Jon Lester

Cubs' Jon Lester has his next start pushed back to Wednesday

Chicago Cubs pitcher Jon Lester has had his next start pushed back to Wednesday.

What It Means:

Lester was in line to start on Tuesday night, but Mike Montgomery will return to the rotation and take that start, pushing Lester back to Wednesday for a matchup with the Tampa Bay Rays.

numberFire's models project Lester for 4.2 strikeouts and 2.3 earned runs as well as a 40% chance of scoring a win in 6.1 innings of action in his next start. He is also projected for a 4.04 ERA and 1.18 WHIP in 17.8 innings pitched over the remainder of the season.