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40 players are on the MLB RESERVE LIST (roster is full), plus one player is on the 60-DAY IL 

26 players on MLB RESERVE LIST are ACTIVE, twelve players are on OPTIONAL ASSIGNMENT to minors, one player is on the 15-DAY IL, and one player is on the 10-DAY IL

Last updated 3-28-2024
 
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PITCHERS: 13
Yency Almonte
Adbert Alzolay 
Javier Assad
Jose Cuas
Kyle Hendricks
* Shota Imanaga
Mark Leiter Jr
* Luke Little
Julian Merryweather
Hector Neris 
* Drew Smyly
* Justin Steele
* Jordan Wicks

CATCHERS: 2
Miguel Amaya
Yan Gomes

INFIELDERS: 7
* Michael Busch 
Garrett Cooper
Nico Hoerner
Nick Madrigal
* Miles Mastrobuoni
Christopher Morel
Dansby Swanson

OUTFIELDERS: 4
* Cody Bellinger 
# Ian Happ
Seiya Suzuki
* Mike Tauchman 

OPTIONED: 12 
Kevin Alcantara, OF 
Michael Arias, P 
Ben Brown, P 
Alexander Canario, OF 
Pete Crow-Armstrong, OF 
Brennen Davis, OF 
Porter Hodge, P 
* Matt Mervis, 1B 
Daniel Palencia, P 
Keegan Thompson, P 
Luis Vazquez, INF 
Hayden Wesneski, P 

10-DAY IL: 1 
Patrick Wisdom, INF 

15-DAY IL: 1 
Jameson Taillon, P 

60-DAY IL: 1 
Caleb Kilian, P 

 



 

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Gameday Open Thread

Game 62 Thread / Cubs @ Dodgers (2 of 4)

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SP Sean Gallagher
SP
Hiroki Kuroda
  3-1, 4.55, 25 K, 10 BB, 31.2 IP
2-5, 3.93, 37 K, 23 BB, 71 IP
       
LF
Alfonso Soriano
LF
*Juan Pierre
SS
Ryan Theriot RF
#Delwyn Young
1B
Derrek Lee 2B
Jeff Kent
3B
Aramis Ramirez
1B
*James Loney
RF
*Kosuke Fukudome CF
Matt Kemp
CF
*Jim Edmonds 3B
*Blake DeWitt
2B
Mark DeRosa
C
Danny Ardoin
C
Henry Blanco
SS
Chin-Lung Hu
P
Sean Gallagher P
Hiroki Kuroda

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A win tonight and the Cubs are the proud owner of a winning road trip. They will aslo be the first team to 40 wins this season, a seemingly insignificant milestone that reader "JohnBeasley" shows is at the very least, a marker of good things to come.

First in the majors to 40:
2007: 6/9 - BOS (won World Series) and LAA (made playoffs)
2006: 6/11 - DET (won pennant)
2005: 6/8 - CHW (won World Series)
2004: 6/13 - NYY (made playoffs)

Source: BaseballRace.com

Game 61 Thread / Cubs @ Dodgers (1 of 4)

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SP Ryan Dempster
SP
Chad Billingsley
  7-2, 2.75, 63 K, 33 BB, 75.1 IP
4-6, 3.29, 71 K, 34 BB, 65.2 IP
       
LF
Alfonso Soriano
LF
*Juan Pierre
SS
Ryan Theriot CF
Matt Kemp
1B
Derrek Lee RF
*Andre Ethier
3B
Aramis Ramirez
2B
Jeff Kent
RF
*Kosuke Fukudome C
Russell Martin
C
Geovany Soto 1B
*James Loney
CF
*Jim Edmonds
3B
*Blake DeWitt
2B
Mark DeRosa
SS
Chin-Lung Hu
P
Ryan Dempster P
Chad Billingsley

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

And so, here we are:

The final, deciding game in the Cubs' and Dodgers' best-of-2,021 game series.

Who'd have thought it would come down to this?

Game 60 Thread / Cubs @ Padres (3 of 3)

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SP *Ted Lilly
SP
Greg Maddux
  5-4, 5.54, 61 K, 21 BB, 65 IP
3-4, 3.69, 38 K, 12 BB, 70.2 IP
       
LF
Alfonso Soriano CF
Scott Hairston
SS
Ryan Theriot
2B
Edgar Gonzalez
1B
Derrek Lee RF
*Brian Giles
3B
Aramis Ramirez 1B
*Adrian Gonzalez
RF
*Kosuke Fukudome 3B
Kevin Kouzmanoff
CF
*Jim Edmonds SS
Khalil Greene
C
Geovany Soto LF
Justin Huber
2B
Mark DeRosa
C
Michael Barrett
P
*Ted Lilly P
Greg Maddux

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Cubs go for their tenth (10th!) win a row, a feat they haven't done since 2001 when they strung together 12 wins in a row. It would also be their third straight series sweep. Oh, it's fun to be a Cubs fan these days.

