Joc Pederson leads off in left, Kris Bryant is at first in place of Anthony Rizzo, Ian Happ is in center, and Willson Contreras is the catcher. David Bote is at third, Jason Heyward is in right, Eric Sogard is at short, and Nico Hoerner is the second baseman.
Jake Arrieta has really only had one bad game so far, a glorified round of live BP in Cincy prompted by a cut on his thumb that led to an IL stint. Though he wasn’t incredibly sharp in his return against the Tigers, striking out just one batter, he limited his opponents to two runs and earned his fourth win.