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Heads to bench against lefty Mervis is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Astros.

Impact With southpaw Framber Valdez on the bump for Houston in the series opener, the lefty-hitting Mervis will give way to Trey Mancini at first base. Since his call-up from Triple-A Iowa on May 5, Mervis has started in eight of the Cubs' subsequent 10 games while hitting .219 with a 41.2 percent strikeout rate.

MAY 15, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Mervis double sparks Cubs rally in 7th for 5-2 win over Twins Rookie Matt Mervis crushed a tying RBI double in a seventh-inning breakthrough for the Chicago Cubs, who rallied to beat Minnesota 5-2 after...

MAY 13, 2023 • DAILYHERALD.COM

Mervis double sparks Cubs rally in 7th past Twins 6-2 to open 9-game trip

Rookie Matt Mervis crushed a tying RBI double in a seventh-inning breakthrough for the Chicago Cubs to rally past the Minnesota Twins 6-2

MAY 13, 2023 • Associated Press

Gets breather against lefty Mervis is not in the lineup Wednesday against the Cardinals.

Impact The left-handed-hitting Mervis has gone 4-for-21 (.190) with zero extra-base hits and eight strikeouts through his first five major-league games and will take a seat Wednesday with southpaw Jordan Montgomery on the mound for St. Louis. Trey Mancini is playing first base and Christopher Morel is getting a turn at designated hitter.

MAY 10, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

How Matt Mervis bet on himself This story was excerpted from Jordan Bastian’s Cubs Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regula...

MAY 8, 2023 • MLB.COM

Drives in run in debut Mervis went 1-for-4 with an RBI in Friday's 4-1 win over the Marlins.

Impact Getting the start at first base and batting seventh, Mervis didn't have an eye-popping big-league debut but did bring home Cody Bellinger with a single in the eighth inning for the game's final run. Mervis figures to hold down a regular spot in the lineup as the Cubs see what their top hitting prospect can do, but if the 25-year-old does stumble out of the game, Trey Mancini and Eric Hosmer remain available to cut into his workload -- at least for the moment.

MAY 6, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Call him M*A*S*H, Bris-zo or The Big ROI, but Matt Mervis is here to help the Cubs Mervis’ debut didn’t quite have the buzz of Anthony Rizzo’s, but it wasn’t far behind. Could the Team Israel alum be Cubs' next big thing?

MAY 6, 2023 • THEATHLETIC.COM