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Cubs manager Lou Piniella has announced another new Cubs lineup after two losses.  With Alfonso Soriano moving back to the leadoff spot, Ryan Theriot will hit second for the time being. This could put a damper on Theriot’s steals to an extent, but then again Soriano doesn’t get on base all that much so Theriot will essentially be hitting with one out and no one on base two thirds of the time.  (Rotowire)

“We’ll stay with this lineup as long as we can, and hopefully we don’t have to change it,” he said before Wednesday’s first pitch, which just happened to clear the left-field bleachers as Rickie Weeks connected off Chicago’s Ted Lilly.

Theriot, who batted .300 in 34 games as the Cubs’ leadoff man last season subbing for Soriano, didn’t care where he hit either, as long as he was in the lineup.

“It doesn’t surprise me,” Theriot said. “It’s something we tinkered with a little bit last year. I embrace it. I think it’ll be good. For me, it’s a spot I’ve been in pretty much my whole career. It’s a spot I’m comfortable in, and we’ll see what happens.” 

(MLB.com)

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