JUNE 12 • SI.COM
Cubs Announce Starting Pitcher for Giants Opener, What Does It Mean for the Rotation? The Chicago Cubs are going with a fresh face for Friday's opener in San Francisco ... sort of. A little over 24 hours before the matchup, th...
Carson Kelly - Ends home run drought in win Kelly went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Thursday's 9-3 win over the Rockies.
Impact A day after getting a break from the starting lineup, Kelly returned with his third home run of the season. The Chicago catcher has been a steady enough hitter with a .282 batting average and .731 OPS across 51 games, though Thursday's long ball was his first since April 18. The power has been noticeably down from 2025, when Kelly went deep 17 times in 111 regular-season contests.
JUNE 12 • ROTOWIRE
Alex Bregman - Goes deep at Coors Field Bregman went 1-for-4 with a walk, a two-run home run and an additional run scored in Thursday's 9-3 win over the Rockies.
Impact Bregman enjoyed the thin Colorado air as he blasted his sixth home run of the season in the seventh inning. The Chicago third baseman came into the contest batting just .138 this month, and it's been a down campaign overall in his first year with the Cubs. Bregman has played in 68 of the team's 69 games, however, and he should continue to see ample playing time as he looks to build some momentum for the stretch run.
JUNE 12 • ROTOWIRE
Sullivan records first multihomer game, looks to bounce back from slow May DENVER -- The elusive intangible of momentum powered Rockies catcher Brett Sullivan on Thursday afternoon. On Wednesday night, Sullivan deli...
JUNE 12 • MLB.COM
Cole Carrigg - Records first big-league homer Carrigg went 2-for-4 with a solo home run against the Cubs in a loss Thursday.
Impact Carrigg achieved a milestone in the fourth inning, when he cranked a 418-foot blast to right field for his first major-league long ball. The talented rookie has started three straight games since being called up Tuesday and has gone 3-for-11 with a triple, a walk and Thursday's long ball. Carrigg has yet to attempt a steal, but he swiped 29 bags over 57 games for Triple-A Albuquerque before joining the big club, so that skill should eventually show up as well.
JUNE 12 • ROTOWIRE
Brett Sullivan - Swats two homers in loss Sullivan went 3-for-4 with a pair of solo home runs in a loss to the Cubs on Thursday.
Impact Sullivan got the start behind the plate and batted out of the No. 9 slot in the order. He hit two of Colorado's three long balls (all solo shots) to post the first multi-homer game of his career. In fact, coming into Thursday, Sullivan had gone deep just three times across 206 career MLB plate appearances. Sullivan's performance against the Cubs was also his first multi-hit effort since April 29, and with one of baseball's most productive hitting catchers (Hunter Goodman) ahead of him on the depth chart, Sullivan doesn't figure to see extensive playing time moving forward.
JUNE 12 • ROTOWIRE
Seiya Suzuki - Crushes grand slam Thursday Suzuki went 1-for-4 with a grand slam in a 9-3 victory against the Rockies on Thursday.
Impact Suzuki came up with the bases loaded in the fourth inning and bashed a homer to left field to give the Cubs all the runs they would need to secure the victory. He also struck out twice in the contest, but the homer was enough to extend his hitting streak to eight games -- though Suzuki has yet to notch multiple knocks during that span. The 31-year-old is up to 10 home runs on the season as he pursues his second straight 30-homer campaign.
JUNE 12 • ROTOWIRE
FOX SPORTS™, SPEED™, SPEED.COM™ & © 2026 Fox Media LLC
and Fox Sports Interactive Media, LLC. All rights reserved. Use of this
website (including any and all parts and components) constitutes your
acceptance of these
Terms of Use and Privacy Policy | Advertising Choices | 
Your Privacy Choices | Closed Captioning 
Your Privacy Choices | Closed Captioning