Today’s Reflections
Something is starting to consciousness familiar. Familiar, but different.
The Cubs’ bats are starting to travel into signifier erstwhile again. That was proven successful the games from Monday and Tuesday. Six batters successful the Cubs’ starting lineup Monday had hits, with Dansby Swanson, Seiya Suzuki, Alex Bregman and Pete Crow-Armstrong with a brace each, successful the 3-2 walk-off win. Suzuki had the game-winning hit.
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Then connected Tuesday, each hitter successful the starting lineup (even Kevin Alcantara!) had astatine slightest 1 hit. Suzuki and Carson Kelly each had a pair. Two of Swanson’s 3 hits were location runs, 2 of the 5 homers connected the team.
But Shota Imanaga, who picked up the triumph Monday with 6.1 beardown innings, is the lone starter from the Opening Day roster that has not been injured. Matthew Boyd precocious returned from the IL and had a bend-but-not-break outing Tuesday. And 5 of the OD bullpen members are connected the IL, positive Colin Rea was an exigency determination into the rotation.
While having a patchwork pitching staff, the Cubs person won 10 of their past 12 games. Yes, it’s different streak for the Cubs. But alternatively of the shocking runs from aboriginal successful the season, wherever the feeling was, “Is this real?!!! Who cares — Let’s support going, whoo!!”, the feeling is, “Is this ….. real?? When is it going to autumn apart? When volition the pitching injuries instrumentality a imperishable toll connected the team? Well, let’s support going and see.” Not to beryllium a downer here, but I consciousness determination is decidedly a stronger feeling of caution than determination was successful April and aboriginal May. Rightfully so.
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Tuesday’s crippled stories:
Jordan Bastian (MLB.con): Swanson homers doubly arsenic Cubs triumph slugfest implicit Padres. “There are nights erstwhile Wrigley Field transforms into a hitter’s haven and teams recognize that piling up runs is not lone the goal, but required to find the triumph column.”
Monday’s crippled stories:
Assorted stories:
Tyler Courtney (LastWordOnSports.com): Are the Chicago Cubs’ Injuries Becoming Their Greatest Concern successful 2026? “At this point, it seems similar determination is idiosyncratic caller is added each day, arsenic the pitching unit has been destroyed. Now, they indispensable find a mode to flooded the injuries if they privation to enactment competitive.”
Trade Talk:
Eddie Lennon (LastWordOnSports.com): 3 Strong Luis Arraez Trade Destinations. “He doesn’t deed for power. He doesn’t rack up elite exit velocity numbers. He doesn’t overwhelm with highlight-reel tools.”
Eddie Lennon (LastWordOnSports.com): 3 Great Landing Spots for Freddy Peralta. “Peralta inactive brings precisely what contenders privation successful October: strikeouts, swing-and-miss stuff, and the quality to shorten games erstwhile each inning carries postseason weight.”
Food For Thought:
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