3 years agoChicago Cubs infielder Jonathan Villar will be on the bench to start Tuesday's game against the Pittsburgh Pirates and left-handed starter Jose Quintana. Villar signed with the Cubs as a free agent in March and registered a walk and a run scored in four plate appearances in his only game for the club this season. In 505 plate appearances with the New York Mets last season, Villar hit .249 with a .322 on-base percentage, 18 home runs, and 14 stolen bases. It'll be Patrick Wisdom starting at third base on Tuesday against Quintana, with Nico Hoerner at shortstop, Nick Madrigal at second base, and Frank Schwindel at first base. Wisdom is batting third, while Schwindel, Madrigal and Hoerner are hitting fourth, sixth and ninth respectively. Madrigal is the only one of the four who has faced Quintana at the Major League level. The second baseman didn't record a hit in his only plate appearance against the starter.--Ben Rosener - RotoBaller
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