Oct. 10--Damp weather hovered Friday morning over Busch Stadium, where the Chicago Cubs hope to end the success of rival St. Louis in the first game of the National League Championship Series.
Chris Coghlan, who is 8-for-17 lifetime against Cardinals starter John Lackey, returns to the Cubs' lineup and will bat sixth. The Cubs made a switch, and Coghlan will now play left field, with Kyle Schwarber moving to right.
"We're trying to guess where the ball will be hit more often," said manager Joe Maddon, who admitted he mixed up the positions of Schwarber and Coghlan when the lineup originally was submitted. "That's all it's about."
Kris Bryant returns to third base after starting the NL wild-card game Wednesday night in left field.
Here are the lineups:
Cubs
Fowler CF
Schwarber RF
Bryant 3B
Rizzo 1B
Castro 2B
Coghlan LF
Russell SS
Ross C
Lester P
Cardinals
Carpenter 3B
Piscotty 1B
Holliday LF
Heyward CF
Peralta SS
Grichuk RF
Molina C
Wong 2B
Lackey P
