Joe Maddon is switching things up again, though he didn’t turn it upside down in honor of Stranger Things Night. Kyle Schwarber is leading off in left, Kris Bryant is at third, Anthony Rizzo mans first, and Javy Báez cleans up at short. Willson Contreras is catching, Jason Heyward plays center, David Bote is at second, and Carlos González is batting eighth in right.
This is the first time in a while we’ve seen the pitcher batting last, which could be a move to once again put a better hitter in front of the leadoff man.