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The two teams, already looking to the future, wrap up a three-game series on Sunday afternoon when the Chicago Cubs sweep the visiting Miami Marlins.
The Cubs, in a total of 26 hits in the game, in his last two days, he used strong pitching and power to record his 4-0 victory with 2-1. used in combination with
On the day the preseason-designated club named shortstop Andrelton Simmons as the starting pitcher, Nico Horner said he would go three-hit in Saturday's win to help the Cubs win the current season. I showed the reason why I trusted the roster enough and decided to transfer. 298 average in 3-4 outings.
After signing Simmons as a free agent in March, it's the type of production the Cubs hoped to get from Simmons this season. 173 in 34 games while battling shoulder problems, the 11-year veteran was cut from the roster on Saturday. No," Cubs manager David Ross said. "This year didn't go as expected for any of us." Aim to average over .300 when playing against each other.
The 24-year-old returned from a strained left forearm in his 3-1 loss at home to the Cincinnati Reds on Monday, going 3-hit-2 in five innings. I threw a run ball. He was limited to his 81 pitches in his first outing since May 10th.
He will face the Cubs for the second time in his career. In a 14-10 home game last August, he allowed five runs in five innings.
Luzardo has never faced his Hoerner, but they have one thing in common. It's Auckland. Ruzaldo pitched his first two and a half seasons with the Athletics, starting in his 2019, one year after the Oakland-raised Herner was drafted by the Cubs from nearby Stanford.
The Cubs are expected to face right-hander Adrian Sampson (0-2, 3.74).
He has faced the Marlins once in his career. There is none.
Like Justin Steele and Drew Smiley in the past two days, Sampson will meet Marlins outfielder Payton his Burdick for the first time.
Burdick made his first crack at Smiley on Saturday after he went 0-for-3 with one walk and three strikeouts in his league debut Friday. He had his first major league hit with his single to left field.
"To get that first hit, it's good. Get that monkey off your back. Don't let it grow game by game," Marlins manager Don Mattingly said after the game. "I think it would be huge for him to be able to do that, and then we just let him play.
– Field Level Media
