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Position Players

POS	Starter	Second	Third+
Catcher	W. Contreras Cubs' Willson Contreras: Progressing through rehab Hamstring: Expected to be out until at least Sep 3 Willson Contreras Cubs' Willson Contreras: Progressing through rehab Hamstring: Expected to be out until at least Sep 3	V. Caratini Victor Caratini	J. Lucroy Jonathan Lucroy
First Base	A. Rizzo Cubs' Anthony Rizzo: Goes deep in victory Anthony Rizzo Cubs' Anthony Rizzo: Goes deep in victory	V. Caratini Victor Caratini	D. Descalso Ankle: Expected to be out until at least Aug 23 Daniel Descalso Ankle: Expected to be out until at least Aug 23 W. Contreras Cubs' Willson Contreras: Progressing through rehab Hamstring: Expected to be out until at least Sep 3 Willson Contreras Cubs' Willson Contreras: Progressing through rehab Hamstring: Expected to be out until at least Sep 3 K. Bryant Kris Bryant B. Zobrist Cubs' Ben Zobrist: To repeat playing program Personal: Expected to be out until at least Aug 25 Ben Zobrist Cubs' Ben Zobrist: To repeat playing program Personal: Expected to be out until at least Aug 25
Second Base	I. Happ Cubs' Ian Happ: Out of Sunday's lineup Ian Happ Cubs' Ian Happ: Out of Sunday's lineup	A. Russell Addison Russell	T. Kemp Tony Kemp D. Descalso Ankle: Expected to be out until at least Aug 23 Daniel Descalso Ankle: Expected to be out until at least Aug 23 J. Baez Javier Baez B. Zobrist Cubs' Ben Zobrist: To repeat playing program Personal: Expected to be out until at least Aug 25 Ben Zobrist Cubs' Ben Zobrist: To repeat playing program Personal: Expected to be out until at least Aug 25
Shortstop	J. Baez Javier Baez	A. Russell Addison Russell	—
Third Base	K. Bryant Kris Bryant	D. Descalso Ankle: Expected to be out until at least Aug 23 Daniel Descalso Ankle: Expected to be out until at least Aug 23	J. Baez Javier Baez W. Contreras Cubs' Willson Contreras: Progressing through rehab Hamstring: Expected to be out until at least Sep 3 Willson Contreras Cubs' Willson Contreras: Progressing through rehab Hamstring: Expected to be out until at least Sep 3 I. Happ Cubs' Ian Happ: Out of Sunday's lineup Ian Happ Cubs' Ian Happ: Out of Sunday's lineup N. Castellanos Cubs' Nicholas Castellanos: Belts sixth homer as Cub Nicholas Castellanos Cubs' Nicholas Castellanos: Belts sixth homer as Cub
Left Field	K. Schwarber Kyle Schwarber	K. Bryant Kris Bryant	N. Castellanos Cubs' Nicholas Castellanos: Belts sixth homer as Cub Nicholas Castellanos Cubs' Nicholas Castellanos: Belts sixth homer as Cub I. Happ Cubs' Ian Happ: Out of Sunday's lineup Ian Happ Cubs' Ian Happ: Out of Sunday's lineup T. Kemp Tony Kemp M. Zagunis Mark Zagunis W. Contreras Cubs' Willson Contreras: Progressing through rehab Hamstring: Expected to be out until at least Sep 3 Willson Contreras Cubs' Willson Contreras: Progressing through rehab Hamstring: Expected to be out until at least Sep 3 D. Descalso Ankle: Expected to be out until at least Aug 23 Daniel Descalso Ankle: Expected to be out until at least Aug 23 B. Zobrist Cubs' Ben Zobrist: To repeat playing program Personal: Expected to be out until at least Aug 25 Ben Zobrist Cubs' Ben Zobrist: To repeat playing program Personal: Expected to be out until at least Aug 25
Center Field	J. Heyward Cubs' Jason Heyward: Swats solo homer Jason Heyward Cubs' Jason Heyward: Swats solo homer	I. Happ Cubs' Ian Happ: Out of Sunday's lineup Ian Happ Cubs' Ian Happ: Out of Sunday's lineup	T. Kemp Tony Kemp J. Baez Javier Baez
Right Field	N. Castellanos Cubs' Nicholas Castellanos: Belts sixth homer as Cub Nicholas Castellanos Cubs' Nicholas Castellanos: Belts sixth homer as Cub	J. Heyward Cubs' Jason Heyward: Swats solo homer Jason Heyward Cubs' Jason Heyward: Swats solo homer	K. Bryant Kris Bryant T. Kemp Tony Kemp I. Happ Cubs' Ian Happ: Out of Sunday's lineup Ian Happ Cubs' Ian Happ: Out of Sunday's lineup M. Zagunis Mark Zagunis W. Contreras Cubs' Willson Contreras: Progressing through rehab Hamstring: Expected to be out until at least Sep 3 Willson Contreras Cubs' Willson Contreras: Progressing through rehab Hamstring: Expected to be out until at least Sep 3 B. Zobrist Cubs' Ben Zobrist: To repeat playing program Personal: Expected to be out until at least Aug 25 Ben Zobrist Cubs' Ben Zobrist: To repeat playing program Personal: Expected to be out until at least Aug 25

Starters

No. 1	No. 2	No. 3	No. 4	No. 5
K. Hendricks Kyle Hendricks	C. Hamels Cole Hamels	Y. Darvish Yu Darvish	J. Lester Jon Lester	J. Quintana Cubs' Jose Quintana: Blanks Pirates over seven innings Jose Quintana Cubs' Jose Quintana: Blanks Pirates over seven innings

Relief Pitchers

Closer	Setup	Bullpen
C. Kimbrel Cubs' Craig Kimbrel: Serves up homer in return Craig Kimbrel Cubs' Craig Kimbrel: Serves up homer in return	S. Cishek Cubs' Steve Cishek: Expected back Tuesday Hip: Expected to be out until at least Aug 20 Steve Cishek Cubs' Steve Cishek: Expected back Tuesday Hip: Expected to be out until at least Aug 20	B. Kintzler Brandon Kintzler P. Strop Pedro Strop T. Chatwood Tyler Chatwood D. Phelps David Phelps K. Ryan Kyle Ryan D. Holland Derek Holland R. Wick Rowan Wick X. Cedeno Arm: Expected to be out until at least Aug 22 Xavier Cedeno Arm: Expected to be out until at least Aug 22 A. Webster Arm: Expected to be out until at least Aug 20 Allen Webster Arm: Expected to be out until at least Aug 20 B. Morrow Elbow: Expected to be out until at least Sep 1 Brandon Morrow Elbow: Expected to be out until at least Sep 1