JULY 21, 2023•SYRACUSE.COM
Rafael Ortega launches walk-off home run as Syracuse beats Buffalo, 8-6, on Thursday nightSyracuse will look to even the series with Buffalo on Friday night.
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JULY 21, 2023•247SPORTS.COM
Giants vs. Nationals Prediction, Odds, Picks - July 21
Preview the July 21 matchup between the San Francisco Giants and Washington Nationals with odds over/under, game spread, betting lines and m...JULY 20, 2023•DATA SKRIVE
Nick Madrigal - Beginning assignment FridayMadrigal (hamstring) will begin a rehab assignment with Triple-A Iowa on Friday, Taylor McGregor of Marquee Sports Network reports.
ImpactSince landing on the injured list July 4 with a strained right hamstring, Madrigal has recently began making progress toward a return. He resumed hitting and fielding Monday, ran the bases Wednesday and is now slated to get back into game action. It's unlikely Madrigal returns before the end of Chicago's weekend series against the Cardinals, but he could return ahead of the Cubs' upcoming series with the White Sox.
JULY 20, 2023•ROTOWIRE
Are Rangers Potential Trade Partner for Cubs Slugger?The Chicago Cubs will have no shortage of options if they decided to trade their top outfielder, Cody Bellinger, at the deadline.
JULY 20, 2023•STAR-TELEGRAM.COM
Trey Mancini - Recaptures regular roleMancini will start at first base and bat eighth in Thursday's game against the Cardinals.
ImpactWith the Cubs having seemingly pulled the plug on Jared Young as their primary first baseman, Mancini has been the main beneficiary from a playing-time perspective. Cody Bellinger has moved from the outfield to take over as the Cubs' main option at first base, while Mike Tauchman has settled back into center field after a brief run as Chicago's primary designated hitter. The DH spot has now reopened for Mancini, though he'll play defense Thursday while the lefty-hitting Tauchman gets a day off versus southpaw Steven Matz. Mancini will be picking up his sixth consecutive start.
JULY 20, 2023•ROTOWIRE
Miles Mastrobuoni - Sitting against southpawMastrobuoni is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Cardinals.
ImpactWhile he'll head to the bench with southpaw Steven Matz on the hill for St. Louis, the lefty-hitting Mastrobuoni looks to have emerged as a strong-side platoon player at third base for the Cubs. Mastrobuoni has occupied the hot corner in each of the Cubs' last three matchups with right-handed pitchers, while Patrick Wisdom has now started in all of the Cubs' matchups with lefties since he returned from the injured list earlier this month. The Mastrobuoni-Wisdom platoon could come to an end as soon as Dansby Swanson (heel) likely returns from the injured list this weekend, however. Swanson's return is expected to push Christopher Morel out of the middle infield and into a regular role at third base.
JULY 20, 2023•ROTOWIRE
