Daniel Murphy once again leads off at second base and his continued production forces Joe Maddon to continue moving the other pieces around the board. Javy Baez shifts over to third base, Anthony Rizzo holds down first, and Kris Bryant cleans up in right field again. That latter move is made possible by Jason Heyward’s absence, so it’ll be really interesting to see how things work later in the month.
Kyle Schwarber bats fifth in left, Addison Russell is back in there at short, and Victor Caratini is catching. Ian Happ bats last in center with the hope that he can break out of his funk and give the Cubs some pop at the bottom of the lineup.