Oct. 17--After batting sixth in his past two games, rookie Kyle Schwarber will move to second Saturday night when the Chicago Cubs face Matt Harvey and the New York Mets in Game 1 of the National League Championship Series.
Schwarber batted .500 (5-for-10) with two home runs in the NL Division Series. Jorge Soler, who was 4-for-7 with two homers in the NLDS in the second spot, will bat sixth.
Javier Baez, who is starting in place of Addison Russell at shortstop, will bat seventh.
Here are the lineups:
Cubs
Fowler CF
Schwarber LF
Bryant 3B
Rizzo 1B
Castro 2B
Soler RF
Baez SS
Ross C
Lester P
Mets
Granderson RF
Wright 3B
Murphy 2B
Cespedes LF
d'Arnaud C
Cuddyer 1B
Flores SS
Lagares CF
Harvey P