April 03--Center fielder Dexter Fowler returned Sunday to the Chicago Cubs' lineup and assured reporters he could have played sooner after missing five games due to a sore left side.
But much off the attention was directed toward the Cubs' regular season opener Monday night against the Los Angeles Angels, and manager Joe Maddon won't finalize his lineup until Monday morning.
"I still got one more thing left," Maddon said.
It's possible his final decision could involve who is his designated hitter. That could narrow his options to right-handed hitter Jorge Soler or left-handed hitter Tommy La Stella.
Here are the lineups for Sunday's game:
CUBS
Fowler cf
Heyward rf
Bryant 3b
Rizzo 1b
Zobrist 2b
Schwarber lf
Soler dh
Montero c
Russell ss
Hendricks p
ANGELS
Giavotella 2b
Nava lf
Calhoun dh
Cron 1b
Soto c
Pennington ss
Cunningham c
Petit 3b
Robinson rf
Shoemaker p