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Javier Assad is back on the Iowa Express. He’ll be back. Jordan Wicks is in for now. Willi Castro was at third for Matt Shaw.
Possible downballot ROY candidate Cade Horton faced the Angels in the middle game of the three-game series at Angels Stadium in Anaheim, California, namesake of some damn good chilies. Horton was hot stuff, and it appears that Kyle Tucker is back [VIDEO].
Horton continued to deal,
and his battery-mate Reese McGuire put a charge into the ball with the bags jammed [VIDEO].
Plate umpire Quinn Walcott gave Horton a few extra inches and Horton took advantage of that veteran zone to throw strike after strike, with all of his pitches working.
Michael Busch added some insurance [VIDEO].
King Tuck said goodbye to another baseball [VIDEO].
There was more [VIDEO], [VIDEO]. Ben Brown came on in relief after Horton went six full (7 K, 1 BB, 3 hits) and threw Jo Adell a fat pitch, but his job was to throw strikes, and he certainly did. 12-1 isn’t so bad, and the meatloaf is ready to serve.
The Professor stands between the Cubs and a sweep. Sorry, Kyle.
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- Brett Taylor (Bleacher Nation*): Shōta Imanaga’s start continues dominating trend for Cubs rotation. “… at least the starting pitching is pulling its weight.“
- Mike McGraw (Daily Herald* {$}): Cubs pitcher Cade Horton reflects on trying to be a two-sport college athlete. “He had the mentality of a linebacker, really,” Norman head coach Rocky Martin said.
- Zoe Grossman (Marquee Sports Network*): Colin Rea’s hometown bar reveals story of viral Cubs mozzarella sticks bet. “I don’t think anybody really believed it,” The Corner Taproom general manager Zach Nothdorf told ESPN.
- Doug Padilla (Chicago Tribune* {$}): Kyle Hendricks says ties to Chicago Cubs are everlasting — and LA Angels righty will face his ex-team Sunday. “He might be an Orange County kid, but Hendricks’ tie to Chicago will be everlasting.”
- Patrick Mooney (The Athletic {$}): Cubs hope two big swings from Pete Crow-Armstrong, Kyle Tucker can change dynamics: ‘It’s about time’. “It’s about time I stepped up in a situation like that,” Crow-Armstrong said. Maddie Lee has more* {$}.
- Randy Holt (North Side Baseball*): Seiya Suzuki’s burdensome approach is manifesting more than ever. “… something feels entirely off with Suzuki at this point in the year.“
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