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Phillies get another shot at clinching division vs. Cubs After 13 years, the Philadelphia Phillies will need to wait at least one more day to celebrate.The Phillies will try once again to clinch th...
Phillies play the Cubs in first of 3-game series
The Philadelphia Phillies begin a three-game series at home against the Chicago Cubs on MondaySEPTEMBER 23 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
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Nate Pearson - Expected to start Monday Pearson is slated to serve as the Cubs' opener for Monday's game against the Phillies, Andy Martinez of Marquee Sports Network reports.
Impact If Pearson is indeed confirmed to be the opener for Monday's game, it would be his first major-league start since 2021 when he was playing with Toronto. Hayden Wesneski, who was activated from the 15-day injured list Friday, is a candidate to follow in bulk relief once Pearson is done for the day. Pearson was traded by the Blue Jays to the Cubs in late July, and since the move, the 28-year-old right-hander has posted a 3.13 ERA and 0.96 WHP across 23 innings.
SEPTEMBER 23 • ROTOWIRE
Shota Imanaga stymies Nationals in Cubs' win Shota Imanaga pitched seven scoreless innings and the Chicago Cubs hit three home runs in a 5-0 win over the visiting Washington Nationals o...
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Ian Happ - Dealing with back tightness Manager Craig Counsell said after Sunday's 5-0 win over the Nationals that Happ was scratched from the lineup due to lower back tightness, Tim Stebbins of MLB.com reports.
Impact Happ was set to start in left field and bat in the leadoff spot, but his back issue forced him to sit for Sunday's series finale, and the 30-year-old outfielder is considered day-to-day with the injury. Since Sept. 1, Happ has slashed .284/.333/.395 with two home runs and nine RBI over 87 plate appearances.
SEPTEMBER 23 • ROTOWIRE
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SEPTEMBER 22 • MLB.COM
Imanaga dazzles, Busch stars as Cubs look toward 2025 CHICAGO -- The Cubs will have time to assess their 2024 season in the coming weeks and months and what went wrong en route to missing the po...
SEPTEMBER 22 • MLB.COM
Dansby Swanson - Picks up 18th steal Swanson went 1-for-3 with a walk, a stolen base and one run scored in Sunday's 5-0 win over the Nationals.
Impact Swanson was also caught stealing once, putting him at 18-for-21 on the basepaths this season. The shortstop has had a challenging year at times, but he's ending on a high note -- he's batting .313 (26-for-83) in September over 20 contests. Swanson's late surge has him up to a .241/.311/.386 slash line with 16 home runs, 64 RBI, 79 runs scored, 23 doubles and two triples across 145 games this year.
SEPTEMBER 22 • ROTOWIRE
Mike Tauchman - Homers in rare start Sunday Tauchman went 1-for-2 with a solo home run and two walks in Sunday's 5-0 win over the Nationals.
Impact Tauchman picked up just his third start over the last month, and he made the most of it with a homer to lead off the bottom of the first inning. It was his first long ball since Aug. 4. The veteran outfielder is up to seven homers, six stolen bases, 27 RBI, 50 runs scored and a .249/.355/.370 slash line across 338 plate appearances this season. Tauchman could pick up some extra playing time over the final week if Ian Happ (undisclosed) remains out of action after getting scratched Sunday.
SEPTEMBER 22 • ROTOWIRE
Miguel Amaya - Goes yard in win Amaya went 2-for-3 with a two-run home run and a double in Sunday's 5-0 win over the Nationals.
Impact Amaya hit the Cubs' third homer off Washington starter Jake Irvin when he went deep in the fourth inning. That blast snapped a nearly month-long power drought for Amaya, who went 14-for-58 (.241) over 21 contests between homers. The catcher is up to a .229/.287/.360 slash line with eighth homers, 45 RBI, 30 runs scored, 13 doubles and two triples across 347 plate appearances this season. He appears set to close out the year as the No. 1 catcher ahead of Christian Bethancourt.
SEPTEMBER 22 • ROTOWIRE
Michael Busch - Ends slump with homer Busch went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and a double in Sundays' 5-0 win over the Nationals.
