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Position Players

POS	Starter	Second	Third+
Catcher	Y. GomesYan Gomes	M. AmayaMiguel Amaya	—
First Base	C. BellingerCody Bellinger	P. WisdomPatrick Wisdom	J. Candelario Cubs' Jeimer Candelario: Goes deep Friday Jeimer Candelario Cubs' Jeimer Candelario: Goes deep Friday
Second Base	N. Hoerner Cubs' Nico Hoerner: Diagnosed with knee contusion Knee: Probable for Sep 30 Nico Hoerner Cubs' Nico Hoerner: Diagnosed with knee contusion Knee: Probable for Sep 30	M. MastrobuoniMiles Mastrobuoni	N. Madrigal Hamstring: Expected to be out until at least Sep 30 Nick Madrigal Hamstring: Expected to be out until at least Sep 30 C. Morel Cubs' Christopher Morel: Doubles, triples in loss Christopher Morel Cubs' Christopher Morel: Doubles, triples in loss
Shortstop	D. SwansonDansby Swanson	N. Hoerner Cubs' Nico Hoerner: Diagnosed with knee contusion Knee: Probable for Sep 30 Nico Hoerner Cubs' Nico Hoerner: Diagnosed with knee contusion Knee: Probable for Sep 30	C. Morel Cubs' Christopher Morel: Doubles, triples in loss Christopher Morel Cubs' Christopher Morel: Doubles, triples in loss
Third Base	J. Candelario Cubs' Jeimer Candelario: Goes deep Friday Jeimer Candelario Cubs' Jeimer Candelario: Goes deep Friday	N. Madrigal Hamstring: Expected to be out until at least Sep 30 Nick Madrigal Hamstring: Expected to be out until at least Sep 30	M. MastrobuoniMiles Mastrobuoni C. Morel Cubs' Christopher Morel: Doubles, triples in loss Christopher Morel Cubs' Christopher Morel: Doubles, triples in loss P. WisdomPatrick Wisdom N. Hoerner Cubs' Nico Hoerner: Diagnosed with knee contusion Knee: Probable for Sep 30 Nico Hoerner Cubs' Nico Hoerner: Diagnosed with knee contusion Knee: Probable for Sep 30
Left Field	I. HappIan Happ	C. Morel Cubs' Christopher Morel: Doubles, triples in loss Christopher Morel Cubs' Christopher Morel: Doubles, triples in loss	M. TauchmanMike Tauchman P. Crow-ArmstrongPete Crow-Armstrong A. CanarioAlexander Canario P. WisdomPatrick Wisdom
Center Field	M. TauchmanMike Tauchman	P. Crow-ArmstrongPete Crow-Armstrong	C. BellingerCody Bellinger A. CanarioAlexander Canario C. Morel Cubs' Christopher Morel: Doubles, triples in loss Christopher Morel Cubs' Christopher Morel: Doubles, triples in loss N. Hoerner Cubs' Nico Hoerner: Diagnosed with knee contusion Knee: Probable for Sep 30 Nico Hoerner Cubs' Nico Hoerner: Diagnosed with knee contusion Knee: Probable for Sep 30
Right Field	S. Suzuki Cubs' Seiya Suzuki: Tallies three hits in loss Seiya Suzuki Cubs' Seiya Suzuki: Tallies three hits in loss	M. TauchmanMike Tauchman	C. Morel Cubs' Christopher Morel: Doubles, triples in loss Christopher Morel Cubs' Christopher Morel: Doubles, triples in loss P. Crow-ArmstrongPete Crow-Armstrong A. CanarioAlexander Canario P. WisdomPatrick Wisdom
Designated Hitter	C. Morel Cubs' Christopher Morel: Doubles, triples in loss Christopher Morel Cubs' Christopher Morel: Doubles, triples in loss	M. TauchmanMike Tauchman	J. Candelario Cubs' Jeimer Candelario: Goes deep Friday Jeimer Candelario Cubs' Jeimer Candelario: Goes deep Friday M. AmayaMiguel Amaya P. WisdomPatrick Wisdom S. Suzuki Cubs' Seiya Suzuki: Tallies three hits in loss Seiya Suzuki Cubs' Seiya Suzuki: Tallies three hits in loss I. HappIan Happ Y. GomesYan Gomes C. BellingerCody Bellinger N. Hoerner Cubs' Nico Hoerner: Diagnosed with knee contusion Knee: Probable for Sep 30 Nico Hoerner Cubs' Nico Hoerner: Diagnosed with knee contusion Knee: Probable for Sep 30 A. CanarioAlexander Canario

Starters

No. 1	No. 2	No. 3	No. 4	No. 5
J. SteeleJustin Steele	M. Stroman Cubs' Marcus Stroman: Struggles in start Marcus Stroman Cubs' Marcus Stroman: Struggles in start	K. Hendricks Cubs' Kyle Hendricks: Coughs up three runs Kyle Hendricks Cubs' Kyle Hendricks: Coughs up three runs	J. TaillonJameson Taillon	J. WicksJordan Wicks

Relief Pitchers

Closer	Setup	Bullpen
A. Alzolay Cubs' Adbert Alzolay: Returns from injured list Adbert Alzolay Cubs' Adbert Alzolay: Returns from injured list J. MerryweatherJulian Merryweather	M. Leiter Cubs' Mark Leiter: Blows save in critical loss Mark Leiter Cubs' Mark Leiter: Blows save in critical loss	M. Fulmer Forearm: Expected to be out until at least Oct 1 Michael Fulmer Forearm: Expected to be out until at least Oct 1 B. Boxberger Forearm: Out for the season Brad Boxberger Forearm: Out for the season J. CuasJose Cuas H. WesneskiHayden Wesneski J. AssadJavier Assad D. SmylyDrew Smyly L. LittleLuke Little D. PalenciaDaniel Palencia N. Burdi Abdomen: Expected to be out until at least Sep 30 Nick Burdi Abdomen: Expected to be out until at least Sep 30 B. Hughes Knee: Expected to be out until at least Sep 30 Brandon Hughes Knee: Expected to be out until at least Sep 30 E. Roberts Elbow: Expected to be out until at least Sep 30 Ethan Roberts Elbow: Expected to be out until at least Sep 30 C. Heuer Elbow: Out for the season Codi Heuer Elbow: Out for the season