Albert Almora Jr. will once again bat leadoff, even with a righty on the mound. He’s followed by extra-base machine Javy Baez at second and Anthony Rizzo at first.
Willson Contreras cleans up and Tommy La Stella is at third in place of Kris Bryant, who is still out after taking a fastball to the head in Colorado. Kyle Schwarber resumes his role as the world’s scariest six hitter while Addison Russell bats seventh.
The hot-hitting Jason Heyward bats eighth and Ian Happ once again rounds out the lineup in left. If Heyward can keep turning on fastballs and Happ puts it together more consistently, there is some extreme potency here.