I submitted my chocolate chip cookie recipe Monday afternoon.
Okay, so two-fifths of the Opening Day rotation is on the IL and the club is slumping at the plate. Neither Boyd or Horton thinks they’re in for a long stay on the list, and Seiya Suzuki is due back when the Cubs hit Wrigley. It could be worse.
These Rays are not pushovers. Jameson Taillon kept the club in the game but that wasn’t quite enough. The bullpen and the bats failed. They’ll try again today.
Game Results: Rays 6, Cubs 4.
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- Matthew Trueblood (North Side Baseball): Cubs are likely to be without Matthew Boyd for 6 weeks or more, as trouble mounts. “… this is no minor malady.” The Athletic {$} has more.
- Jordan Bastian (MLB.com): Cubs’ No. 28 prospect traveled an unlikely road to The Show. “I stepped into the stadium, and I just looked up,” Martin said. “It was like, ‘Man, this is a lot different than Iowa.’”
- Brett Taylor (Bleacher Nation*): Adjustments on the way for Moises Ballesteros. :… Ballesteros has shown he’s adept at adjusting to however pitchers try to attack him.”
- Ken Rosenthal (The Athletic {$}): Five key reasons why the Cubs’ $141 million extension with Nico Hoerner makes sense. “This is where you have to say data has helped us,” Cubs manager Craig Counsell said. More from North Side Baseball.
- Randy Holt (North Side Baseball*): Alex Bregman’s numbers paint a hot start in a poor light. “… to date, Bregman is exactly who the team thought he was…”
- Evan Altman (Cubs Insider): Cubs launch ‘150th Cookie Challenge’ to find fan with best Chocolate Chip Cookie recipe. “Beginning today, April 6, at 10 a.m. CT, through Thursday, April 30, at 11:59 p.m. CT, Cubs fans can submit their chocolate chip cookie recipe online…” More from MLB.com.
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