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Mark Gonzales

BRIEF: Kris Bryant bats 3rd, Starlin Castro 5th vs. Indians

June 15--Hot-hitting rookie Kris Bryant will bat third and recent hero Starlin Castro will hit fifth as the Chicago Cubs try to extend their winning streak to three games Monday night against the Cleveland Indians.

Bryant has an 11-game hitting streak in which he's batting .372 (16-for-43) with nine runs, five doubles, one triple, two RBIs and six walks.

Castro collecting game-winning hits in the Cubs' past two games, becoming the first Cubs' player to achieve this since Hall of Famer Ron Santo achieved this feat in 1966.

Here's the Cubs' lineup:

Fowler cf

Rizzo 1b

Bryant 3b

Montero c

Castro ss

Coghlan lf

Denorfia rf

Arrieta p

A. Russell 2b

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