Boxscore","Chicago Cubs","Danny Jansen","Dansby Swanson","Game Highlights","Game Location","Game Recap","Game Time","How To Watch","Injuries","Injury Report","Jack Leiter","Live Score","Live Stream","Live Updates","Michael Busch","MLB","Official Lineup","Score","Starting Lineup","Texas Rangers","Tickets","Tv Channel","Weather"],"articleSection":["MLB Game Previews"],"inLanguage":"en-US","copyrightYear":"2026","copyrightHolder":{"@id":"https:\/\/evanalytics.com\/articles\/#organization"}},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/evanalytics.com\/articles\/mlb-game-previews\/starting-lineup-for-cubs-vs-rangers-may-09-2026\/","url":"https:\/\/evanalytics.com\/articles\/mlb-game-previews\/starting-lineup-for-cubs-vs-rangers-may-09-2026\/","name":"Starting Lineup for Cubs vs Rangers - May 09, 2026 - WriteNow\u2122 by EV Analytics","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/evanalytics.com\/articles\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/evanalytics.com\/articles\/mlb-game-previews\/starting-lineup-for-cubs-vs-rangers-may-09-2026\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/evanalytics.com\/articles\/mlb-game-previews\/starting-lineup-for-cubs-vs-rangers-may-09-2026\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/evanalytics.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/mlb\/default\/20260509_chc_tex.png","datePublished":"2026-05-09T06:56:03+00:00","dateModified":"2026-05-10T03:47:03+00:00","description":"Stay updated on game time, how to watch, live stream, injury report, starting lineups, weather, and live updates. Get game highlights, score, TV channel, and tickets info for the Chicago Cubs vs. Texas Rangers on May 9, 2026.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/evanalytics.com\/articles\/mlb-game-previews\/starting-lineup-for-cubs-vs-rangers-may-09-2026\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/evanalytics.com\/articles\/mlb-game-previews\/starting-lineup-for-cubs-vs-rangers-may-09-2026\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/evanalytics.com\/articles\/mlb-game-previews\/starting-lineup-for-cubs-vs-rangers-may-09-2026\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/evanalytics.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/mlb\/default\/20260509_chc_tex.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/evanalytics.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/mlb\/default\/20260509_chc_tex.png","width":800,"height":400},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/evanalytics.com\/articles\/mlb-game-previews\/starting-lineup-for-cubs-vs-rangers-may-09-2026\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/evanalytics.com\/articles\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Starting Lineup for Cubs vs Rangers &#8211; May 09, 2026"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/evanalytics.com\/articles\/#website","url":"https:\/\/evanalytics.com\/articles\/","name":"EV Analytics - WriteNow","description":"","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/evanalytics.com\/articles\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/evanalytics.com\/articles\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/evanalytics.com\/articles\/#organization","name":"EV Analytics","url":"https:\/\/evanalytics.com\/articles\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/evanalytics.com\/articles\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"","contentUrl":"","caption":"EV Analytics"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/evanalytics.com\/articles\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/evanalytics.com\/articles\/#\/schema\/person\/b72fb0db8d3ab3531164d4f9fa692c41","name":"EV Analytics","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/f660ab912ec121d1b1e928a0bb4bc61b15f5ad44d5efdc4e1c92a25e99b8e44a?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/f660ab912ec121d1b1e928a0bb4bc61b15f5ad44d5efdc4e1c92a25e99b8e44a?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/f660ab912ec121d1b1e928a0bb4bc61b15f5ad44d5efdc4e1c92a25e99b8e44a?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"EV Analytics"},"url":"https:\/\/evanalytics.com\/articles\/author\/evanalytics\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/evanalytics.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/361100","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/evanalytics.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/evanalytics.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/evanalytics.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/evanalytics.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=361100"}],"version-history":[{"count":97,"href":"https:\/\/evanalytics.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/361100\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":362451,"href":"https:\/\/evanalytics.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/361100\/revisions\/362451"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/evanalytics.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/361101"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/evanalytics.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=361100"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/evanalytics.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=361100"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/evanalytics.com\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=361100"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}