Today’s roster move: Here
Sunday notes…
- SPLITTING THE DIFFERENCE: The Cubs are 7-8 this season after splitting the first two games of a three-game series: 3-3 on the road and 4-5 at home. They are 7-6 this season in all third games of series on the road, including 4-3 after winning second games. (Courtesy BCB’s JohnW53)
- AGAINST THE BREWERS: They are 33-38 in all third games of series at Milwaukee and 16-20 after winning second games. They are 16-19 after splitting two games, including 13-17 when they have split the first two in three-game series. (Courtesy BCB’s JohnW53)
- MAYBE A DIFFERENT SUNDAY TODAY?: The Cubs are just 1-6 on Sunday on the road. Last season, they were 5-8. They are 4-9 on all Sundays this year. A year ago, they were 13-14. (Courtesy BCB’s JohnW53)
- TODAY IN CUBS HISTORY: Javy Báez’s grand slam in the 14th inning helped lead the Cubs to a 7-2 win over the Reds in Cincinnati. It happened 10 years ago today, Tuesday, June 28, 2016.
Cubs lineup:
Brewers lineup:
Ryan Rolison, LHP vs. Brandon Woodruff, RHP
Ryan Rolison has been a pretty effective reliever for the Cubs this year.
He has not allowed a run over his last 14 outings covering 17.1 innings. In that span he has a WHIP of 0.865 and 16 strikeouts. He last threw on Wednesday in Game 1 of the doubleheader against
the Mets and threw 18 pitches that day, so he is likely to go maybe four outs into this game, after which it’ll be a full bullpen game. Your guess is as good as mine as to who follows, though it could be newly-acquired Bryse Wilson. As always, we await developments.
Rolison threw 1.2 scoreless innings vs. the Brewers May 20 at Wrigley Field.
Brandon Woodruff has a long injury history. He missed part of 2023, all of 2024 and part of 2025 with various injuries and also has missed some time this year. His start last Monday against the Reds was his first in two months after sitting out with shoulder issues. He threw six shutout innings and struck out 10 in that game, throwing 79 pitches.
His last start against the Cubs was the second game of a doubleheader Aug. 19, 2025 at Wrigley Field, where the Cubs had five hits, three walks and three runs off him in 4.1 innings.
Current Cubs are hitting .269 (28-for-104) against Woodruff with five home runs, three of those by Ian Happ.
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