On the mound, it's Ted Lilly still searching for his 2007 form. Things started looking up for him in May, that is until he met a 20 mph wind flying out of Wrigley last Friday. A wind the Cubs offsense used to pull off one of those miracle wins that it seems every good baseball team has at least once a season.

Game 59 Thread / Cubs @ Padres (2 of 3)

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SP Jason Marquis
SP
*Wil Ledezma
  2-3, 4.98, 32 K, 22 BB, 56 IP
0-2, 4.50, 31 K, 21 BB, 26 IP
       
LF
Alfonso Soriano CF
*Jody Gerut
SS
Ryan Theriot
2B
Tadahito Iguchi
1B
Derrek Lee RF
*Brian Giles
3B
Aramis Ramirez 1B
*Adrian Gonzalez
C
Geovany Soto 3B
Kevin Kouzmanoff
CF
Reed Johnson
LF
*Paul McAnulty
RF
Mark DeRosa C
Michael Barrett
2B
Ronny Cedeño
SS
Khalil Greene
P
*Jason Marquis P
*Wil Ledezma

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Cubs seek consecutive win number nine tonight versus the generally punchless Padres. While the Giants offense gets mocked for their futility, it's the Padres(3.66 R/G) and Nationals(3.74 R/G) currently battling for the bottom rung of the NL offensive ladder.

Game 57 Thread / Rockies @ Cubs (4 of 4)

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SP Ubaldo Jimenez
SP
Sean Gallagher
  1-5, 5.37, 48 K, 33 BB, 58.2 IP
2-1, 4.50, 17 K, 10 BB, 26 IP
       
LF
*Scott Podsednik LF
Alfonso Soriano
CF
*Cory Sullivan
SS
Ryan Theriot
1B
*Todd Helton 1B
*Micah Hoffpauir
3B
Garrett Atkins 3B
Aramis Ramirez
RF
*Seth Smith RF
*Kosuke Fukudome
2B
*Ian Stewart C
Geovany Soto
SS
*Omar Quintanilla CF
*Jim Edmonds
C
Yorvit Torrealba
2B
Mark DeRosa
P
Ubaldo Jimenez P
Sean Gallagher

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

How do you top a 7-1 homestand and an 8-2 homestand? What about a 7-0 homestand? And let's not even think about that the Cubs would be going for the tenth straight win if it wasn't for those two unfortunate blown ninth-inning losses in Pittsburgh.

All this home-cooking might be needed, as the Cubs head out for a West Coast trip that will see them on the road for 23 of their next 32 games.

Today's lineup features Micah Hoffpauir in the three spot. I wonder what Lou had to do to get Derrek to take a game off? 

Game notes fun after the jump...

Game 56 Thread / Rockies @ Cubs (3 of 4)

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SP *Glendon Rusch
SP
Ryan Dempster
  1-2, 6.41, 12 K, 11 BB, 19.2 IP
6-2, 2.56, 56 K, 29 BB, 70.1 IP
       
CF
Willy Taveras
LF
Alfonso Soriano
RF
*Seth Smith
SS
Ryan Theriot
1B
*Todd Helton 1B
Derrek Lee
LF
Ryan Spilborghs 3B
Aramis Ramirez
3B
*Ian Stewart C
Geovany Soto
C
Chris Iannetta RF
*Kosuke Fukudome
2B
Jeff Baker
2B
Mark DeRosa
SS
*Omar Quintanilla CF
Reed Johnson
P
*Glendon Rusch
P
Ryan Dempster

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Former Cub Glendon Rusch makes his first appearance at Wrigley since September 4, 2006. After a none too successful comeback with the Padres earlier this year (6.41 ERA in 12 relief appearances), the Rockies signed him, sent him to Triple-A Colorado Springs, recalled him after two successful appearances for the Sky Sox, and you know now everything you need to know about what a desperate season the Colorado Rockies are having.

Game 55 Thread / Rockies @ Cubs (2 of 4)

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SP Aaron Cook
SP
*Ted Lilly
  7-3, 2.82, 35 K, 22 BB, 76.2 IP
5-4, 5.23, 58 K, 21 BB, 62 IP
       
CF
Willy Taveras
LF
Alfonso Soriano
RF
#Jonathan Herrera
2B
*Mike Fontenot
LF
Ryan Spilborghs 1B
Derrek Lee
3B
Garrett Atkins
C
Geovany Soto
1B
*Todd Helton RF
*Kosuke Fukudome
C
Chris Iannetta CF
*Jim Edmonds
RF
Jeff Baker
3B
Mark DeRosa
SS
*Omar Quintanilla SS
Ronny Cedeño
P
Aaron Cook
P
*Ted Lilly

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

With rain falling and plenty of those intimidating orange and red spots on the weather radar, we could well be looking at a rainout. That being the case, I'm going to save all of my good Omar Quintanilla material for another occasion.

