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Astros vs. Cubs lineups: Starlin Castro to tie franchise mark with Monday's start

Starlin Castro will tie the Chicago Cubs' single-season record for most starts at shortstop when he makes his 160th of the year against the Houston Astros on Monday night, according to MLB.com's Carrie Muskat. Castro will join Ivan DeJesus, who started 160 games at shortstop for the Cubs in 1978 and 1979, in the franchise's record books.

Here are the full lineups:

Astros

1. Jose Altuve 2B
2. Scott Moore RF
3. Jed Lowrie SS
4. Fernando Martinez LF
5. Brett Wallace 1B
6. Matt Dominguez 3B
7. Jason Castro C
8. Brandon Barnes CF
9. Lucas Harrell P

Cubs

1. David DeJesus CF
2. Dave Sappelt RF
3. Anthony Rizzo 1B
4. Alfonso Soriano LF
5. Starlin Castro SS
6. Luis Valbuena 3B
7. Welington Castillo C
8. Darwin Barney 2B
9. Jason Berken P

Jason Berken (0-2, 6.00 ERA) hopes to get his first win of the season for the Cubs, who need to sweep the Astros to avoid hitting the 100-loss mark. Houston will counter with Lucas Harrell (10-11, 3.88 ERA). First pitch from Wrigley Field is scheduled for 7:05 p.m. CT.