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Position Players

POS	Starter	Second	Third+
Catcher	M. AmayaMiguel Amaya	Y. GomesYan Gomes	—
First Base	M. BuschMichael Busch	P. WisdomPatrick Wisdom	C. Bellinger Cubs' Cody Bellinger: Four hits, homer in win Cody Bellinger Cubs' Cody Bellinger: Four hits, homer in win
Second Base	N. HoernerNico Hoerner	M. MastrobuoniMiles Mastrobuoni	N. MadrigalNick Madrigal C. Morel Cubs' Christopher Morel: Exits with possible knee injury Knee: Probable for May 12 Christopher Morel Cubs' Christopher Morel: Exits with possible knee injury Knee: Probable for May 12
Shortstop	D. Swanson Cubs' Dansby Swanson: Placed on 10-day IL Knee: Expected to be out until at least May 18 Dansby Swanson Cubs' Dansby Swanson: Placed on 10-day IL Knee: Expected to be out until at least May 18	N. HoernerNico Hoerner	M. MastrobuoniMiles Mastrobuoni C. Morel Cubs' Christopher Morel: Exits with possible knee injury Knee: Probable for May 12 Christopher Morel Cubs' Christopher Morel: Exits with possible knee injury Knee: Probable for May 12
Third Base	C. Morel Cubs' Christopher Morel: Exits with possible knee injury Knee: Probable for May 12 Christopher Morel Cubs' Christopher Morel: Exits with possible knee injury Knee: Probable for May 12	N. MadrigalNick Madrigal	P. WisdomPatrick Wisdom M. MastrobuoniMiles Mastrobuoni M. BuschMichael Busch
Left Field	I. Happ Cubs' Ian Happ: Productive in Friday's win Ian Happ Cubs' Ian Happ: Productive in Friday's win	M. TauchmanMike Tauchman	S. Suzuki Cubs' Seiya Suzuki: Comes off injured list Seiya Suzuki Cubs' Seiya Suzuki: Comes off injured list M. MastrobuoniMiles Mastrobuoni C. Morel Cubs' Christopher Morel: Exits with possible knee injury Knee: Probable for May 12 Christopher Morel Cubs' Christopher Morel: Exits with possible knee injury Knee: Probable for May 12 P. Crow-ArmstrongPete Crow-Armstrong P. WisdomPatrick Wisdom
Center Field	C. Bellinger Cubs' Cody Bellinger: Four hits, homer in win Cody Bellinger Cubs' Cody Bellinger: Four hits, homer in win	P. Crow-ArmstrongPete Crow-Armstrong	M. TauchmanMike Tauchman C. Morel Cubs' Christopher Morel: Exits with possible knee injury Knee: Probable for May 12 Christopher Morel Cubs' Christopher Morel: Exits with possible knee injury Knee: Probable for May 12
Right Field	M. TauchmanMike Tauchman	S. Suzuki Cubs' Seiya Suzuki: Comes off injured list Seiya Suzuki Cubs' Seiya Suzuki: Comes off injured list	M. MastrobuoniMiles Mastrobuoni P. Crow-ArmstrongPete Crow-Armstrong C. Morel Cubs' Christopher Morel: Exits with possible knee injury Knee: Probable for May 12 Christopher Morel Cubs' Christopher Morel: Exits with possible knee injury Knee: Probable for May 12 P. WisdomPatrick Wisdom
Designated Hitter	S. Suzuki Cubs' Seiya Suzuki: Comes off injured list Seiya Suzuki Cubs' Seiya Suzuki: Comes off injured list	P. WisdomPatrick Wisdom	C. Morel Cubs' Christopher Morel: Exits with possible knee injury Knee: Probable for May 12 Christopher Morel Cubs' Christopher Morel: Exits with possible knee injury Knee: Probable for May 12 I. Happ Cubs' Ian Happ: Productive in Friday's win Ian Happ Cubs' Ian Happ: Productive in Friday's win M. BuschMichael Busch M. TauchmanMike Tauchman M. AmayaMiguel Amaya C. Bellinger Cubs' Cody Bellinger: Four hits, homer in win Cody Bellinger Cubs' Cody Bellinger: Four hits, homer in win Y. GomesYan Gomes

Starters

No. 1	No. 2	No. 3	No. 4	No. 5
J. SteeleJustin Steele	S. ImanagaShota Imanaga	J. Taillon Cubs' Jameson Taillon: Dealing with back stiffness Back: Probable for May 12 Jameson Taillon Cubs' Jameson Taillon: Dealing with back stiffness Back: Probable for May 12	J. Assad Cubs' Javier Assad: Lasts 4.1 innings vs. Pittsburgh Javier Assad Cubs' Javier Assad: Lasts 4.1 innings vs. Pittsburgh	J. Wicks Forearm: Expected to be out until at least May 16 Jordan Wicks Forearm: Expected to be out until at least May 16

Relief Pitchers

Closer	Setup	Bullpen
H. NerisHector Neris	M. LeiterMark Leiter	A. AlzolayAdbert Alzolay Y. Almonte Cubs' Yency Almonte: To IL with shoulder strain Shoulder: Expected to be out until at least May 23 Yency Almonte Cubs' Yency Almonte: To IL with shoulder strain Shoulder: Expected to be out until at least May 23 D. Palencia Shoulder: Expected to be out until at least May 22 Daniel Palencia Shoulder: Expected to be out until at least May 22 B. Brown Cubs' Ben Brown: Earns first MLB win in relief Ben Brown Cubs' Ben Brown: Earns first MLB win in relief D. Smyly Hip: Expected to be out until at least May 16 Drew Smyly Hip: Expected to be out until at least May 16 C. BrewerColten Brewer R. LoveladyRichard Lovelady K. ThompsonKeegan Thompson J. Cuas Cubs' Jose Cuas: Recalled from Triple-A Jose Cuas Cubs' Jose Cuas: Recalled from Triple-A J. Merryweather Ribs: Expected to be out until at least Jun 5 Julian Merryweather Ribs: Expected to be out until at least Jun 5