Riley homers twice, Braves win 14th straight, 8-2 over Nats
Austin Riley homered twice and the Atlanta Braves won their 14th straight game, beating the Washington Nationals 8-2JUNE 16, 2022•ASSOCIATED PRESS
LEADING OFF: Unbeaten Musgrove starts for Padres at Wrigley
Padres right-hander Joe Musgrove takes a 47-47 career record over seven seasons into this start at Wrigley FieldJUNE 16, 2022•ASSOCIATED PRESS
Column: Chicago Cubs rookie Christopher Morel is taking a page out of Alfonso Soriano's playbookRookies Christopher Morel and Caleb Kilian could be the Chicago Cubs' most important players for the remaining 100 games of the season.
JUNE 16, 2022•CHICAGOTRIBUNE.COM
Cubs notebook: P.J. Higgins shows infield versatility, Nick Madrigal to 10-day ILCubs manager David Ross described Madrigal’s groin strain as “pretty significant.”
JUNE 16, 2022•SUNTIMES.COM
Aaron Judge headlines MLB free-agency stocks on the rise
In this way-too-early look at the 2023 MLB free-agent class, Jake Mintz lists four players who have raised their prices already this season.JUNE 15, 2022
Marcus Stroman - Not yet throwingStroman (shoulder) hasn't yet resumed throwing, Joey Pollizze of MLB.com reports.
ImpactStroman has been sidelined for a week due to right shoulder inflammation, and he's been shut down over the last few days while resting his injury. A timetable for the right-hander's return is unlikely to be revealed until he resumes throwing, but it seems possible that he'll require more than the minimum of 15 days on the injured list.
JUNE 15, 2022•ROTOWIRE
Ryan Weathers - Recalled prior to Wednesday's startWeathers was recalled from Triple-A El Paso ahead of Wednesday's start against the Cubs.
ImpactThe 22-year-old has struggled in the minors early in the year, posting a 7.29 ERA and 1.85 WHIP in 54.1 innings over 12 starts. However, he'll make a spot start at Wrigley Field on Wednesday with Mike Clevinger (illness) on the COVID-19 injured list. Weathers made 30 appearances (18 starts) for the Padres last year and logged a 5.32 ERA and 1.38 WHIP in 94.2 innings.
JUNE 15, 2022•ROTOWIRE
