SEPTEMBER 25, 2021•THEATHLETIC.COM
As Cardinals win 14th straight and surge toward postseason, here's how they'll use Jack Flaherty and Dakota HudsonOn Friday, Flaherty pitched in the majors for the first time in a month after missing the last four weeks with right shoulder tightness.
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SEPTEMBER 25, 2021•AL.COM
Nico Hoerner - Late scratch SaturdayHoerner was scratched from Saturday's lineup against the Cardinals with general soreness, Tim Stebbins of NBC Sports Chicago reports.
ImpactSergio Alcantara will slot into the lineup at shortstop, batting eighth. Hoerner played in both games of Friday's doubleheader and is available off the bench.
SEPTEMBER 25, 2021•ROTOWIRE
Rafael Ortega - Not in Saturday's lineupOrtega is not in the lineup for Saturday's game against St. Louis.
ImpactOrtega's off day against lefty Jon Lester means he's now started against just one of the last seven southpaws the Cubs have faced. Trayce Thompson will take over in center field.
SEPTEMBER 25, 2021•ROTOWIRE
Dylan Carlson - Remains on benchCarlson will sit for the second straight game Saturday against the Cubs, Jeff Jones of the Belleville News-Democrat reports.
ImpactCarlson sat for the nightcap of Friday's doubleheader and remains on the bench the next day. Lars Nootbaar will get another chance to start in right field after homering twice in Carlson's place in Friday's second game.
SEPTEMBER 25, 2021•ROTOWIRE
Edmundo Sosa - Sidelined as expectedSosa (wrist) remains on the bench for Saturday's game against the Cubs, Jeff Jones of the Belleville News-Democrat reports.
ImpactSosa left the first game of Friday's doubleheader after a pitch hit him in the wrist. While he avoided a fracture, he's expected to take at least a few days to heal. Paul DeJong remains the shortstop Saturday.
SEPTEMBER 25, 2021•ROTOWIRE
Jake Woodford - Optioned and recalledWoodford was optioned Friday but immediately recalled Saturday, Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports.
ImpactThe unusual set of transactions should have minimal impact on Woodford, who's still scheduled to start Sunday against the Cubs. He was the player sent down when Dakota Hudson returned from an elbow injury Friday but was allowed to return just one day later when Justin Miller hit the injured list with an elbow injury of his own.
SEPTEMBER 25, 2021•ROTOWIRE
