Javy Baez leads off and plays third, which pushes Kris Bryant to right field. Anthony Rizzo and Willson Contreras bat third and fourth and will be looking to continue the recent power binge we’ve seen up and down the order.
Kyle Schwarber is in left, Addison Russell is at short, and Albert Almora Jr. is in center even with a righty on the mound. David Bote has been playing the hot corner, but he’ll get the start at second in this one.
Jon Lester hasn’t really been doing anything exceedingly well this season, but he’s getting good results because he’s not necessarily doing anything too poorly.