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Jayson Stark ‏@jaysonst 1m1 minute ago
On the #Cubs' side: Kyle Schwarber in RF. Played there twice - in last 2 games of year. Kris Bryant in LF. Only 2 starts there - 9/11 & 10/2

Remember when Cards tried to sneak Baby Dunc out there? I hope this burns the [expletive] out of them.

Jeff Nelson’s Strike Zone

by Dave Cameron - October 7, 2015

Like last night, expect the zone to favor pitchers a bit tonight, as Nelson is a bit pitcher-friendly with the size of his strike zone. But unlike with Cooper, who calls high and low strikes against everyone, Nelson’s tendencies likely hurt LH batters a bit more, and that might be a small advantage for a Pirates team that leans more to the right side of the plate.

http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/instagra ... rike-zone/

I want to laugh at the Cubs for putting out the worst defensive OF in baseball, but with Arrieta being a GB heavy pitcher who gets lots of whiffs, they might be able to get away with it.

Chicago

1. Dexter Fowler (S) CF
2. Kyle Schwarber (L) RF
3. Kris Bryant (R) LF
4. Anthony Rizzo (L) 1B
5. Tommy La Stella (L) 3B
6. Starlin Castro (R) 2B
7. Miguel Montero (L) C
8. Addison Russell (R) SS
9. Jake Arrieta (R) P

Pittsburgh

1. Gregory Polanco (L) RF
2. Josh Harrison (R) 3B
3. Andrew McCutchen (R) CF
4. Starling Marte (R) LF
5. Francisco Cervelli (R) C
6. Neil Walker (S) 2B
7. Jordy Mercer (R) SS
8. Sean Rodriguez (R) 1B
9. Gerrit Cole (R) P

Schwarber in RF is going to be a disaster. I love it.