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Chicago Cubs are set to play the St. Louis Cardinals in London next year after 2020 series was canceled by the pandemic Major League Baseball announced Thursday that the Cubs and Cardinals will play in the London Series on June 24-25, 2023, at London Stadium....
Cubs are set to play Cardinals in London next year after 2020 series was canceled by the pandemic ST. LOUIS — The Chicago Cubs are finally heading to London.
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Cubs, Cardinals to play series in London in 2023 After a four-year hiatus, MLB will be returning to London. The Chicago Cubs and St. Louis Cardinals will play a series at London Stadium Jun...
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London Calling: Cubs-Cardinals set for London in June 2023 Major League Baseball plans to return to London next year for the first time since 2019
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London Calling: Cubs-Cardinals set for London in June 2023
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Adbert Alzolay - Facing hitters again Alzolay (lat) is scheduled to throw a live batting practice session Thursday, Andy Martinez of Marquee Sports Network reports.
Impact Facing hitters in a controlled setting marks the final step in Alzolay's prolonged recovery program from a right lat strain before he's ready to head out on what's expected to be an extended minor-league rehab assignment. Since he's been on the shelf since spring training with the injury, Alzolay may not have sufficient time to build up to a starter's workload in 2022, but if he avoids any further setbacks, he'll at least be able to return from the 60-day injured list as a multi-inning relief option before season's end.
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Frank Schwindel - Sitting out Game 1 of twin bill Schwindel is out of the lineup for the first game of Thursday's doubleheader with the Cardinals.
Impact Before Wednesday's game was postponed due to inclement weather, Schwindel had been in line to sit out against Cardinals right-hander Miles Mikolas. St. Louis will have Mikolas take the hill for the front end of the twin bill, so it's not particularly surprising that Schwindel will end up sitting for the third time in four contests. The 31-year-old looks like he could be falling into more of a part-time role at first base while the Cubs give more work to Patrick Wisdom at first base and free up the hot corner for the likes of Zach McKinstry and David Bote.
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Christopher Morel - Sitting out Game 1 Morel is on the bench for the first game of Thursday's doubleheader with the Cardinals.
Impact Though Morel will likely play in the nightcap, he'll be on the bench for the third time in four games while the Cubs go with David Bote at second base and Rafael Ortega in center field or the afternoon contest. After he was dialed in at the plate to begin his MLB career, Morel has cooled down since the beginning of July and has gone 0-for-16 over his last five starts.
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Yan Gomes - On bench for Game 1 of twin bill Gomes is out of the lineup for the first game of Thursday's doubleheader with the Cardinals.
Impact Gomes is absent from the lineup for the front end of the twin bill, but expect him to check in behind the dish for Game 2 while top backstop Willson Contreras either heads to the bench or serves as the Cubs' designated hitter.
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Sean Newcomb - Getting start in doubleheader The Cubs will call up Newcomb from Triple-A Iowa to start the second game of Thursday's doubleheader with the Cardinals, Maddie Lee of the Chicago Sun-Times reports.
Impact Chicago added lefty Matt Dermody from Iowa ahead of the twin bill to serve as their 27th man, but the team will wait until after Game 1 to officially select Newcomb's contract from the minors. The southpaw has made all 39 of his appearances at the big-league level over the past two seasons out of the bullpen, but he'll be joining the Cubs as a starter after having recently moved into the rotation at Iowa. He built up to four innings and 71 pitches in his last minor-league outing, so Newcomb could struggle to work deep enough in Game 2 to factor into any decision.
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Matt Dermody - Joins North Siders for twin bill The Cubs selected Dermody's contract from Triple-A Iowa, optioned him and then recalled him to serve as the 27th man for the Thursday's doubleheader with the Cardinals.
Impact Chicago added Dermody to the 40-man roster and active roster in a roundabout way, but he'll be with the big club for the twin bill before likely heading back to Iowa. Though he'll work out of the bullpen Thursday, Dermody had been starting at Iowa and should be capable of handling multiple innings behind doubleheader starters Marcus Stroman and Sean Newcomb, if necessary.
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Cubs add two starting pitching prospects to their fast-rising farm system For over a decade, the Cubs have bemoaned their lack of homegrown pitching talent. That narrative has started to shift.
