After this past weekend’s series with the Giants in which they swept San Francisco at home, Russell was the starting shortstop in three of the four games with Castro only getting playing time at all back on Thursday at shortstop.
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The Cubs reportedly tried to trade Castro at the deadline and it’s easy to see why.
-RHP Rafael Soriano (right shoulder inflammation) went on the 15-day disabled list retroactive to August. 4.
At the plate: Kris Bryant broke his bat but was strong enough to hit a single that advanced Rizzo to third base with no outs in the second.
“When we come to the ballpark now, we know we’re going to win”, Montero said after opening the bottom of the 10th with a solo blast to left field off Michael Blazek (5-3). “I never will put my head down”.
The 15 home runs by Bryant are the most by any Cub in his first major league season, passing Mandy Brooks” 14 in 1925 and Vince Barton “s 13 homers in 1931.
“Depth is a wonderful thing, and it’ll be necessary at some point”, Maddon said. “If you have your confidence, good things can happen”. We’ll hit on all of the biggest moments from the day that you may have missed, while providing highlights, photos and interesting stats. “So for him to even attempt that, it’s a special play by a really good player”. “I will be ready off of the bench, and when I get my opportunity, I will try to get the job done”. Lester makes his fourth all-time start against Milwaukee and second this season. 303 slugging percentage. His value had always laid in his ability to be a pure hitter; he led the National League in hits in 2011, with 207.
The Brewers wasted a terrific start by right-hander Matt Garza, who allowed two runs on just three hits with two walks and four strikeouts in seven innings.
When asked if he was surprised, Hammel said, “Obviously. I’ll leave it at that”.
Maddon said he was “certain” Hammel would be upset but explained his reasoning while also reminding the media that the number of pitches doesn’t matter because “it’s not a 100-pitch exercise”.
“I want him to be upset, actually, because of his competitive side”. He said he would use me off the bench. “But from my perspective, it’s not about being nice”. He didn’t start Tuesday but pinch-hit in the seventh and flew out to center. President Theo Epstein said La Stella was sent to the minors to get at-bats and will return by September 1 at the latest.
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Chicago (64-48) has won six-straight games for the second time in the past 30 days, and is looking to pull within a half-game of the Pittsburgh Pirates in the race for the top NL Wild Card spot, should the Bucs lose tonight. Hammel has a 3.10 ERA, a 1.04 WHIP, and a 125/27 K/BB ratio over 127 2/3 innings, which he’ll bring into next week’s home start versus the Tigers.
