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Cubs right-hander Shane Greene made his Cubs debut on Sunday, but Canario has yet to make his MLB debut.
After two rebuilds over a decade, fans deserve the excitement of a division race.
The Cubs sunk to five games behind the Brewers, who have won nine in a row and have their best starting pitchers — Corbin Burnes and Brandon Woodruff — lined up Tuesday and Wednesday.
Happ homered in his first at-bat Monday against the Brewers.
Baseball by the Numbers: His first game Saturday was impressive, to be sure, but it still was only one game.
Suzuki hit two doubles and drew two walks in the Cubs’ 10-1 victory Sunday against the Pirates.
Amaya was behind the plate for Wicks’ major-league debut Saturday.
The move opened a spot on the active roster for left-hander Jordan Wicks, who started Saturday against the Pirates.
Wicks was the Cubs’ first-round draft pick in 2021.
The left-hander, who has a six-pitch arsenal, is into “reading swings” more than the movement characteristics of his pitches.
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Since the trade deadline, each trip to a major market has come with questions about Bellinger’s impending free agency.
Moving out of the rotation might give Smyly a better chance to make an impact down the stretch.
The Cubs recalled Thompson and optioned Michael Rucker to Triple-A on Thursday.
Lefty Drew Smyly was penciled in as the probable starter Sunday, but president of baseball operations Jed Hoyer said Thursday that he expects Smyly to pitch out of the bullpen.
The Cubs are still in the second NL wild-card spot after beating the Tigers 6-4 on Wednesday.
Taillon didn’t surrender a hit against the Tigers until the sixth inning Wednesday.
Smyly’s poor results and Marcus Stroman’s injury have left the Cubs without obvious answers in the rotation.
Which prospects will join the Cubs down the stretch?
The Cubs kicked off a three-game series in Detroit with a victory.
Baez hit a clutch two-run double Monday, but the Cubs beat the Tigers 7-6.
The Cubs won two out of three games against NL Central-leading Milwaukee this week.
Notes: Marcus Stroman threw long toss Wednesday morning, a promising sign in his recovery.
“I know I’m not great,” Ross told the Sun-Times. “But I want to be great.”
Steele, Mark Leiter Jr., Julian Merryweather and Adbert Alzolay combined for a shutout in the Cubs’ 1-0 victory.
Notes: Expanded rosters go into effect at the end of the week.
Adbert Alzolay, Mark Leiter Jr. and Julian Merryweather have led the relievers’ turnaround since the Cubs’ 28-37 start.
The Cubs can’t catch and pass the first-place Brewers — who just swept the powerhouse Rangers in Texas — if Hendricks falters.
The 34-year-old lost his spot after posting an 8.37 ERA in his first five outings after the All-Star break.
Alzolay allowed two runs in the inning but closed out a 4-3 win over the Royals for his MLB-best 14th save since July 5.
Barnhart has a .202/.282/.257 batting line this year that’s among his career-worst, and his place as the odd man out became apparent with four starts over the team’s last 30 games.
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