Chicago Cubs Lineup: Rizzo and Heyward Get a Breather
The Cubs go for the series sweep behind Jake Arrieta today against lefty Patrick Corbin.
Since Corbin is especially tough on lefties and susceptible to righties, there are a bunch of switcharoos today:
- Dexter Fowler, CF
- Ben Zobrist, 2B
- Kris Bryant, 1B
- Jorge Soler, LF
- Javy Baez, 3B
- Addison Russell, SS
- Matt Szczur, RF
- Miguel Montero, C
- Jake Arrieta, P
Lefties Anthony Rizzo and Jason Heyward get the day off, though they could very plausibly get into the game later.
Let’s see if Addison Russell can finally have a breakout game against a lefty. His reverse split for his career is just crazy (101 wRC+ versus righties, 53(!) against lefties).