Cubs lineup vs Marlins: Contreras will start at 1st base

Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports

Tony Crumpton - Senior Editor - Thursday, June 23 2016

Cubs first baseman Anthony Rizzo will be out of the lineup on Thursday with lower back tightness.

Veteran lefty Jon Lester (9-3, 2.06) will get the start against lefty Wei-Yin Chen (4-2, 5.22).

Today's Cubs lineup:

Zobrist 2B

Heyward RF

Bryant LF

Contreras 1B

Baez 3B

Russell SS

Almora CF

Ross C

Lester P

Willson Contreras played 1B as recently as this past fall in the AFL. pic.twitter.com/hVkRehLBke
— John Arguello (@CubsDen) June 23, 2016

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