A day after Harper tied a major league record by walking six times and Zimmerman failed to make the Chicago Cubs regret that strategy by going 1 for 7 and leaving 14 runners on base, Baker kept the middle of the order the same: reigning NL MVP Harper at No. 3, Zimmerman at No. 4 and Daniel Murphy, whose average is nearly .400, at No. 5. Zimmerman entered Monday's game against the Detroit Tigers hitting .236 with one homer and 13 RBIs.
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