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Scuffling Heyward sits vs. Kershaw in Game 6

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Up 3-2 in their best-of-seven showdown, the Chicago Cubs will play for their first pennant since 1945 on Saturday without their high-priced offseason addition in the lineup. Albert Almora Jr. - not Jason Heyward - will start in right field for Game 6 of the National League Championship Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers and Clayton Kershaw.

Heyward, who posted a .631 OPS in the first season of his eight-year, $184-million contract, is just 2-for-28 (.071) with eight strikeouts this postseason, and went hitless in two at-bats against Kershaw in Game 2 of the NLCS.

Order Player Position
1 Dexter Fowler CF
2 Kris Bryant 3B
3 Anthony Rizzo 1B
4 Ben Zobrist LF
5 Javier Baez 2B
6 Willson Contreras C
7 Addison Russell SS
8 Albert Almora Jr. RF
9 Kyle Hendricks P

The Dodgers, meanwhile, made a few changes of their own for Game 6, opting to move left fielder Andrew Toles to the leadoff spot, replacing Howie Kendrick. Toles has been a spark plug this series for the Dodgers, entering Saturday hitting .435/.474/.908, reaching base in four of five games.

Order Player Position
1 Andrew Toles LF
2 Corey Seager SS
3 Justin Turner 3B
4 Adrian Gonzalez 1B
5 Josh Reddick RF
6 Joc Pederson CF
7 Yasmani Grandal C
8 Chase Utley 2B
9 Clayton Kershaw P

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