Cubs Lineup For Game 1 Of NLDS vs. Nationals Released

After a lot of speculation during the last week, the Chicago Cubs lineup for Game 1 of the NLDS against the Washington Nationals is set. Here's the lineup that will go up against hard-throwing righty Stephen Strasburg.

The Cubs don't have a lot of experience against Strasburg, having 106 career at-bats against him on the current roster. Jason Heyward has the most success (15-for-37), hitting .405/.463/.595, that's a 1.058 OPS. Almost all of that came when Heyward was with the Atlanta Braves. Anthony Rizzo has the second-most at-bats against him with 13. Strasburg has made five career starts against the Cubs and the last two times he's pitched seven innings, allowing a total of three earned runs in the two games. That includes his seven-inning outing on June 28, when he surrendered two earned runs on four hits. He made 10 starts after this year's All-Star break and he had an unbelievable 0.86 ERA. Meanwhile, here's what the Nationals have done against Kyle Hendricks.

In Hendricks' only start against the Nationals this season, he pitched seven innings and allowed three earned runs, two coming from home runs.