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Cubs Choose 4 Fridays for New 3PM Games at Wrigley
The team was recently approved to hold six games later in the afternoon on Fridays. Here's the list of four they've already chosen to test the new starting time.
The Chicago Cubs have already chosen four Friday afternoon games they plan to play at the newly approved 3:05 p.m. start time at Wrigley Field.
City Council gave the green light to the revised Neighborhood Protection Ordinance on Wednesday that allows for up to 46 night games, four concerts and six Friday afternoon games at 3:05 p.m. They were formerly approved for Friday games at 1:20 p.m.
The four Friday games the team chose thus far include:
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- July 5 vs. Pittsburgh Pirates
- July 12 vs. St. Louis Cardinals
- Aug. 2 vs. Los Angeles Dodgers
- Aug. 16 vs. St. Louis Cardinals
After playing all six, the Cubs, neighbors and Ald. Tom Tunney (44th) will reevaluate whether the later start is a good move for Lake View. Then they’ll decide whether or not to allow more games at that time.
Starting next season the team will be allowed to schedule 35 night games, with only two allowed to be played on a Friday or Saturday. Five more night games will be permitted if requested by Major League Baseball, with another six available if approved again by City Council, totaling 46.Find out what's happening in Bucktown-Wicker Parkwith free, real-time updates from Patch.
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