David Bote sitting Sunday night for Cubs

Chicago Cubs infielder David Bote is not starting in Sunday night's series finale versus right-hander Jeremy Hellickson and the Washington Nationals.

What It Means:

Bote went 1-for-3 with a solo dinger in Saturday's loss to the Nationals. He's carrying a .739 OPS with 4 homers and 17 RBI through 128 plate appearances (38 games). Kris Bryant is replacing Bote at the hot corner in Sunday's finale.

numberFire's models expect Bote to record 7 homers, 27 RBI, and 24 runs scored over the rest of the season.