Right-handed reliever Hunter Harvey, who was already on the Injured List with triceps inflammation since April 8, has suffered a stress reaction in his triceps during his rehab. He will now be shut down for another month.
So break out the brooms, and let's sweep the Reds back to Cincinnati, or wherever they're headed next. The Cubs are FINALLY the team that gives everybody else fits, and these days, there ain't no party like a Wrigley Field party. That's eight straight wins, 18 of 21, and 14 straight at the Friendly Confines. They've also pushed the Reds into last place. I can't wait to see Monday morning's power rankings.
"There are strange plays at Wrigley, for sure. But over the course of a year, I do feel like it plays to our advantage. Something since the beginning of his time here, Counsell has really emphasized is just dominating Wrigley, making it our own, embracing all the types of games that we have here."
Kyle Hendricks has been hired by the Detroit Tigers as a special assistant, focusing on pitching development. This move surprised many who expected him to join the Cubs.
Tonight, in the top of the fifth inning against the Braves, Javier Báez hit a groundball to short and started off for first base. When he got close, for some reason, he slid into the bag. But his slide was WAY too late, so his leg got jammed up on the base.
Phil Maton was placed on the injured list on April 8 with right knee tendinitis. Before his stint on the IL, the righty appeared in five games with the Cubs and pitched to a 13.50 ERA (6 ER/4.0 IP) with five strikeouts and four walks.
Seiya Suzuki has gone deep for the third straight game, and this time, it was especially beautiful. The Cubs had just lost a healthy lead, and went into the bottom of the 8th tied at 6. Then Seiya un-tied it.
Colin Rea shut down the Phillies Monday night, allowing just 1 run in 6.2 innings to lift the Cubs to their sixth straight win. It was only the second start of the season for Rea, who worked behind an opener in Philadelphia his last time out and has also served in a long relief role.
Riley Martin has been lights out so far, throwing 5.1 scoreless innings across five appearances with five strikeouts and zero walks. He primarily throws a four-seam fastball that averages 94.4 mph, complementing it with a curveball and a slider.
Kevin Alcantara is now hitting .255/.345/.745/170 wRC+ with 7 homers in 58 plate appearances. The 34.5% K rate is obviously not good, but he's making such obscenely high-quality contact that is more than makes up for it.
