NLDS: Cubs, Cardinals release roster, Game 1 lineups

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ST. LOUIS - The Cubs and St. Louis Cardinals set their National League Division Series 25-man rosters Friday morning and also released the starting lineups for Game 1.

Here is how Joe Maddon will set up the Cubs behind starter Jon Lester:

1. Dexter Fowler - CF
2. Kyle Schwarber - RF
3. Kris Bryant - 3B
4. Anthony Rizzo - 1B
5. Starlin Castro - SS
6. Chris Coghlan - LF
7. Addison Russell - SS
8. David Ross - C
9. Jon Lester - P

Here is how St. Louis manager Mike Matheny will line up the NL Central champion Cardinals behind John Lackey:

1. Matt Carpenter - 3B
2. Stephen Piscotty - 1B
3. Matt Holliday - LF
4. Jason Heyward - CF
5. Jhonny Peralta - SS
6. Randal Grichuk - RF
7. Yadier Molina - C
8. Kolten Wong - 2B
9. John Lackey - P

Molina is dealing with a thumb injury and Grichuk has an elbow issue, but both players play a promiment role in the Cardinals offense, so their insertion in the Game 1 lineup is a huge boost.

For the Cubs, Coghlan re-enters the starting lineup after Tommy La Stella got the start over him in the NL wild-card game in Pittsburgh Wednesday night, pushing Bryant to left field and Schwarber to right.

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Here is the rest of the Cubs' 25-man roster for the series:

Pitchers

Jake Arrieta
Kyle Hendricks
Jason Hammel
Clayton Richard
Travis Wood
Trevor Cahill
Fernando Rodney
Justin Grimm
Pedro Strop
Hector Rondon

Catcher

Miguel Montero

Infielders

Javier Baez
Tommy La Stella

Outfielders

Chris Denorfia
Austin Jackson
Jorge Soler

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