Morel and Crow-Armstrong hit 2 HRs each, lifting the Cubs over the Cardinals 8-3
Pete Crow-Armstrong and Christopher Morel each homered twice to lead the Chicago Cubs to an 8-3 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on SundayJULY 14•ASSOCIATED PRESS
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Kyle Leahy - Sent back to minorsThe Cardinals returned Leahy to Triple-A Memphis on Sunday.
ImpactLeahy will head back to Memphis after he was summoned from the Triple-A club on Saturday to serve as the Cardinals' 27th man for a doubleheader with the Cubs. He was called upon in relief in the Cardinals' 11-3 win in the first game of the twin bill, striking out two while allowing one earned run on two hits and no walks over two innings.
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Hunter Bigge - Sent back to Triple-AThe Cubs optioned Bigge to Triple-A Iowa on Sunday, Sahadev Sharma of The Athletic reports.
ImpactThough right-hander Javier Assad was designated as the 27th man for Saturday's doubleheader against the Cardinals after being activated from the injured list earlier in the day, he'll stick around with the Cubs and Bigge will be the odd man out as Chicago reduces its roster to 26 men ahead of Sunday's series finale in St. Louis. After being called up from Triple-A last Sunday, Bigge made three appearances out of the Cubs bullpen, giving up one earned run on one hit and two walks while striking out three over 2.1 innings.
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Willson Contreras - Getting Sunday offContreras is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Cubs.
ImpactContreras will get a breather after he played in both ends of Saturday's doubleheader, starting at designated hitter in the first game and at catcher in the second game while going a combined 3-for-6 with a home run, three walks, three runs and two RBI. Pedro Pages will step in behind the plate for the resting Contreras.
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Michael Siani - Out Sunday with elbow injurySiani (elbow) is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Cubs.
ImpactSiani will get a chance to rest his bruised left elbow in the final game before the All-Star break after he injured it in the first contest of Saturday's doubleheader with Chicago. Lars Nootbaar will cover center field in Siani's stead Sunday.
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Miguel Amaya - Getting afternoon offAmaya is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Cardinals.
ImpactAmaya has moved back into a timeshare with Tomas Nido behind the plate, but it'll be the latter's turn to play Sunday after the former started at catcher in the second game of a doubleheader Saturday. In the Cubs' 5-4 loss in the second game of the twin bill, Amaya went 1-for-2 with a home run, two walks and two RBI.
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