They even had Harper 2 and Rendon 3 for the first three games of the series and switched to this lineup for Games 4 and 5 because they were more productive (against garbage teams).
10/12: Mesa lost 10-9 Box Score DH J. Vosler 0/4, BB, 2 K 3B D. Bote 2/4, R, RBI, BB, 2 K RP J. Stinnett 2 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, 1-0 GO-FO, 37-22 pitches-strikes
Yeah, a couple of "I have no idea what Joe is doing with the pitching" comments when Hendricks batted for himself were mystifying to me. That being said, I would have pinch hit for Heyward with the bags full in the first inning. Heyward wasn't going anywhere the moment he started against a lefty. You don't start him to pull him with righties to follow out of their bullpen. I would have PH Hendricks because I expected 3-4 strong from Scherzer and wanted a real hitter against Albers. Thankfully I was wrong, the Cubs didn't have the pitchers for Hendricks to leave earlier and they scored a lot off Scherzer.
In hindsight, it probably is the right move to go to Wade for the heart of their lineup here. I just hope Joe is willing to go away from him if he's running on fumes against the bottom of the lineup.