Patrick

Wisdom

Paredes will get at least Sunday off while dealing with the shoulder ailment. Patrick Wisdom is starting at third base and hitting eighth. Paredes may need to undergo testing, but for now the 25-year-old should be considered day-to-day.

Wisdom’s home run was his fifth of the year. He hit a pinch-hit go-ahead grand slam in the seventh inning off Sam Long. Wisdom has started only two games in July, but the grand slam is at least a reminder of the prodigious power that he still possesses. He remains off the fantasy radar until or unless there’s either an injury or trade that increases his playing time significantly.

Seeing Crow-Armstring and Michael Busch in and Patrick Wisdom out of the lineup against a lefty is odd, but it’s because the Giants are likely to treat starter Erik Miller as a true opener and lift him before he faces Crow-Armstrong even once in the ninth spot. This will be Miller’s fifth start, but he’s yet to get more than five outs in any of them.

Wisdom had never before led off a game until this season. The Cubs have tried it three times versus southpaws and watched him go 2-for-12 with seven strikeouts and no runs scored. He’s been rather productive the rest of the time, but he hasn’t been able to earn many starts against righties.

With the Brewers throwing a left-handed pitcher, Busch will find himself on the bench; however, he was also on the bench on Sunday. The rookie is hitting 12-for-64 (.188) in May with one home run and a 39.2 percent strikeout rate. If he doesn’t start picking it up soon, it’s fair to wonder how much longer the Cubs will keep him in the starting lineup. Patrick Wisdom will get the start on Monday and has now started three games in a row. He’d likely benefit the most from a decision to dial back on Busch’s playing time.

Wisdom laced a solo home run off Aroldis Chapman in the 10th inning that traveled 412 feet and left the bat at 106.8 mph. He also had a 105.5 mph single off Bailey Falter earlier in the game. The Cubs are only using him against left-handed pitching but that has helped his results so far this season, so he can be useful in deeper formats if the Cubs face a collection of lefties in a given week.

Busch will get a break against left-hander Bailey Falter and the Pirates for Sunday’s finale. Patrick Wisdom will instead start at first and hit cleanup against Falter and the Bucs.

Wisdom rejoins Chicago’s crowded infield mix ahead of Friday’s series opener against the Marlins after missing the first three weeks of the season recovering from a back strain that he suffered during spring training. He figures to split time at the hot corner with Christopher Morel since Michael Busch has gotten off to such a strong start over at first base.

Wisdom landed on the injured list at the conclusion of spring training with a back strain. The 32-year-old figures to return to Chicago’s infield mix at some point in the next few days.

Wisdom will open the season on the injured list after dealing with a back injury throughout spring training. He figures to be ready for his season debut at some point in April.