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39 players are on the MLB RESERVE LIST (one slot is open), plus two players are on the 60-DAY IL and one player has been DESIGNATED FOR ASSIGNMENT (DFA)   

26 players on MLB RESERVE LIST are ACTIVE, and eight players are on OPTIONAL ASSIGNMENT to minors, three players are on the 15-DAY IL, and two players is on the 10-DAY IL

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PITCHERS: 13
Yency Almonte
Adbert Alzolay 
Javier Assad
Colten Brewer
Ben Brown
* Shota Imanaga
Mark Leiter Jr
* Luke Little
Hector Neris 
Jameson Taillon 
Keegan Thompson
Hayden Wesneski 
* Jordan Wicks

CATCHERS: 2
Miguel Amaya
Yan Gomes

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

OUTFIELDERS: 4
* Pete Crow-Armstrong 
# Ian Happ
Seiya Suzuki
* Mike Tauchman 

OPTIONED: 8 
Kevin Alcantara, OF 
Michael Arias, P 
Jose Cuas, P 
Brennen Davis, OF 
Porter Hodge, P 
* Miles Mastrobuoni, INF
Daniel Palencia, P 
Luis Vazquez, INF 

10-DAY IL: 2
* Cody Bellinger, OF  
Seiya Suzuki, OF

15-DAY IL: 3
Kyle Hendricks, P 
* Drew Smyly, P 
* Justin Steele, P   

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

DFA: 1 
Garrett Cooper, 1B 
 




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Cubs @ Nationals: Lackey vs Gonzalez (Game 63)

Submitted by CTSteve on

After the first five innings last night, just losing almost feels like a win.Scherzer didn’t pitch a perfect game, a no-hitter, or set the record for strikeouts, and no one got hurt. We'll take it.

This is the best matchup we have for the series, so let’s make it count.

CHC (43-19): RHP John Lackey (7-2, 2.63)
WAS (40-24): LHP Gio Gonzalez (3-5, 3.93)
First pitch: 6:05pmCST

Lackey scattered 3 hits over 7 scoreless innings on Wednesday to beat the Phillies, striking out 8 and walking none. He beat the Nats at Wrigley in May (7 IP, 2 ER, 11 K, 1 BB). They are 21-88 (.239) against him. Werth is 7-17 with a HR, and Murphy and Zimmerman (the human LOB machine) are both 4-9.

Gonzalez lost on the Southside his last time out (7 IP, 3 ER, 10 K, 2 BB). He had a no-decision at Wrigley (5.2 IP, 5 ER, 2 K, 1 BB). The Cubs are 29-110 (.264) against him. Fowler is 8-17 with a HR.

Hammel (7-2, 2.36) versus at Strasberg (10-0, 3.03) at 3:05pmCST tomorrow to close it out.

Go Cubs!

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Comments

Submitted by VirginiaPhil on Tue, 06/14/2016 - 06:28 am

There's an interesting picture of Jon Lester in the Tweets column today. Interesting, because he doesn't have his game face on. He's actually smiling! I haven't seen that before.

Submitted by Charlie on Tue, 06/14/2016 - 06:48 am

Oh man. I don't know why I thought we missed Strasburg. Tough series. I'm not sure there's a more overpowering 1-2 in the NL than Strasburg and Scherzer. There's probably better--Kershaw+whomever, Arrieta+Lester--but not more overpowering.

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Submitted by VirginiaPhil on Wed, 06/15/2016 - 06:15 am

Sorry if I'm on your case lately, crunch, but you just reminded me that Ross had a terrific game last night: RBI single, a nice bunt that advanced the winning run to second in the ninth, and, in the bottom of the inning, one of the better pitch-framings (Wilson Ramos would call it a frame-up) imaginable. Ramos was so upset by the ump's being suckered by Ross that he swung at the next pitch, another low one, and grounded out.