This is the Rockies' only visit to Wrigley this season, and the Cubs have already made the trip to Denver, so a washout would presumably create a doubleheader. I imagine Saturday would be the DH day, so as not to complicate the teams' travel plans. (The Rockies play in Los Angeles Monday night, while the Cubs will be in San Diego.)

Game 54 Thread / Rockies @ Cubs (1 of 4)

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SP *Jeff Francis
SP
Jason Marquis
  1-5, 6.18, 46 K, 24 BB, 59.2 IP
2-3, 4.97, 29 K, 20 BB, 50.2 IP
       
CF
*Scott Podsednik
LF
Alfonso Soriano
RF
*Seth Smith
SS
Ryan Theriot
1B
*Todd Helton 1B
Derrek Lee
3B
Garrett Atkins
3B
Aramis Ramirez
LF
Ryan Spilborghs C
Geovany Soto
2B
*Ian Stewart RF
*Kosuke Fukudome
C
Yorvit Torrealba
2B
Mark DeRosa
SS
Omar Quintanilla CF
Reed Johnson
P
*Jeff Francis
P
*Jason Marquis

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The darlings of the National League in 2007 make their annual visit to Wrigley Field, bypassing the normal chartered bus in favor of an escorted ambulance. The Rockies find 1/3 of their starting lineup on the disabled list (Troy Tulowitzki, Matt Holliday and Brad Hawpe), along with five pitchers and Tulowitzki's replacement, Clint "Deer Meat" Barmes. It appears the devil is cashing in on the deal they made last August.

Game 53 Thread / Dodgers @ Cubs (3 of 3)

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SP Derek Lowe
SP
Carlos Zambrano
  2-5, 5.03, 44 K, 19 BB, 62.2 IP
7-1, 2.47, 52 K, 20 BB, 73 IP
       
LF
*Juan Pierre
LF
Alfonso Soriano
2B
Luis Maza
SS
Ryan Theriot
RF
*Andre Ethier 1B
Derrek Lee
C
Russell Martin
3B
Aramis Ramirez
1B
*James Loney RF
*Kosuke Fukudome
CF
Matt Kemp C
Geovany Soto
3B
*Blake DeWitt
2B
Mark DeRosa
SS
Chin-lung Hu CF
Reed Johnson
P
Derek Lowe
P
#Carlos Zambrano

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Carlos Zambrano is fresh off that remarkable game in which he stroked four hits off a trio of Pittsburgh pitchers and, oh, yeah, also threw the first seven innings in a 12-3 Cubs win.

Z was 1-1 last year against the Dodgers, including a horrible outing last September at Wrigley. Lowe pitched twice against Piniella's men in '07 and came away with a pair of ND's. Derrek Lee, who is 10-for-22 lifetime (1136 OPS) against the former Bosoxer probably couldn't get to the ballpark today early enough. For his part, Lowe hasn't won a game in more than a month and has a 7.29 ERA in his last six starts.

Recent comments

  • hellfrozeover (view)

    I would say also in the bright side column is Busch looked pretty good overall at the plate. Alzolay…man, that hurts but most of the time he’s not giving up a homer to that guy. To me the worst was almonte hanging that pitch to Garcia. He hung another one to the next hitter too and got away with it on an 0-1. 

  • crunch (view)

    amaya blocked like 6-8 of smyly's pitches in the dirt very cleanly...not even an exaggeration, smyly threw a ton of pitches bouncing in tonight.

    neris looking like his old self was a relief (no pun), too.

  • TarzanJoeWallis (view)

    In looking for bright spots the defense was outstanding tonight. The “stars” are going to need to shine quite a bit brighter than they did tonight offensively though for this to be a successful season.

  • Eric S (view)

    Good baseball game. Hopefully Steele is pitching again in April (but I’m not counting on it). 

  • crunch (view)

    boo.

  • crunch (view)

    smyly to face the 2/3/4 hitters with a man on 2nd in extras.

    this doesn't seem like a 8 million dollar managerial decision.

  • crunch (view)

    i 100% agree with you, but i dunno how jed wants to run things.  the default is delay.  i would choose brown.

    like hellfrozeover says, could be smyly since he's technically fresh and stretched.

    anyway, on a pure talent basis....brown is the best option.

  • Childersb3 (view)

    Use pitchers when you believe they're good. Don't plan their clock.

    I'm sorry. I'm simply anti-clock/contract management. Play guys when they show real MLB potential talent.

    If Brown hadn't been hurt with the Lat Strain he would've gotten the call, and not Wick.

    Give him a chance. 

    But Wesneski probably gets it

  • crunch (view)

    alzolay...bro...

  • crunch (view)

    wow.  what a blown call.  go cubs, i guess.