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Position Players

POS	Starter	Second	Third+
Catcher	W. Contreras Willson Contreras	V. Caratini Cubs' Victor Caratini: On bench Tuesday Victor Caratini Cubs' Victor Caratini: On bench Tuesday	—
First Base	A. Rizzo Anthony Rizzo	V. Caratini Cubs' Victor Caratini: On bench Tuesday Victor Caratini Cubs' Victor Caratini: On bench Tuesday	K. Bryant Cubs' Kris Bryant: Sitting Tuesday Oblique: Expected to be out until at least Sep 23 Kris Bryant Cubs' Kris Bryant: Sitting Tuesday Oblique: Expected to be out until at least Sep 23 J. Martinez Jose Martinez D. Bote David Bote I. Happ Ian Happ I. Vargas Cubs' Ildemaro Vargas: Lands on injured list Hamstring: Out for the season Ildemaro Vargas Cubs' Ildemaro Vargas: Lands on injured list Hamstring: Out for the season
Second Base	J. Kipnis Cubs' Jason Kipnis: Not in Tuesday's lineup Jason Kipnis Cubs' Jason Kipnis: Not in Tuesday's lineup	N. Hoerner Nico Hoerner	D. Bote David Bote I. Happ Ian Happ I. Vargas Cubs' Ildemaro Vargas: Lands on injured list Hamstring: Out for the season Ildemaro Vargas Cubs' Ildemaro Vargas: Lands on injured list Hamstring: Out for the season D. Descalso Ankle: Expected to be out until at least Sep 22 Daniel Descalso Ankle: Expected to be out until at least Sep 22
Shortstop	J. Baez Javier Baez	N. Hoerner Nico Hoerner	D. Bote David Bote I. Vargas Cubs' Ildemaro Vargas: Lands on injured list Hamstring: Out for the season Ildemaro Vargas Cubs' Ildemaro Vargas: Lands on injured list Hamstring: Out for the season
Third Base	K. Bryant Cubs' Kris Bryant: Sitting Tuesday Oblique: Expected to be out until at least Sep 23 Kris Bryant Cubs' Kris Bryant: Sitting Tuesday Oblique: Expected to be out until at least Sep 23	D. Bote David Bote	I. Happ Ian Happ I. Vargas Cubs' Ildemaro Vargas: Lands on injured list Hamstring: Out for the season Ildemaro Vargas Cubs' Ildemaro Vargas: Lands on injured list Hamstring: Out for the season D. Descalso Ankle: Expected to be out until at least Sep 22 Daniel Descalso Ankle: Expected to be out until at least Sep 22
Left Field	K. Schwarber Cubs' Kyle Schwarber: Solid effort Monday Kyle Schwarber Cubs' Kyle Schwarber: Solid effort Monday	C. Maybin Cameron Maybin	I. Happ Ian Happ K. Bryant Cubs' Kris Bryant: Sitting Tuesday Oblique: Expected to be out until at least Sep 23 Kris Bryant Cubs' Kris Bryant: Sitting Tuesday Oblique: Expected to be out until at least Sep 23 B. Hamilton Billy Hamilton J. Martinez Jose Martinez
Center Field	I. Happ Ian Happ	B. Hamilton Billy Hamilton	C. Maybin Cameron Maybin J. Heyward Cubs' Jason Heyward: On bench against lefty Jason Heyward Cubs' Jason Heyward: On bench against lefty N. Hoerner Nico Hoerner
Right Field	J. Heyward Cubs' Jason Heyward: On bench against lefty Jason Heyward Cubs' Jason Heyward: On bench against lefty	C. Maybin Cameron Maybin	I. Happ Ian Happ K. Bryant Cubs' Kris Bryant: Sitting Tuesday Oblique: Expected to be out until at least Sep 23 Kris Bryant Cubs' Kris Bryant: Sitting Tuesday Oblique: Expected to be out until at least Sep 23 B. Hamilton Billy Hamilton
Designated Hitter	V. Caratini Cubs' Victor Caratini: On bench Tuesday Victor Caratini Cubs' Victor Caratini: On bench Tuesday	D. Bote David Bote	J. Kipnis Cubs' Jason Kipnis: Not in Tuesday's lineup Jason Kipnis Cubs' Jason Kipnis: Not in Tuesday's lineup J. Martinez Jose Martinez K. Schwarber Cubs' Kyle Schwarber: Solid effort Monday Kyle Schwarber Cubs' Kyle Schwarber: Solid effort Monday W. Contreras Willson Contreras K. Bryant Cubs' Kris Bryant: Sitting Tuesday Oblique: Expected to be out until at least Sep 23 Kris Bryant Cubs' Kris Bryant: Sitting Tuesday Oblique: Expected to be out until at least Sep 23 I. Happ Ian Happ

Starters

No. 1	No. 2	No. 3	No. 4	No. 5
Y. Darvish Yu Darvish	K. Hendricks Kyle Hendricks	J. Lester Cubs' Jon Lester: Stymies Pirates Jon Lester Cubs' Jon Lester: Stymies Pirates	A. Mills Alec Mills	J. Quintana Cubs' Jose Quintana: Activated and starting Tuesday Jose Quintana Cubs' Jose Quintana: Activated and starting Tuesday

Relief Pitchers

Closer	Setup	Bullpen
J. Jeffress Jeremy Jeffress C. Kimbrel Craig Kimbrel R. Wick Oblique: Out for the season Rowan Wick Oblique: Out for the season	K. Ryan Kyle Ryan	D. Winkler Dan Winkler A. Chafin Andrew Chafin D. Underwood Duane Underwood R. Tepera Ryan Tepera J. Adam Jason Adam A. Alzolay Cubs' Adbert Alzolay: Recalled by Cubs Adbert Alzolay Cubs' Adbert Alzolay: Recalled by Cubs J. Norwood Shoulder: Expected to be out until at least Sep 25 James Norwood Shoulder: Expected to be out until at least Sep 25 B. Wieck Hamstring: Expected to be out until at least Sep 25 Brad Wieck Hamstring: Expected to be out until at least Sep 25