Kris Bryant is out yet again, something Joe Maddon had said yesterday was a likelihood as the slugger continues to work through shoulder soreness from too many swings. The Cubs will try to do it without him behind a top three of Ben Zobrist, Jason Heyward, and Javy Baez. The former and latter of that trio are at second and third bases, respectively.
Anthony Rizzo cleans up, Willson Contreras is catching, and Kyle Schwarber is in left. Ian Happ is batting seventh in center, which will no doubt draw the ire of the “Start Albert Almora Jr. Every Day” crowd.