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Position Players

POS	Starter	Second	Third+
Catcher	M. AmayaMiguel Amaya	Y. GomesYan Gomes	—
First Base	M. BuschMichael Busch	C. BellingerCody Bellinger	P. WisdomPatrick Wisdom D. BoteDavid Bote
Second Base	N. Hoerner Cubs' Nico Hoerner: On bench again Tuesday Hand: Probable for Jun 12 Nico Hoerner Cubs' Nico Hoerner: On bench again Tuesday Hand: Probable for Jun 12	D. BoteDavid Bote	C. Morel Cubs' Christopher Morel: Pops 13th home run Christopher Morel Cubs' Christopher Morel: Pops 13th home run M. BuschMichael Busch
Shortstop	D. SwansonDansby Swanson	N. Hoerner Cubs' Nico Hoerner: On bench again Tuesday Hand: Probable for Jun 12 Nico Hoerner Cubs' Nico Hoerner: On bench again Tuesday Hand: Probable for Jun 12	D. BoteDavid Bote C. Morel Cubs' Christopher Morel: Pops 13th home run Christopher Morel Cubs' Christopher Morel: Pops 13th home run
Third Base	C. Morel Cubs' Christopher Morel: Pops 13th home run Christopher Morel Cubs' Christopher Morel: Pops 13th home run	P. WisdomPatrick Wisdom	D. BoteDavid Bote M. BuschMichael Busch
Left Field	I. Happ Cubs' Ian Happ: Swipes two bags Ian Happ Cubs' Ian Happ: Swipes two bags	M. TauchmanMike Tauchman	S. SuzukiSeiya Suzuki C. Morel Cubs' Christopher Morel: Pops 13th home run Christopher Morel Cubs' Christopher Morel: Pops 13th home run P. WisdomPatrick Wisdom P. Crow-ArmstrongPete Crow-Armstrong D. BoteDavid Bote
Center Field	C. BellingerCody Bellinger	P. Crow-ArmstrongPete Crow-Armstrong	M. TauchmanMike Tauchman C. Morel Cubs' Christopher Morel: Pops 13th home run Christopher Morel Cubs' Christopher Morel: Pops 13th home run
Right Field	M. TauchmanMike Tauchman	S. SuzukiSeiya Suzuki	C. BellingerCody Bellinger C. Morel Cubs' Christopher Morel: Pops 13th home run Christopher Morel Cubs' Christopher Morel: Pops 13th home run P. WisdomPatrick Wisdom P. Crow-ArmstrongPete Crow-Armstrong
Designated Hitter	S. SuzukiSeiya Suzuki	C. Morel Cubs' Christopher Morel: Pops 13th home run Christopher Morel Cubs' Christopher Morel: Pops 13th home run	M. TauchmanMike Tauchman I. Happ Cubs' Ian Happ: Swipes two bags Ian Happ Cubs' Ian Happ: Swipes two bags P. WisdomPatrick Wisdom M. BuschMichael Busch M. AmayaMiguel Amaya C. BellingerCody Bellinger 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: Rebounds in no-decision Jameson Taillon Cubs' Jameson Taillon: Rebounds in no-decision	J. AssadJavier Assad	B. Brown Cubs' Ben Brown: Hitting IL with neck strain Neck: Expected to be out until at least Jun 25 Ben Brown Cubs' Ben Brown: Hitting IL with neck strain Neck: Expected to be out until at least Jun 25

Relief Pitchers

Closer	Setup	Bullpen
H. Neris Cubs' Hector Neris: Takes first loss in rough outing Hector Neris Cubs' Hector Neris: Takes first loss in rough outing	M. LeiterMark Leiter	H. WesneskiHayden Wesneski Y. Almonte Cubs' Yency Almonte: Completes bullpen session Shoulder: Expected to be out until at least Jun 21 Yency Almonte Cubs' Yency Almonte: Completes bullpen session Shoulder: Expected to be out until at least Jun 21 D. SmylyDrew Smyly T. MillerTyson Miller C. Brewer Cubs' Colten Brewer: Returns from IL Colten Brewer Cubs' Colten Brewer: Returns from IL L. LittleLuke Little J. WicksJordan Wicks K. HendricksKyle Hendricks A. Alzolay Cubs' Adbert Alzolay: Plays catch Forearm: Expected to be out until at least Jul 19 Adbert Alzolay Cubs' Adbert Alzolay: Plays catch Forearm: Expected to be out until at least Jul 19 J. Merryweather Ribs: Expected to be out until at least Jul 19 Julian Merryweather Ribs: Expected to be out until at least Jul 19