Batting order, defense shake-up still ends in loss for Cubs

The Cubs shook some things up Tuesday night in Miami, some out of necessity.

They then went out and lost 5-2 to the Marlins, with Cubs starting pitcher Kyle Hendricks giving up a 3-run double to Marcell Ozuna with two outs in the fifth inning. That put the Marlins up 4-2, and Giancarlo Stanton added a solo homer off reliever Zac Rosscup in the seventh.

Cubs manager Joe Maddon shuffled his batting order and his defensive setup because right fielder Jorge Soler was out of the lineup with a sore right ankle, which he injured in Monday night's game. Reports said Soler was to undergo an MRI on the ankle.

The Cubs were unsure whether Soler would need to be put on the disabled list.

"It could be day to day or it could be longer than that, I'm not sure," Maddon told reporters. "If it's going to be relatively short, I don't think it's wise to DL him. A guy like him, one or two days at the most might be plenty."

The upshot was that Junior Lake started in right field against Marlins left-handed pitcher Brad Hand, with Kris Bryant moving from third base to left field. It was Bryant's first start in left field.

Second baseman Addison Russell, who has been batting ninth, moved up to sixth, with Jonathan Herrera batting ninth and playing third base.

Russell make a key gaffe in the ninth inning with the Cubs trying to rally from 3 down. He was on first and Starlin Castro was on second with one out when Chris Coghlan singled sharply to right field. Castro stopped at third base, but Russell rounded second base too far and was tagged out. Miguel Montero struck out to end the game.

No big deal:

Castro made an error in Monday's game but returned with a solid defensive game Tuesday, with sparkling plays in the seventh and eighth. In Monday's game, he hit a home run and took his time rounding the bases. Maddon saw no problem with that.

"I noticed it wasn't fast," Maddon said. "But it didn't bother me. It just speaks to the superficial component within our game. It's also whoever you want to target."

Szczur back up:

The Cubs recalled outfielder Matt Szczur from Class AAA Iowa and optioned infielder-outfielder Mike Baxter to Iowa. Szczur struck out as pinch hitter in the ninth inning.

This is Szczur's third stint with the big club this year. He entered Tuesday 5-for-29 (. 172) at the big-league level in 2015. At Iowa, he was 29-for-88 (. 330) with 4 home runs in 24 games. He left Iowa with a seven-game hitting streak.

Baxter went to spring training as a nonroster player and came up May 19. He was 1-for-9 in 10 games.