Albert Almora Jr. is leading off in center, Jason Heyward follows in right, and Javy Baez hits third and plays second. Willson Contreras bats cleanup as Anthony Rizzo gets the night off. Rizzo has looked out of sorts at the plate and make some uncharacteristic blunders in the field last night, plus it’s a tough matchup.
Addison Russell bats fifth, David Bote hits sixth and plays third, Ian Happ is in left, and Victor Caratini is at first in Rizzo’s place. That’s seven righty-batting position players, if you’re counting.
Jose Quintana goes for the Cubs in this one, so maybe it’s good that the game is late and a lot of folks may already be asleep by the time it starts.