SAN FRANCISCO -- Chicago Cubs manager Joe Maddon said it was a tough decision, but ultimately, he decided to sit regular right fielder Jason Heyward in favor of right-handed-hitting Jorge Soler when the Cubs take on lefty Madison Bumgarner and the San Francisco Giants in Game 3 of the NLDS on Monday night.The Cubs lead the series 2-0.I dont like him [Heyward] not starting tonight because of his glove, Maddon said before Mondays game. Came down to [Willson] Contreras?or Soler. Soler is the better guess to possibly put the ball in the seats.Heyward, 27, signed an eight-year, $184 million free-agent contract in the offseason but struggled in his first year with the Cubs. He hit just seven home runs with a .230 batting average. He hit .207 with a .300 on-base percentage against lefties, while Bumgarner held lefty hitters to a .178 batting average.I thought about it a long time, Maddon said of his lineup. It was a difficult decision in some ways.Soler will play left field, and?Ben Zobrist will move over to right, where he started 18 games this season. As soon as the Cubs get a lead, look for Heyward to enter the game for defense, as AT&T Park has a large amount of ground to cover in right and right-center.Maddon also indicated that when he decided to start left-handed-hitting catcher Miguel Montero in order to give pitcher Jake Arrieta the best chance to succeed, he felt he needed to extract a different lefty from the lineup. Thus, Heyward will start the game on the bench.The point was to benefit Jake as much as possible, Maddon said.Maddon said Monteros style of catching is conducive to getting the best out of Arrieta, who had a 3.02 ERA with Montero behind the plate this season. As for Soler, Maddon figured this was the time to play him.We anticipate playing [him] in more games this month, the manager said.Soler is a career .257 hitter with a .348 on-base percentage against lefties. 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He knew what he wanted to get out of the squad and hes got a group of young guys more than capable this year and beyond.I see nothing but good going forward.The Titans began the season teetering on the edge after a string of blows inclluding players in court over a cocaine scandal, the loss of star three-quarter James Roberts to a contract bungle and the departures of playmaker Aidan Sezer and State of Origin prop Nate Myles.ddddddddddddThe clubs depth was also tested with young halfback Kane Elgey suffering a season-ending knee injury on the first day of pre-season.Friend said they were now taking pride in proving people wrong.The so-called experts thought we were no chance and thought wed be at the bottom of the table, Friend said.Weve proven to ourselves, not anyone else, that the effort we put in through the season has amounted to this.The young guys weve got there can lift another level come Friday.While Henry acknowledged the clubs difficulties, he deflected praise to his playing group.Its been a bit difficult in context of our ownership model too and what we had to do around training facilities, movement, players on contract and moving players as well, Henry said.Its all evolving I suppose to try and change the roster, its not always easy.All season theyve been willing to work hard for each other. 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