Joe Maddon posted his starting lineup for Game 4 of the National League Division Series.
Starlin Castro is at second base and Javier Baez is starting at shortstop, batting ninth. The Cubs have not provided an update on Addison Russell, but he is not in the lineup.
Maddon is sticking with Jorge Soler and will go with an outfield of Kyle Schwarber in left, Dexter Fowler and Soler in right field.
Cubs starting lineup for Game 4: Dexter Fowler CF, Jorge Soler RF, Kris Bryant 3B, Anthony Rizzo 1B, Starlin Castro 2B, Kyle Schwarber LF, Miguel Montero C, Jason Hammel P and Javier Baez SS
The Cubs get another shot at John Lackey this afternoon. Lackey handled righties better than lefties this year. Left handers hit .271/.340/.367 against Lackey in the regular season and right handers batted .244/.271/.329.
Cubs career numbers against Lackey: Miguel Montero: 4-for-15 with two doubles and one walk; Anthony Rizzo: 1-for-15 with one walk; Starlin Castro: 3-for-15; Kris Bryant: 2-for-12 with one walk; Jorge Soler: 4-for-8 with three doubles and one walk; Javier Baez: 0-for-8; Dexter Fowler: 2-for-10 with one walk; Kyle Schwarber: 1-for-2 with one walk
Cubs NLDS Roster
Pitchers (11)
- Jake Arrieta
- Jon Lester
- Kyle Hendricks
- Jason Hammel
- Hector Rondon
- Pedro Strop
- Fernando Rodney
- Justin Grimm
- Travis Wood
- Clayton Richard
- Trevor Cahill
Position Players (14)
- Anthony Rizzo
- Starlin Castro
- Kris Bryant
- Addison Russell
- Dexter Fowler
- Kyle Schwarber
- Chris Coghlan
- Chris Denorfia
- Tommy La Stella
- Javier Baez
- Austin Jackson
- Miguel Montero
- David Ross
- Jorge Soler
Joe Maddon has Chris Coghlan, Tommy La Stella, Austin Jackson, Chris Denorfia and David Ross on his bench in Game 4. Addison Russell’s status for the game is unknown.
Update 1:35pm CDT – Joe Maddon addressed Addison Russell’s injury during his pre-game press conference. The Cubs do not have the results back on the MRI. Addison Russell is listed as day-to-day but he is not available for Game 4. Maddon doubts Russell would be able to play in a Game 5 if the series goes that far.