Albert Almora Jr. leads off in center, followed by Jason Heyward in right and Ben Zobrist at second. Anthony Rizzo will bat cleanup in this one, with Addison Russell batting fifth at short and Kyle Schwarber handling left field.
Ian Happ plays third yet again as the Cubs wait out Kris Bryant’s return to the active roster. Chris Gimenez will catch in this one to give Willson Contreras a day off. You may also notice that Javy Baez is not in the lineup after closing out the Dodgers series with three straight multi-hit games.
This team is too stacked for even Javy to play every day, though, and we’ve seen how well Joe Maddon manages his players’ time.