Joe Maddon says Kyle Hendricks will start for the Chicago Cubs in Game 2 of their best-of-five NL Division Series against the St. Louis Cardinals on Saturday.

Hendricks will start over Jason Hammel, who could still get the nod in a potential Game 4.

"I think he's been really sharp," Maddon said of the second-year right-hander. "The fact that he could put the ball on the ground matters a lot, too, keep the ball out of the air. He's just been very sharp, so we just chose to do that."

Jon Lester will start Game 1 for the Cubs on Friday, with Jake Arrieta pitching in Game 3 on Monday at Wrigley Field.