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CHICAGO -- Joe Maddon said he planned to get his regulars a some breaks over the seasons final weeks after the Chicago Cubs locked down the National League Central division crown this week.On Friday, Maddon kicked off the post-playoff clinching stretch by sitting just about all of them.With the exception of starting right-hander John Lackey, Maddon didnt start a single regular against the Milwaukee Brewers in a game played just 13 hours after the Cubs backed into the division title with a St. Louis loss to San Francisco.Maddon said hell taking a spring training approach as he counts down to next months NL playoffs.Regulars will get some rest, pitchers wont carry an overly-heavy load and -- left unsaid -- was the opportunity to look at some players whove had more limited action with an eye toward constructing a playoff roster.Resting guys more specifically that might have little dings, thats No. 1 for me, Maddon said. I have ideas with that. It would be specific guys to not play even for a couple, three, four days.Beyond that, with the bullpen, just to make sure to work them no more than two days in a row, he said. Overall, just to treat it like spring training.For the near term, the starting rotation wont change. Right-hander Jake Arrieta works on Saturday and Kyle Hendricks has a Sunday start in the series finale against the Brewers.Arrieta (17-6, 2.91 ERA) makes his 29th start of the season and 11th all-time against Milwaukee. Hes 6-3 with a 2.78 ERA against the Brewers, a team hes faced twice this season. Arrieta allows one run in five innings on April 28 and five runs in 5 2/3 innings on Aug. 18 in the meetings at Wrigley Field.Arrietas 17 victories leads the National League.Milwaukee sends rookie right hander Zach Davies (10-7, 3.87 ERA) on Saturday.Davies makes his 27th start of the season and fourth against the Cubs. 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