Chicago Cubs Lineup (8/4/25): Hoerner Leads Off, Castro CF, Soroka Starting

You know things are bad when the Grammarly plugin flags the last name of the starting pitcher as not being a real word. And even if that red line went away quickly, it’s understandable to feel at least mildly suspicious of new acquisition Michael Soroka.

Im more than mildly suspicious of my ability to finish this draft because I’m hustling between a charity golf outing and dinner. Guess that means you’ll just have to guess at how this matchup with play out. Might not be much different from my normal analysis.

Just win, baby.

Start No.1 in Cubbie blue for Michael Soroka!

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— Chicago Cubs (@Cubs) August 4, 2025