The #1 source for #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB news and notes. Cade Horton gave up a couple of runs, the Cubs failed to hit very much, and the result was another loss.
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Please ignore the many bad hot takes regarding Jaxon Wiggins and Porter Hodge. We know that Wiggins is having his innings managed and that Hodge is said to have a shoulder impingement. The trade winds are blowing but so far it’s just whistling and the bench is all still there, for better or worse. Same starters in various states of repair. We await developments.
Cade Horton tried to stop the bleeding. He didn’t exactly throw badly but the bats were pretty quiet and some of his innings were a little rough. He threw 94 pitches in 4⅔ innings. Lots of good defense on both sides.
Some highlights?
The Cubs will play the Twins again today, and they’ll have to leave the meatloaf behind when they travel to the Big Apple and face the Judge.
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