CHICAGO _ Cubs manager Joe Maddon doesn't care what anyone thinks about his penchant for employing different lineups.
To illustrate his point, Maddon is considering using Kyle Schwarber at the leadoff spot despite Schwarber's well-documented struggles there last season that subsequently led to a brief demotion to Triple-A Iowa.
"It's not impossible," Maddon said. "I have thought about it. It has come up a couple of times."
In the meantime, Maddon won't hesitate to use his entire roster, which compensated for starter Jen-Ho Tseng's short outing Tuesday night to rally for a 4-3 victory over the Marlins.
Kris Bryant drew a walk to start the eighth inning against Kyle Barraclough and scored the winning run on Victor Caratini's fielder's choice as second baseman Starlin Castro paused before throwing too late to home plate.
Six relievers _ including recently-promoted Rob Zastryzny _ combined to blank the Marlins over the final seven innings after Tseng gave up three runs in the first filling in for the ailing Yu Darvish.
The Cubs' lineup featured Caratini at catcher and batting fifth. Maddon said that decision had more to do with Darvish being placed on the disabled list because of the flu and to allow a struggling Willson Contreras to rest before returning for Wednesday's series finale than Caratini's familiarity with Tseng from their days at Triple-A Iowa.
Caratini responded with a single that started a two-run second and provided two RBIs with fielder's choices.
Caratini also stood up to Derek Dietrich when Dietrich tried to run him over at home plate after Ben Zobrist made an accurate throw to nail him by 15 feet. Words were exchanged as the benches emptied, but order was restored quickly as Kris Bryant and Javier Baez joked with former teammate Castro.
Baez came off the bench and robbed Miguel Rojas of a hit in the ninth.
Zobrist started in right field in place of Jason Heyward, who was placed on the seven-day concussion disabled list after hitting the wall in his failed attempt to catch Dexter Fowler's game-winning homer Sunday.
Maddon is intent on moving his various parts, even as his frequent lineup changes increasingly irritate Cubs followers.
"I try not to comment on it because it's such a poor discussion," Maddon said before the game. "There's no sophistication to it whatsoever. It makes zero sense. It doesn't belong in today's game. And it didn't belong ever, except back when you had to be small to hit first or second.
"They had uniforms. They were (32-inch waist) pants and (size) 42 shirts. And if you fit into that, you hit first or second. That's the way it was back in the day. It goes with dress codes and making the first or third out at third base. It's a boring argument. I can't get caught up in it. But thank you very much."
Maddon wasted little time using his thin bench, as recently-promoted David Bote pinch hit for Tseng in the second and whacked a two-run double.
Maddon recalled his days with the Angels, who believed their traditionally poor records in September may have stemmed from starting players who were fatigued.
"Parts have to be utilized," Maddon said. "It's a non-sophisticated lineup."
