The Dodgers face a left-hander in Jon Lester on Monday night, but all but one of the left-handed regulars are starting against the Cubs at Wrigley Field.
The right-handed Franklin Gutierrez gets the start in left field, the one position at which the Dodgers have a true platoon. But also starting on Monday are the left-handed Joc Pederson and Adrian Gonzalez.
Lester is the fourth left-handed pitcher the Dodgers have faced in eight games, and this marks the second start for Pederson against a southpaw, after just nine starts in 46 such games in 2016.