May 14--The Chicago Cubs will aim for a four-game sweep Thursday of the New York Mets with a lineup tilted against left-hander Jon Niese.
Welington Castillo will bat fifth and start at catcher, and Matt Szczur will start in left field and bat seventh.
Right-handed hitters are batting .296 against Niese, compared to left-handers' .238 mark. Anthony Rizzo is the only true left-handed hitter in the Cubs' lineup.
Here's the Cubs' lineup:
Fowler cf
Rizzo 1b
Bryant 3b
Castro ss
Castillo c
Soler rf
Szczur lf
Wood p
A. Russell 2b