Willson Contreras leads off as the Cubs open the series against the Mets, followed by Kris Bryant in left, Anthony Rizzo at first, and Patrick Wisdom at the hot corner. Jake Marisnick is in center, Jason Heyward is in right, Sergio Alcántara is at short, and Eric Sogard is at second.
Jake Arrieta is coming off of an excellent performance against the Padres in which he went toe-to-toe with Yu Darvish and walked away with a no-decision as the Cubs won.