Impact Busch entered Sunday 0-for-11 over his last four games. He snapped the slump with a pair of extra-base hits, including a fourth-inning solo shot that gave the Cubs a 3-0 lead. He's been a bit streaky this year, but Busch has been able to put up decent power numbers with 21 homers, 65 RBI and a .448 slugging percentage. He's added 28 doubles, two stolen bases, 72 runs scored and a .252 batting average over 147 contests, mostly in a strong-side platoon role.
SEPTEMBER 22 • ROTOWIRE
Shota Imanaga - Silences Nationals in 15th win Imanaga (15-3) allowed six hits and struck out four without walking a batter over seven shutout innings to earn the win over the Nationals on Sunday.
Impact Imanaga is up to 15 wins, and he's secured a victory in each of his last six starts, all of which have been quality. In that span, he's allowed just 10 runs over 40 innings (2.25 ERA) despite yielding seven home runs. Imanaga lowered his ERA to 2.91 with a 1.02 WHIP and 174:28 K:BB through 173.1 innings over 29 starts this season. The 31-year-old southpaw is tentatively projected to conclude his first major-league season with a home start versus the Reds.
SEPTEMBER 22 • ROTOWIRE
Shota Imanaga stars as the Chicago Cubs beat the Washington Nationals 5-0
Shota Imanaga pitched seven crisp innings in his sixth consecutive win, and the Chicago Cubs beat the Washington Nationals 5-0SEPTEMBER 22 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Cubs LHP Shota Imanaga working on a strong finish to his impressive rookie season
The very end of Shota Imanaga’s first year in the major leagues looks a lot like the beginning of the season for the Japanese left-handerSEPTEMBER 22 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Ian Happ - Scratched from lineup Happ was scratched from the lineup for Sunday's game against the Nationals, Tim Stebbins of MLB.com reports.
Impact The reason for Happ's removal from the lineup was not immediately available. Mike Tauchman is now slated to lead off against right-hander Jake Irvin as Patrick Wisdom starts in left, batting sixth.
SEPTEMBER 22 • ROTOWIRE
Umpire Larry Vanover is retiring after big league career that started in 1991
Umpire Larry Vanover plans to retire, ending a big league career that started in 1991SEPTEMBER 22 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Isaac Paredes - Good to go Sunday Paredes (wrist) will start at third base and bat sixth in Sunday's game against the Nationals.
Impact Paredes missed out on starts in the last two games due to a left wrist contusion, but he'll be good to go for the series finale. The third baseman carries a .281/.371/.298 slash line for the month heading into Sunday's contest.
SEPTEMBER 22 • ROTOWIRE
Nico Hoerner - Day off Sunday Hoerner is absent from the lineup for Sunday's game versus the Nationals.
Impact It's a rare day off for Hoerner, who had started each of the previous 12 tilts. Miles Mastrobuoni will drawn the start at second base for the Cubs.
SEPTEMBER 22 • ROTOWIRE
Cody Bellinger - Getting breather Sunday Bellinger is not in the lineup for Sunday's contest against the Nationals.
Impact It's the first day off for Bellinger since Aug. 7. The Cubs are going with Mike Tauchman in right field Sunday as they try to take the series versus the Nationals.
SEPTEMBER 22 • ROTOWIRE
Patrick Wisdom - Provides offense Saturday Wisdom went 1-for-3 with a walk and a solo home run in Saturday's 5-1 loss to the Nationals.
Impact Wisdom provided all of his team's offense and snapped Mackenzie Gore's no-hit bid in the loss, which eliminated the Cubs from playoff contention. The 33-year-old has mostly served in a reserve role, but with Chicago eliminated, he may see an uptick in playing time during the final few games of the regular season. Wisdom offers some pop, though he is only batting .186 this year and is mostly off the fantasy radar.
SEPTEMBER 22 • ROTOWIRE
Now eliminated, Cubs look to rebound in finale vs. Nationals October baseball won’t be in the cards for the Chicago Cubs this year.After officially getting eliminated from postseason contention on Satu...
SEPTEMBER 22 • NEWSOBSERVER.COM
Chicago Cubs and Washington Nationals meet in game 4 of series
The Chicago Cubs host the Washington Nationals, leading the series 2-1SEPTEMBER 22 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Paul Sullivan: A day in the life of Wrigley Field at the end of a lost summer for the Cubs CHICAGO - A day in the life of Wrigley Field as the Chicago Cubs and Washington Nationals played out...
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