Faced with an offense that has looked lifeless over the first two games, short of back-to-back home runs from Seiya Suzuki and Carson Kelly in Game 1, there was speculation that the Chicago Cubs may make a change ahead of the decisive Game 3 against the San Diego Padres on Thursday. Instead, Counsell tripled down on what got him here--depending on his veterans. The Cubs revealed their lineup for Game 3, and there are no changes.
Cubs lineup reveal for Game 3 proves Craig Counsell isn’t backing down
The only real changes that would have been logical were taking rookie Matt Shaw out of the lineup for Willi Castro.