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Cubs Vs. Braves Lineups: CF Tony Campana Leading Off Against SP Tommy Hanson

The Chicago Cubs (29-49) shake up their batting order on Monday as they hope to preserve their longest winning streak of the season against the Atlanta Braves (41-37). The Cubs, fresh off sweeping the Houston Astros, will start speedy CF Tony Campana in the leadoff spot, hoping to take advantage of a Braves defense that is tied for the 7th worst caught stealing rate (80%) in the league.

Here is a look at the full lineups, courtesy of MLB Daily Lineups:

Cubs Lineup

  1. Tony Campana (L) CF
  2. Starlin Castro (R) SS
  3. Anthony Rizzo (L) 1B
  4. Alfonso Soriano (R) LF
  5. Bryan LaHair (L) RF
  6. Steve Clevenger (L) C
  7. Darwin Barney (R) 2B
  8. Luis Valbuena (L) 3B
  9. Jeff Samardzija (R) P

Braves Lineup

  1. Michael Bourn (L) CF
  2. Martin Prado (R) LF
  3. Jason Heyward (L) RF
  4. Chipper Jones (S) 3B
  5. Freddie Freeman (L) 1B
  6. Dan Uggla (R) 2B
  7. Brian McCann (L) C
  8. Andrelton Simmons (R) SS
  9. Tommy Hanson (R) P

For updates, stay tuned to SB Nation Chicago. For more comprehensive coverage of this series, visit Cubs blog Bleed Cubbie Blue and Braves blog Talking Chop. For more MLB coverage, check out Baseball Nation as well as MLB Daily Dish.