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40 players are on the MLB RESERVE LIST (roster is full), plus two players are 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

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PITCHERS: 14
Yency Almonte
Adbert Alzolay 
Javier Assad
Colten Brewer
Ben Brown
Kyle Hendricks
* Shota Imanaga
Mark Leiter Jr
Hector Neris 
* Drew Smyly
Jameson Taillon 
Keegan Thompson
* Jordan Wicks

CATCHERS: 2
Miguel Amaya
Yan Gomes

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

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

OPTIONED: 12 
Kevin Alcantara, OF 
Michael Arias, P 
Pete Crow-Armstrong, OF 
Jose Cuas, P 
Brennen Davis, OF 
Porter Hodge, P 
* Luke Little, P
* Miles Mastrobuoni, INF
* Matt Mervis, 1B 
Daniel Palencia, P 
Luis Vazquez, INF 
Hayden Wesneski, P 

10-DAY IL: 1 
Seiya Suzuki, OF

15-DAY IL: 
* Justin Steele, P   

60-DAY IL: 2 
Caleb Kilian, P 
Julian Merryweather, P
 




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Cubs @ Dodgers: Quintana vs Kershaw (Game 79)

Submitted by CTSteve on
CHC (43-35): LHP José Quintana (6-6, 4.26)
LAD (43-36): LHP Clayton Kershaw (1-4, 2.94)
First pitch: 2:10pmCST (!)
 
Quintana gave up 4 ER in 5 innings and lost in Cincinnati on Friday. Overall, the Dodgers are 9-26 (.346) against him. Taylor is 3-3, and Forsythe is 5-11 with a HR.
 
Kershaw went three innings against the Mets and gave up 2 ER his last time out, after returning from the DL (back). The Cubs are 16-59 (.271) against him. Rizzo is 5-14 with 2 HR.
 
Odorizzi and the Twins are in town tomorrow to face Chatwood at 4:05pmCST--for some reason.
 
Go Cubs!
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Submitted by Eric S on Thu, 06/28/2018 - 06:38 am

It's June 28th and JHey has a higher OPS than Rizzo (337/414/752 vs 334/407/741) -- simultaneously encouraging and discouraging. 

Submitted by Arizona Phil on Thu, 06/28/2018 - 06:03 am

Even though he's not scheduled to pitch today, Tyler Chatwood must be reinstated from the Paternity Leave List prior to this afternoon's game. (A player can spend a maximum of three days on the Paternity List).

The only way Chatwood can remain off the 25-man roster is if he is transferred to the Restricted List (which is an approved but unpaid Leave of Absence) or to the Bereavement/Family Medical Emergency List (but only if there was a medical complication stemming from the childbirth). 

Submitted by crunch on Thu, 06/28/2018 - 06:53 am

Almora CF, Baez 2B, Contreras C, Rizzo 1B, Russell SS, Bote 3B, Happ RF, Schwarber LF, Quintana P

Submitted by Eric S on Thu, 06/28/2018 - 06:52 pm

Cubs sure are adept at walking opposing pitchers. On four pitches no less - at least the bases weren't loaded this time. 

Submitted by crunch on Thu, 06/28/2018 - 06:51 pm

“I’m not going to sit here and say that I deserve to be a general manager of a baseball team, because I’ve made a lot of mistakes in my life, mistakes that could have disrupted my career path and put me in a whole different area, and a whole different experience in my life.”

dayton moore (KC) needs to quit saying things that make it sound like he wants to sign luke heimlich...cuz it keeps sounding like he really wants to sign luke heimlich.

this is a dude who considers his faith to be the most important thing in his life...and also the dude who brought an anti-porn presentation speaker to lecture the royals last season.

Submitted by crunch on Thu, 06/28/2018 - 06:10 pm

taking farrell out with 1 out left in the game, no one on, and a 6 run lead.

when maddon over-manages, he does it in style.

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Submitted by Arizona Phil on Thu, 06/28/2018 - 06:45 pm

Brandon Morrow threw six pitches in the game:

Max Muncy:
1. FB-98 (foul)
2. CT-94 (line drive single to RF)

Cody Bellinger:
1. FB-98 (called strike - outside corner)
2. FB-98 (ball - high)
3. FB-98 (foul)
4. SL-91 (fly out to warning track in CF)

FB command was good but his CT and SL (one of each) had too much velo and not enough break. 

Submitted by billybucks on Thu, 06/28/2018 - 06:55 pm

That was one hell of an impressive W!  Down 3-1 in LA in the last game of a discouraging road trip -- then what a rally!  Should be a fun plane ride home.  It's almost like Javy senses the team needs him to be better and more focused with KB out -- he has been vey impressive.  7-11 w/RISP.  That'll do.

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    Phil: Great to see what Rosario is doing!

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    In general there has been a weird overuse of Carmina Burana's O Fortuna in sports and commercials in past decade or so.  Maybe it is a fallback choice if there isn't anything else.   

     

    Sidenote, while the O Fortuna part has become a bit pop-culture cliched; the overall piece is very interesting and rather expansive in scope. I played percussion in a production of it while in college.  There is a rather jovial movement set in a tavern.  In the score it calls for the clinking of beer steins.  Let's just say we did a lot of research to determine the best sounding beer steins. 

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