The #1 source for #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB news and notes. The Cubs couldn’t quite recover after the Cardinals had a five-run eighth and so the meatloaf weighs in the balance.
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Drew Pomeranz had a little trouble as the opener and Chris Flexen had to come in with one out and the ponds full of birds. Pomeranz has now given up two runs this year. The Cubs came back to take the lead, so Pomeranz gets a no-decision. Flexen did very well indeed. Brad Keller had a less-than-great outing, and coughed up the lead. The Cubs did rally. Seiya doubled Tucker in in the eighth. But that was all she wrote, and the Cubs will have to capture the meatloaf today.
Plenty of highlights. Michael Busch went deep again. Nico Hoerner drove one in with a single. Busch scored on a wild pitch to tie the game. Ian Happ grounded out for an rbi. Carson Kelly left the yard. Plus base-stealing, defense, and more defense.. Quite the show.
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- Zoe Grossman (Marquee Sports Network*): Cubs takeaways: What we learned in late loss to Cardinals at Wrigley. “They’ll have a chance to take the series in the rubber match Sunday night…”
- Zoe Grossman (Marquee Sports Network*): Jameson Taillon injury: Cubs pitcher vows ‘best case’ diagnosis in update. “We’re going to try to try to keep my arm conditioned, do some throwing off my knees,” he said.
- Tommy Birch (Des Moines Register* {$}): Iowa Cubs outfielder Kevin Alcántara playing best baseball of his Triple-A career. “Over the last two and a half weeks, he’s really started to turn it on,” said Iowa manager Marty Pevey.
- Sean Hammond (Chicago Tribune* {$}): Will Chicago Cubs re-sign Kyle Tucker? ‘You must have your limits’ in contract talks, Jed Hoyer notes. “You go into negotiations wanting to keep him,” Hoyer said.
- Zoe Grossman (Marquee Sports Network*): Cubs teammates back Seiya Suzuki MLB All-Star bid with slugger on tear. “… Suzuki is more than just making a case for his name to be emblazoned on the NL roster.”
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