The Phillies' left-handed bench contingent of Daniel Nava, Brock Stassi and Andrew Knapp makes another appearance in Wednesday's lineup against Cubs right-hander Jake Arrieta.
It's no surprise to see Nava in the lineup. He's 4 for 12 with a home run off Arrieta, while Michael Saunders is 0 for 4 with four strikeouts (see game notes).
Pete Mackanin took a look at the matchups and decided to play Nava in left field and Aaron Altherr in right.
Altherr, who's been on fire of late, bats third. Odubel Herrera, who has just a .239 on-base percentage over his last 11 games, slides down to fifth.
It's the first time Herrera has started and batted anywhere other than third in 33 games dating back to last September.
1. Cesar Hernandez, 2B
2. Daniel Nava, LF
3. Aaron Altherr, RF
4. Maikel Franco, 3B
5. Odubel Herrera, CF
6. Brock Stassi, 1B
7. Freddy Galvis, SS
8. Andrew Knapp, C
9. Jerad Eickhoff, P
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And for the Cubs:
1. Kyle Schwarber, LF
2. Kris Bryant, 3B
3. Anthony Rizzo, 1B
4. Ben Zobrist, RF
5. Addison Russell, SS
6. Jason Heyward, CF
7. Miguel Montero, C
8. Jake Arrieta, P
9. Javier Baez, 2B
