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Position Players

POS	Starter	Second	Third+
Catcher	Y. Gomes Cubs' Yan Gomes: Sitting out day game Yan Gomes Cubs' Yan Gomes: Sitting out day game	T. BarnhartTucker Barnhart	—
First Base	M. MervisMatt Mervis	T. ManciniTrey Mancini	E. RiosEdwin Rios P. WisdomPatrick Wisdom C. Bellinger Knee: Expected to be out until at least Jun 8 Cody Bellinger Knee: Expected to be out until at least Jun 8
Second Base	N. Hoerner Cubs' Nico Hoerner: Hits leadoff home run in win Nico Hoerner Cubs' Nico Hoerner: Hits leadoff home run in win	C. Morel Cubs' Christopher Morel: Hits bench again Wednesday Christopher Morel Cubs' Christopher Morel: Hits bench again Wednesday	M. MastrobuoniMiles Mastrobuoni
Shortstop	D. SwansonDansby Swanson	N. Hoerner Cubs' Nico Hoerner: Hits leadoff home run in win Nico Hoerner Cubs' Nico Hoerner: Hits leadoff home run in win	C. Morel Cubs' Christopher Morel: Hits bench again Wednesday Christopher Morel Cubs' Christopher Morel: Hits bench again Wednesday M. MastrobuoniMiles Mastrobuoni
Third Base	P. WisdomPatrick Wisdom	M. MastrobuoniMiles Mastrobuoni	C. Morel Cubs' Christopher Morel: Hits bench again Wednesday Christopher Morel Cubs' Christopher Morel: Hits bench again Wednesday E. RiosEdwin Rios N. Hoerner Cubs' Nico Hoerner: Hits leadoff home run in win Nico Hoerner Cubs' Nico Hoerner: Hits leadoff home run in win
Left Field	I. Happ Cubs' Ian Happ: Reaches three times Tuesday Ian Happ Cubs' Ian Happ: Reaches three times Tuesday	M. TauchmanMike Tauchman	C. Morel Cubs' Christopher Morel: Hits bench again Wednesday Christopher Morel Cubs' Christopher Morel: Hits bench again Wednesday P. WisdomPatrick Wisdom M. MastrobuoniMiles Mastrobuoni
Center Field	C. Bellinger Knee: Expected to be out until at least Jun 8 Cody Bellinger Knee: Expected to be out until at least Jun 8	M. TauchmanMike Tauchman	C. Morel Cubs' Christopher Morel: Hits bench again Wednesday Christopher Morel Cubs' Christopher Morel: Hits bench again Wednesday N. Hoerner Cubs' Nico Hoerner: Hits leadoff home run in win Nico Hoerner Cubs' Nico Hoerner: Hits leadoff home run in win
Right Field	S. SuzukiSeiya Suzuki	C. Morel Cubs' Christopher Morel: Hits bench again Wednesday Christopher Morel Cubs' Christopher Morel: Hits bench again Wednesday	M. TauchmanMike Tauchman T. ManciniTrey Mancini P. WisdomPatrick Wisdom
Designated Hitter	C. Morel Cubs' Christopher Morel: Hits bench again Wednesday Christopher Morel Cubs' Christopher Morel: Hits bench again Wednesday	T. ManciniTrey Mancini	P. WisdomPatrick Wisdom E. RiosEdwin Rios I. Happ Cubs' Ian Happ: Reaches three times Tuesday Ian Happ Cubs' Ian Happ: Reaches three times Tuesday M. MervisMatt Mervis C. Bellinger Knee: Expected to be out until at least Jun 8 Cody Bellinger Knee: Expected to be out until at least Jun 8 Y. Gomes Cubs' Yan Gomes: Sitting out day game Yan Gomes Cubs' Yan Gomes: Sitting out day game S. SuzukiSeiya Suzuki N. Hoerner Cubs' Nico Hoerner: Hits leadoff home run in win Nico Hoerner Cubs' Nico Hoerner: Hits leadoff home run in win

Starters

No. 1	No. 2	No. 3	No. 4	No. 5
M. StromanMarcus Stroman	J. Steele Cubs' Justin Steele: Will undergo MRI on forearm Forearm: Expected to be out until at least Jun 6 Justin Steele Cubs' Justin Steele: Will undergo MRI on forearm Forearm: Expected to be out until at least Jun 6	J. TaillonJameson Taillon	K. Hendricks Cubs' Kyle Hendricks: Shuts down Rays Kyle Hendricks Cubs' Kyle Hendricks: Shuts down Rays	D. SmylyDrew Smyly

Relief Pitchers

Closer	Setup	Bullpen
M. LeiterMark Leiter B. Boxberger Forearm: Expected to be out until at least Jun 16 Brad Boxberger Forearm: Expected to be out until at least Jun 16 A. Alzolay Cubs' Adbert Alzolay: Works two innings for save Adbert Alzolay Cubs' Adbert Alzolay: Works two innings for save	B. HughesBrandon Hughes	M. FulmerMichael Fulmer J. MerryweatherJulian Merryweather J. EstradaJeremiah Estrada N. Burdi Abdomen: Expected to be out until at least Jun 8 Nick Burdi Abdomen: Expected to be out until at least Jun 8 H. Wesneski Cubs' Hayden Wesneski: Recalled from Triple-A Hayden Wesneski Cubs' Hayden Wesneski: Recalled from Triple-A J. AssadJavier Assad C. Heuer Elbow: Expected to be out until at least Jun 4 Codi Heuer Elbow: Expected to be out until at least Jun 4 E. Roberts Elbow: Expected to be out until at least Sep 1 Ethan Roberts Elbow: Expected to be out until at least Sep 1