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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, ten players are on OPTIONAL ASSIGNMENT to minors, three players are on the 15-DAY IL, and one player is on the 10-DAY IL

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PITCHERS: 13
Yency Almonte
Adbert Alzolay 
Javier Assad
Ben Brown
Kyle Hendricks
* Shota Imanaga
Mark Leiter Jr
* Luke Little
Hector Neris 
Daniel Palencia
* Drew Smyly
Keegan Thompson
* 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: 10 
Kevin Alcantara, OF 
Michael Arias, P 
Alexander Canario, OF 
Pete Crow-Armstrong, OF 
Jose Cuas, P 
Brennen Davis, OF 
Porter Hodge, P 
* Matt Mervis, 1B 
Luis Vazquez, INF 
Hayden Wesneski, P 

10-DAY IL: 1 
Patrick Wisdom, INF 

15-DAY IL: 3
Julian Merryweather, P
* Justin Steele, P  
Jameson Taillon, P 

60-DAY IL: 1 
Caleb Kilian, P 

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Brewers @ Cubs: Nelson vs Lackey (Game 141)

Submitted by CTSteve on

MIL (72-68): RHP Jimmy Nelson (11-6, 3.59) 
CHC (77-63): RHP John Lackey (11-10, 4.74) 
First pitch: 7:05pmCST

Friday night's alright for fighting. 

Lackey beat the Braves (7 IP, 0 ER, 5 K, 0 BB) on Friday. He’s 1-1 with a 4.50 in two starts against the Brewers this season. Overall, they are 35-133 (.263) against him. Santana is 5-12 with a HR.

Nelson won against the Nationals his last time out, keeping them off the board for 7 innings and striking out 11. He’s 0-0 with a 6.35 in two games against the Cubs this season. For their careers, the Cubs are 38-161 (.236) against him. Heyward is 7-25 against him.

The Cubs enter the weekend with a five-game lead over the Brewers and Cardinals. 

Anderson (8-3) and Montgomery (5-7) throw tomorrow at 3:05pmCST.    

Go Cubs!

 

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Comments

Submitted by billybucks on Fri, 09/08/2017 - 09:48 am

I hope the Happ leadoff thing last night was an audition for next year: - Happ CF - Schwarber LF (Almora CF, Happ to LF vs. LHP) - Bryant 3B - Rizzo 1B - Contreras C - Heyward RF - Baez 2B - Russell SS Caratini, Zobrist, Almora and one more on the bench. I know Joe doesn't like or use a "set lineup", but I hope this is the group that is out there most days. Zo would become a utility backup player (I assume Russell will get even more days off next year, given his annual breakdowns). It will be interesting to see if Joe is willing to make that move.

Submitted by The E-Man on Fri, 09/08/2017 - 09:53 pm

Dillon Maples? Will Joe give Dillon Maples a shot tonight since Wilson pitched last night?

Submitted by Arizona Phil on Fri, 09/08/2017 - 09:42 pm

Willson Contreras goes 1-2 in four PA as DH at Myrtle Beach -- ground single to left, two walks (one intentional), and a pop-out to 2nd (P-4) to end the game and the Pelicans season. 

Submitted by crunch on Fri, 09/08/2017 - 09:19 pm

ryan* braun* HR* #300* also, lackey has had 4 balls in the 1st hit warning track deep. braun's went over the wall. boo.

Submitted by The E-Man on Fri, 09/08/2017 - 09:46 pm

Lackey is a servicible #5 pitcher. Just like J Hammel, however, I would NEVER put him on the Playoff roster should they make it cause you're behind the 8-ball after the 2nd inning.

Submitted by crunch on Fri, 09/08/2017 - 09:22 pm

taylor davis's hair featuring taylor davis is making him MLB debut in the 7th. i miss his pre-haircut look. whatever. good for him for finally getting a taste of the bigs. ...and he K's. still, another victory for a modern domestic undrafted FA player making it to the bigs. he's no kevin millar, but it's still a nice 'check it out' to all the teams that passed on him.

Submitted by billybucks on Fri, 09/08/2017 - 09:24 pm

Cubs efforts to manipulate the schedule have backfired so far. The No-Rain rainout vs. MIL was made up and the Brewers crushed the Cubs -- moving today's game from afternoon to night hasn't gone well, either. Bizarre offense this year -- they either score a ton of runs or none at all.

Submitted by billybucks on Fri, 09/08/2017 - 09:14 pm

Zobrist at cleanup again. That is simply idiotic. No possible logical reason for it. What the hell is Maddon trying to prove?

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Submitted by Jackstraw on Sat, 09/09/2017 - 09:54 pm

The only explanation I can come up with that I could defend even a little bit is that Joe feels for some reason that Bryant and Rizzo HAVE to bat 2 and 3 and that of the rest of the guys on the current roster, Zobrist is least likely to get over-amped or flustered by batting clean-up. My real belief is that Zobrist has pictures of Joe buying crappy wine and putting it in good bottles.

Submitted by The E-Man on Fri, 09/08/2017 - 09:21 pm

I'm not optimistic that the Cubs will win one game this series. But maybe Monty can throw a gem.

Recent comments

  • Cubster (view)

    per Tribune: Suzuki MRI results pending from yesterday so we should get a timetable for return later today.

  • crunch (view)

    suzuki says he injured his oblique running to 1st, not swinging.  okay.  it's gonna be that kind of 2024 cubs year, huh?

    i would say that's good news compared to screwing it up swinging, but i'm not familiar with the recovery time of people screwing up their oblique by running.

    right side is at least different from his left side oblique injury last year.

  • crunch (view)

    5 IN A ROW!

    hack wilson, ryne sandberg, sammy sosa, christopher morel, and michael busch.

  • Cubster (view)

    A bit more Jewish take on one of my favorite Cubs, Kenny Holtzman. His 9-0 season while serving in the National Guard and being available to pitch on weekends was one of my coolest teen recollections. 

    https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/388554

  • Cubster (view)

    Suzuki out with oblique strain. Canario indeed is called up. No word on Morel so that might be a red herring (or a red digit).

    AZ lineup is posted but Counsell is always late to post his lineup.

  • crunch (view)

    You have to C it! (tm)

  • Dolorous Jon Lester (view)

    Best hitter: IL with oblique strain

    Second best hitter: hasn’t looked the same since jamming his right hand during a swing

    Third best hitter: playing through a sore hammy

    Best pitcher: IL after one start 

    Second best RP: IL after 1.5 weeks

    Noice 

  • crunch (view)

    suzuki 10d IL.

    right oblique strain.  ow.  that's generally more than a 10d thing.

  • Dolorous Jon Lester (view)

    Seiya on IL with an oblique strain

  • crunch (view)

    cooper and morel are on the field doing pre-game stuff so it's not them...

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