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Cubs switch things up in win over the Diamondbacks

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The Cubs’ Christopher Morel rounds the bases after homering against the Diamondbacks on Sunday.

On Friday afternoon, the videoboard in the Cubs (77-67) clubhouse displayed a wild rethinking of the Cubs lineup. Both Cody Bellinger and Jeimer Candelario were listed as playing first base.

This was revealed to be a typo.

Before Sunday’s 5-2 victory over the Diamondbacks to avoid a four-game sweep, the Cubs made a slightly more substantive change to warm up an ice cold offense. A slumping Christopher Morel hit leadoff for his first start in three days, a red-hot Seiya Suzuki batted third while Ian Happ slid down to the No.