The Chicago Cubs will face a starter that they’ve never seen before, which hasn’t always yielded great results. Add that to the fact the Cubs scored 11 runs on Thursday and then were shutout on Friday? It’s hard to tell what the team will bring today. What they will have is Jon Lester who is looking to become only the eighth left-hander in Cubs history to reach 500 strikeouts.
The Cubs (37-36) will be without Anthony Rizzo in the leadoff spot who gets the day off to rest. Jon Jay will hit in the leadoff spot and Kris Bryant will fill in at first base for Rizzo.