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Cubs-Cards postponed; doubleheader set for Thursday Wednesday's game between the Chicago Cubs and St. Louis Cardinals was postponed by rain.
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Justin Steele - Start pushed to Friday Steele will make his next start Friday against the Marlins, Jordan Bastian of MLB.com reports.
Impact Steele appeared set to pitch in Thursday's doubleheader after his start Wednesday was postponed due to inclement weather, but Chicago will instead push him back an additional day. Marcus Stroman will start Game 1 of the twin bill, and the Cubs have yet to announce who will take the mound for the nightcap.
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Justin Steele - Wednesday's start postponed Steele won't start as scheduled Wednesday against the Cardinals since the game was postponed due to inclement weather, Meghan Montemurro of the Chicago Tribune reports.
Impact The contest will be made up via a doubleheader Thursday, and Steele should start one of those games. He's given up five runs (one earned) with an 8:5 K:BB across 8.2 frames in his two starts since the All-Star break.
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Chicago Cubs vs St. Louis Cardinals Box Score - August 03, 2022 - The Athletic Get real-time MLB coverage and scores as the Chicago Cubs take on the St. Louis Cardinals at 11:45pm UTC on August 03, 2022. The Athletic brings you the latest stats, scores, and a...
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Kervin Castro - Joins big-league club Castro was recalled from Triple-A Iowa on Wednesday, Jordan Bastian of MLB.com reports.
Impact The 23-year-old was recently claimed off waivers by the Cubs and will quickly join the major-league roster with David Robertson, Mychal Givens and Scott Effross traded ahead of Tuesday's deadline. Castro appeared in only two games for San Francisco this year before being DFA'd but didn't allow an earned run over 13.1 frames last season, and the Chicago's trade departures leave most of the bullpen jobs wide open.
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Wade Miley - Goes 2.1 innings in rehab start Miley (shoulder) yielded three earned runs on five hits and two walks while striking out two over 2.1 innings Wednesday in his second rehab start for Triple-A Iowa.
Impact Miley also covered 2.1 innings in his initial rehab outing last weekend, though he upped his pitch count from 36 to 49 this time around. The southpaw will likely require one or two more rehab starts to get fully ramped up, so he doesn't appear on pace to come off the 15-day injured list until next weekend at the soonest.
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Yan Gomes - Not starting Wednesday Gomes is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Cardinals.
Impact Willson Contreras is behind the plate Wednesday and Rafael Ortega is getting a turn as the Cubs' designated hitter, closing off both of Gomes' avenues to starting roles. Though the Cubs' decision not to deal Contreras ahead of Tuesday's trade deadline is a negative development for Gomes' playing-time outlook, Gomes should still be in line for at least a handful of starts per week.
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Frank Schwindel - Sits for third time in four games Schwindel is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Cardinals.
Impact Even though the Cubs recently demoted one of Schwindel's primary threats for playing time in Alfonso Rivas, Schwindel will take a seat for the third time in four games. Until Schwindel begins to heat up at the plate, manager David Ross could be inclined to rotate a few different players at first base. Patrick Wisdom will move across the diamond to start at first base Wednesday.
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Willson Contreras and Ian Happ are excited to stay with Cubs — but their long-term futures remain uncertain ST. LOUIS — The image of Ian Happ and Willson Contreras embracing in the home dugout at Wrigley Field represented a moment of goodbyes for w...
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Alexander Canario - Muscling up in Double-A Canario hit his 18th homer in 64 games for Double-A Tennessee on Tuesday, lifting his stat line at that level to .255/.339/.560.
Impact Between High-A and Double-A this year, Canario has stolen a dozen bases while bashing 25 homers -- seven of which have come in his last 11 games, a stretch in which he's also batted .405 with 13 walks against just eight strikeouts. It's well worth noting that Canario's cut down his whiffs sharply since his promotion to Double-A -- where he was striking out at an alarming 35 percent rate in High-A, he's at a more acceptable 25.6 clip at the higher level. He probably won't ever hit for much average in the big leagues, but the power is very real, so if Canario can maintain his plate-discipline improvements, he'll have a chance to be an impact major leaguer.
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Willson Contreras, Ian Happ 'super happy' to remain Cubs after trade deadline “I’m happy it’s over,” Contreras said. “Even if I got traded I’d be happy that it’s over. Now, it takes a lot of weight off my shoulders."
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