Submitted by cubbies.4ever on Tue, 06/14/2016 - 06:22 pm

33rd Rd High School RHP Nathan Sweeney a so called "unsignable" is looking like he will skip college to sign and without doing any damage to the Cubs bonus pool according to a local radio interview.

Submitted by johann on Tue, 06/14/2016 - 06:45 pm

On Bryant being intentionally walked: Len: "We'll see what Tanner Roark thinks of this." JD: "This isn't very competitive Dusty."

Submitted by fullykräusened on Tue, 06/14/2016 - 06:28 pm

Obviously the Cubs have had a lot of satisfying wins this year, but this was one of the best: They won a close game, against a good team that was playing well, and beat them in a full ballpark on the road. Even better, the youngest Cubs played a key role--Russell with a walk against a very good reliever, (old guy Ross with a perfect sacrifice, messing up my narrative), and a big hit by Almora. Then, in the bottom of the inning, Baez--at second for defense--makes a terrific play for the last out. These guys play baseball very well. John Beasley rightly said that one out of three against these guys is a moral victory, but what the hell, let's go with a real victory and beat Strasburg tomorrow!

Submitted by Cubster on Tue, 06/14/2016 - 06:33 pm

before the 9th... (when it was fashionable to be whiny) I really didn't like the pitch sequence in the Rondon-Rendon matchup. Too many sliders outside the zone in a row. Maybe that was Ross' thinking but still. End of rant. Fly the W.

Submitted by Cubster on Tue, 06/14/2016 - 06:35 pm

oh, and the Cardinals lose the the Astros, the win is extra sweet. Ah, I remember the good old NL central from way back when.

Submitted by Cubster on Tue, 06/14/2016 - 06:40 pm

Starlin is batting 3rd for the Yankees tonight. Who's managing that team, Lou Piniella?

Submitted by The E-Man on Wed, 06/15/2016 - 06:29 am

Some Discussion on the radio and with my Cubs friends, that the Cubs should entertain trading Schwarber for value. Not much of a catcher. 1B is/will be blocked. Not good in the outfield. He is a perfect DH. I don't think a stud reliever is enough value 1:1 personally.

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  • crunch (view)

    "Morel told reporters after the game that he felt alright, just a little banged up — specifically noting his right hip and both elbows. He did say that he was optimistic about his ability to play on Sunday, though manager Craig Counsell may have other plans."

  • crunch (view)

    rsox putting pablo reyes up to pitch...an infielder...cranking 70+mph stuff.

    ...and of course he gets out of it with no runs scored...that kind of day for the cubs.

  • crunch (view)

    ...and wisdom replaces mervis on the mound to try to get the last out.

    busch is at 3rd, but i wouldn't read too much into that.

    wisdom's thrown a couple in the 80s (one of them 88mph), but both missed the strike zone badly.

  • crunch (view)

    matt mervis is no david ross on the mound.

    cubs run differential getting destroyed.

  • crunch (view)

    matt mervis pitching...wisdom replaces morel at 3rd.

    he's featuring some high-50s thunder on the fastball.

    through 15 pitches, he's straight up throwing BP...all mid-high 50s lobs.  no way he's going to jose canseco himself out of a job.

    on pitch 21 he railed a 75mph fastball missing high on a 0-1 count.  ha.

  • crunch (view)

    he's hugging canario in the dugout cuz morel will shrivel up and die if he doesn't hug at least a dozen people a day.

  • crunch (view)

    and morel is injured...nice.

    morel trying to play LF from 3rd...runs into canario while leaping and comes down ribs/arm-first.

    hopefully he sticks around to finish this terrible game, or at least is going to avoid the IL.

  • TarzanJoeWallis (view)

    Amen to that last point!

  • crunch (view)

    jeez...

    0.2ip 3h 1bb 1k, 2 HBP, 1 WP...5 r/er

  • crunch (view)

    uhh...8m manager...do 8m worth of managing.

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