ARLINGTON - The Rangers will face old friends Yu Darvish and Cole Hamels this weekend at Globe Life Park.

The Chicago Cubs on Monday set their rotation for the season-opening series against the Rangers. Jon Lester will start the opener on Thursday, followed by Darvish on Saturday and Hamels on Sunday.

This will be the first time the Rangers have faced the pitchers since trading them. Darvish went to the Los Angeles Dodgers on July 30, 2017, and the Cubs added Hamels on July 27, 2018.

There is one caveat to the Cubs' plans. They could push back Darvish if he continues to have problems with a blister on his right ring finger.