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Position Players

POS	Starter	Second	Third+
Catcher	M. Amaya Cubs' Miguel Amaya: Day off Saturday Miguel Amaya Cubs' Miguel Amaya: Day off Saturday	Y. GomesYan Gomes	—
First Base	M. Busch Cubs' Michael Busch: Idle versus lefty Michael Busch Cubs' Michael Busch: Idle versus lefty	P. WisdomPatrick Wisdom	C. BellingerCody Bellinger
Second Base	N. Hoerner Cubs' Nico Hoerner: Remains out Sunday Hamstring: Expected to be out until at least May 21 Nico Hoerner Cubs' Nico Hoerner: Remains out Sunday Hamstring: Expected to be out until at least May 21	M. MastrobuoniMiles Mastrobuoni	N. MadrigalNick Madrigal C. Morel Cubs' Christopher Morel: Provides offense Saturday Christopher Morel Cubs' Christopher Morel: Provides offense Saturday
Shortstop	D. Swanson Cubs' Dansby Swanson: Expected back Tuesday Knee: Expected to be out until at least May 21 Dansby Swanson Cubs' Dansby Swanson: Expected back Tuesday Knee: Expected to be out until at least May 21	N. Hoerner Cubs' Nico Hoerner: Remains out Sunday Hamstring: Expected to be out until at least May 21 Nico Hoerner Cubs' Nico Hoerner: Remains out Sunday Hamstring: Expected to be out until at least May 21	M. MastrobuoniMiles Mastrobuoni L. Vazquez Cubs' Luis Vazquez: Set to join Cubs Luis Vazquez Cubs' Luis Vazquez: Set to join Cubs C. Morel Cubs' Christopher Morel: Provides offense Saturday Christopher Morel Cubs' Christopher Morel: Provides offense Saturday
Third Base	C. Morel Cubs' Christopher Morel: Provides offense Saturday Christopher Morel Cubs' Christopher Morel: Provides offense Saturday	N. MadrigalNick Madrigal	P. WisdomPatrick Wisdom M. MastrobuoniMiles Mastrobuoni M. Busch Cubs' Michael Busch: Idle versus lefty Michael Busch Cubs' Michael Busch: Idle versus lefty
Left Field	I. HappIan Happ	M. TauchmanMike Tauchman	S. SuzukiSeiya Suzuki M. MastrobuoniMiles Mastrobuoni C. Morel Cubs' Christopher Morel: Provides offense Saturday Christopher Morel Cubs' Christopher Morel: Provides offense Saturday P. Crow-ArmstrongPete Crow-Armstrong P. WisdomPatrick Wisdom
Center Field	C. BellingerCody Bellinger	P. Crow-ArmstrongPete Crow-Armstrong	M. TauchmanMike Tauchman C. Morel Cubs' Christopher Morel: Provides offense Saturday Christopher Morel Cubs' Christopher Morel: Provides offense Saturday
Right Field	M. TauchmanMike Tauchman	S. SuzukiSeiya Suzuki	M. MastrobuoniMiles Mastrobuoni P. Crow-ArmstrongPete Crow-Armstrong C. Morel Cubs' Christopher Morel: Provides offense Saturday Christopher Morel Cubs' Christopher Morel: Provides offense Saturday P. WisdomPatrick Wisdom
Designated Hitter	S. SuzukiSeiya Suzuki	P. WisdomPatrick Wisdom	C. Morel Cubs' Christopher Morel: Provides offense Saturday Christopher Morel Cubs' Christopher Morel: Provides offense Saturday I. HappIan Happ M. Busch Cubs' Michael Busch: Idle versus lefty Michael Busch Cubs' Michael Busch: Idle versus lefty M. TauchmanMike Tauchman M. Amaya Cubs' Miguel Amaya: Day off Saturday Miguel Amaya Cubs' Miguel Amaya: Day off Saturday C. BellingerCody Bellinger Y. GomesYan Gomes

Starters

No. 1	No. 2	No. 3	No. 4	No. 5
J. SteeleJustin Steele	S. Imanaga Cubs' Shota Imanaga: Makes history in no-decision Shota Imanaga Cubs' Shota Imanaga: Makes history in no-decision	J. Taillon Cubs' Jameson Taillon: Loses to former team Jameson Taillon Cubs' Jameson Taillon: Loses to former team	J. AssadJavier Assad	J. Wicks Forearm: Expected to be out until at least May 27 Jordan Wicks Forearm: Expected to be out until at least May 27

Relief Pitchers

Closer	Setup	Bullpen
H. Neris Cubs' Hector Neris: Improves to 4-0 Hector Neris Cubs' Hector Neris: Improves to 4-0	M. LeiterMark Leiter	A. Alzolay Forearm: Expected to be out until at least Jun 11 Adbert Alzolay Forearm: Expected to be out until at least Jun 11 Y. Almonte Shoulder: Expected to be out until at least May 23 Yency Almonte 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. BrownBen Brown D. Smyly Hip: Expected to be out until at least May 27 Drew Smyly Hip: Expected to be out until at least May 27 K. Thompson Illness: Expected to be out until at least May 30 Keegan Thompson Illness: Expected to be out until at least May 30 C. Brewer Back: Expected to be out until at least May 29 Colten Brewer Back: Expected to be out until at least May 29 H. WesneskiHayden Wesneski T. MillerTyson Miller J. CuasJose Cuas L. LittleLuke Little P. HodgePorter Hodge J. Merryweather Ribs: Expected to be out until at least Jun 17 Julian Merryweather Ribs: Expected to be out until at least Jun 17