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That’s three third basemen in three games since Matt Shaw was sent down; Gage Workman got the call Tuesday, and Jon Berti played the position on Wednesday. The Cubs will likely go with the hot hand if one ever materializes.
25 days ago
April 18, 2025 3:15 PM
CHC •
2 days ago
Hodge entered a tie game in the eighth inning to face the heart of the Mets’ order and immediately allowed a home run to Francisco Lindor. After Juan Soto lined out, Pete Alonso cracked a double, and Mark Vientos brought him in with a single, and then Hodge was removed from the game. Vientos would later come around to score himself, which raised Hodge’s ERA to 5.71 on the season. Perhaps more alarming is that his fastball velocity was down almost two mph. With Ryan Pressly struggling, this seemed to be the ideal time for Hodge to capitalize, but he just hasn’t been able to.
CHC • CF
2 days ago
It was his 10th home run of the season and 28th RBI. However, he also struck out three times as pitchers continue to stop throwing him fastballs and instead try and get him to chase breaking balls outside of the zone. He did hit a Griffin Canning fastball out of the park, but also chased fastballs and a changeup out of the zone on his three strikeouts. The potential remains high for the 23-year-old, but he may need to learn to lay off some of the pitches outside of the zone a little more often.
CHC •
2 days ago
Boyd didn’t walk a batter on the day and is now sporting a 2.78 ERA on the season. The left-hander ate the Mets up with his slider and changeup and posted a 30 percent whiff rate and 30 percent CSW on the day. He needs to be rostered in 100 percent of leagues for his start next week against the White Sox.
