Wasting your time since 2015.
86-64. The playoffs are coming.
Good news on the broadcast about Miguel Amaya, who is going to get some at-bats even though he isn’t yet 100 percent. We hope he discovers his groove fast and makes roster decisions tough.
Jameson Taillon vs. Braxton Ashcraft was on the menu in Pittsburgh. A wild pitch [VIDEO] and a Michael Busch solo homer (28) [VIDEO] put the Cubs on the board early, and a Dansby Swanson double [VIDEO] scored PCA, who had doubled and stolen third.
Former
Pirate Taillon kept throwing zeroes. PCA unloaded (29) [VIDEO]. It’d be nice if he has ironed out his issues. Pittsburgh-area native Ian Happ will have to wait to inflict his usual damage in his old stomping grounds. He didn’t figure in Monday’s scoring.
The bullpen followed Taillon’s lead and maintained that margin despite some pretty bad calls by the blue. Porter Hodge had some trouble — though most of it was self-induced. Brad Keller had to come in for the final out.
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- Matthew Trueblood (North Side Baseball*): On Roberto Clemente Day, MLB’s habitual vagueness becomes massively convenient. “… they’re not sweating as much at the league’s central office in New York today.”
- James Neveau (NBC Sports Chicago*): Lottery for Cubs playoff tickets now open as season draws to a close. “… Cubs fans interested in buying playoff tickets for games at Wrigley Field can sign up…” Maddie Lee writes about it* {$}.
- Evan Altman (Cubs Insider*): Cubs Scouting VP Dan Kantrovitz reportedly declined O’s GM interview, happy with current role. “According to Marquee’s Bruce Levine…”
- Andy Martinez (Marquee Sports Network*): Cubs injury updates: Kyle Tucker, Seiya Suzuki, Daniel Palencia latest. “Not much progress, frankly,” Counsell said. More from Meghan Montemurro* {$}. Patrick Mooney reports {$}.
- Will Aldirch (MLB.com*): Cubs bats click vs. Pirates with Tucker’s return still in the air. “The offense backed up Chicago starter Jameson Taillon.“
- Vinnie Duber (Chicago Sun-Times* {$}): Clutch hero Nico Hoerner among ‘unheralded’ Cubs hitters delivering while first half’s big boppers struggle. “Hoerner’s two-out, two-run double flipped the game Sunday and gave the Cubs a series win.” More from Jordan Bastian*. More from North Side Baseball.
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