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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ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- Michigan had momentum going in the wrong direction when Jim Harbaugh came back to the campus where he was a star quarterback.The Wolverines were 5-7 in 2014, the fourth and final season in which they won fewer games than the previous year under Brady Hoke. They fired Hoke and hired Harbaugh, moves that have been hailed for turning around the program.As No. 4 Michigan (9-1, 6-1 Big Ten) prepared to host Indiana (5-5, 3-4) in its last home game for seniors, including tight end Jake Butt, and perhaps junior Jabrill Peppers, Harbaugh heaped praise on the players who will play in the Big House for the last time Saturday.This class has meant so much to me personally, to Michigan football, to all of us, Harbaugh said. The direction of the program was going a certain way almost like a locomotive. Its a lot to get it stopped, to get the momentum stopped. Its like stopping a freight train. Credit them for not only getting it stopped, but even getting it turned on the tracks and headed the other direction.The Wolverines cut ties with Hoke, who had a 31-20 record, but the players he recruited helped Harbaugh win 10 games last year. This year, theyre contending for their first conference championship since 2004 and perhaps the schools first national championship since 1997.Even though Iowa spoiled Michigans undefeated season last week with a 14-13 win, the Wolverines are three wins away -- against the Hoosiers, at No. 2 Ohio State and in the Big Ten title game -- from reaching their goals.We reminded ourselves and each other that what we set out for at the beginning of the season is still right in front of us, Butt said. Were going to learn from this loss and become tougher and better because of it. We control our own destiny. As long as we keep handling business, were not worried about what anyone else is doing. Weve just got to handle our own business and the rest will take care of itself.Here are some things to watch when the Wolverines host Indiana:UNDER CENTERMichigan may start John OKorn for the first time because quarterback Wilton Speight hurt his left shoulder lastt week against the Hawkeyes.dddddddddddd As late as Thursday morning, Harbaugh was refuting reports that Speight would be out for the rest of the season. OKorn started 16 games at Houston before transferring.CLOSE CALLThe Hoosiers havent won in the series since 1987 and are winless at Michigan Stadium since 1967, but they were in a position to beat the Wolverines last season. Indiana had the lead in the final minute before giving up a touchdown with 2 seconds left and losing 48-41 in two overtimes.Im sure they might have it in the back of their mind we kind of stole that game from them last year on their senior day, Butt said.TURNOVER TROUBLEIndiana has fumbled nine times in the last two weeks, losing seven. The rash of turnovers dropped them from No. 3 in the nation after eight games to No. 101 this week. If the Hoosiers are going to have any chance of winning at Michigan, they have to hold onto the football.STRIKING A BALANCE: Michigan is averaging 236.3 yards rushing and 231.5 yards passing this season.A lot of people talk about balance, Indiana coach Kevin Wilson said. But those are pretty stout numbers both directions.DEFENSIVE DEMEANORThe Hoosiers couldnt stop anybody, including Michigan, on defense last season. New defensive coordinator Tom Allen has turned their defense around. Indiana is giving a much more reasonable 28.4 points per game and has only allowed three teams to top the 30-point mark. The Hoosiers have made the best improvement in yards allowed, giving up 392 yards this season, 117.5 fewer than they allowed last year.HOOSIER IN BLUEMichigan freshman Chris Evans, who is from Indianapolis, made the most of limited opportunities last week against the Hawkeyes. 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