Cubs manager Joe Maddon has opted for a predominantly right-handed hitting lineup Saturday in Game 2 of the National League Division Series at Nationals Park.
Albert Almora Jr. will bat leadoff against left-hander Gio Gonzalez, who limited left-handers to a .183 batting average and right-handers to a .226 mark.
Ian Happ will make his first postseason start in left field against Gonzalez, who is 3-3 lifetime with a 3.06 ERA in 10 starts against the Cubs. Gonzalez has a 1.34 ERA in six career starts against the Cubs at Nationals Park.
Gonzalez won a career-high 15 games but was 2-3 with a 5.47 ERA in September and October.
Almora never has faced Gonzalez, while Happ is hitless in three at-bats.
Here are the lineups:
CUBS
Almora Jr. CF
Bryant 3B
Rizzo 1B
Contreras C
Russell SS
Zobrist RF
Baez 2B
Happ LF
Lester P
NATIONALS
Turner SS
Harper RF
Rendon 3B
Murphy 2B
Zimmerman 1B
Werth LF
Wieters C
Taylor CF
Gonzalez P
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