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  3.    <title>Chicago Sun-Times - Chicago Cubs: News, scores, updates and analysis</title>
  4.    <updated>2024-04-28T22:51:38.056-05:00</updated>
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  10.    <published>2024-04-28T22:51:38.056-05:00</published>
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  12.    <title>Cubs put lefty Jordan Wicks on 15-day IL in another early hit to the rotation</title>
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  55.        &lt;div class=&quot;Figure-content&quot;&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;Figure-caption&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;Chicago Cubs starting pitcher Jordan Wicks landed on the IL Sunday with a left forearm injury. File photo.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;line&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;Figure-credit&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;Lindsey Wasson/AP&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  66.    &lt;div class=&quot;RichTextModule-items RichTextBody&quot;&gt;&lt;h3&gt;On deck: Cubs at Mets&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;Monday&lt;/b&gt;: Jameson Taillon (2-0, 1.69) vs. Luis Severino (2-2, 2.67), 6:10 p.m., Marquee, 670-AM.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;Tuesday&lt;/b&gt;: Javier Assad (2-0, 2.00) vs. Sean Manaea (1-1, 3.33), 6:10 p.m., Marquee, 670-AM.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;Wednesday&lt;/b&gt;: Shota Imanaga (4-0, 0.98) vs. José Buttó (0-1, 2.86), 6:10 p.m., Marquee, 670-AM.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;Thursday&lt;/b&gt;: Ben Brown (0-1, 4.30) vs. Adrian Houser (0-3, 8.37), 12:10 p.m., Marquee, 670-AM.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  69. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;p&gt;BOSTON — The &lt;a class=&quot;Link&quot;  href=&quot;https://chicago.suntimes.com/cubs&quot;   &gt;Cubs&lt;/a&gt; face a new injury hurdle after putting left-hander Jordan Wicks on the 15-day injured list with what they called a strained left forearm Sunday.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;They have three pitchers who were part of the Opening Day rotation on the IL, with Wicks joining &lt;a class=&quot;Link&quot;  href=&quot;https://chicago.suntimes.com/cubs/2024/04/27/cubs-christopher-morel-banged-up-feels-good-after-collision-loss-red-sox-garrett-cooper-traded-justin-steele-rehab-assignment&quot;   &gt;efty Justin Steele &lt;/a&gt;(strained left hamstring) and &lt;a class=&quot;Link&quot;  href=&quot;https://chicago.suntimes.com/cubs/2024/04/24/how-cubs-kyle-hendricks-is-approaching-il-stint-with-a-mind-to-turn-around-his-season&quot;   &gt;right-hander Kyle Hendricks &lt;/a&gt;(strained lower back).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;“You want your best players out there; there’s no question about it,” manager &lt;b&gt;Craig Counsell&lt;/b&gt; said before the Cubs’ 5-4 loss to the Red Sox. “But we have to look at it as, these are opportunities.”&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Right-hander &lt;b&gt;Hayden Wesneski&lt;/b&gt; took Wicks’ place as the starter Sunday.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Cubs also made a series of bullpen moves, optioning rookie Luke Little to Triple-A Iowa, recalling young right-hander &lt;b&gt;Daniel Palencia&lt;/b&gt; and selecting the contract of lefty &lt;b&gt;Richard Lovelady,&lt;/b&gt; whom they signed to a minor-league deal in the offseason. Palenica and Lovelady combined for three scoreless innings and four strikeouts Sunday.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Wicks move is retroactive to Thursday, so he’ll be eligible to return May 10. His timeline will depend on how he responds to treatment.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;RelatedList Enhancement&quot; data-module data-align-center&gt;
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  84. &lt;p&gt;“We just wanted to be precautionary this early in the season,” Wicks said. “I feel like there’s no reason to push it or put anything unnecessarily at risk. Obviously, extremely frustrated that we had to do that, but it’s the best course of action with the bigger picture in mind. Not overly concerned.”&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Counsell had a similar outlook.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;“That’s the hope, is that maybe we caught this soon enough that it’s just a short stay,” he said.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Wicks said he first felt the soreness in his arm — “inside of the forearm, right around the flexor area, not near the elbow or anything like that” — warming up for his last start. But by the time he was ready, it had gone away.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;“So I didn’t think anything of it,” he said.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Throwing in between starts this week, however, the tightness and soreness persisted.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;“I’ve had little stints of it [before], just soreness, nothing really crazy,” he said. “Usually we take a couple of days from throwing, give it a couple of days. It calms down, and then we keep rolling. I also think I’ve had it about this time the year before.”&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The familiarity helped him remain optimistic that he’d be able to bounce back with rest. He said he hadn’t had imaging done on the injury but likely will look into it, just for peace of mind.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3&gt;Bellinger optimistic&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p&gt;Center fielder Cody Bellinger (fractured right ribs) took meaningful steps in his rehab process. After moving through his swing Saturday, he hit off a tee for the first time. He also hit about five front-tossed balls. And he played catch.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;Enhancement&quot; data-align-center&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;Enhancement-item&quot;&gt;
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  94.        &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;p&gt;Bellinger said he hopes to come back about as quickly as he did in September 2021, when he fractured a rib colliding with &lt;b&gt;Gavin Lux&lt;/b&gt;. He was only sidelined for 10 days then. But Counsell cautioned that the calculus is different this early in the season.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;“We haven’t had anything that tells us that can’t happen right now,” Counsell said. “But he also has some intensity to conquer before we get there. . . . We’ve got a lot of games left, and I don’t think playing in a lot of pain is what we want to tackle right now.”&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3&gt;Morel in lineup &lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p&gt;Third baseman &lt;b&gt;Christopher Morel&lt;/b&gt; was back in the lineup. He left the Cubs’ blowout loss the night before after a collision in the seventh inning.&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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  110.    <updated>2024-04-28T22:46:10.767-05:00</updated>
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  160.            &lt;p&gt;BOSTON — When &lt;a class=&quot;Link&quot;  href=&quot;https://chicago.suntimes.com/cubs&quot;   &gt;Cubs&lt;/a&gt; manager Craig Counsell told right-hander Hayden Wesneski on Saturday that he was going to start the next day in place of &lt;a class=&quot;Link&quot;  href=&quot;https://chicago.suntimes.com/cubs/2024/04/28/cubs-put-lefty-jordan-wicks-15-day-il-another-early-hit-rotation-luke-little-daniel-palencia-richard-lovelady&quot;   &gt;injured Jordan Wicks&lt;/a&gt;, Wesneski said:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;“My job is to get the first guy out.”&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Counsell thought that was a good way to approach the task.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;“It’s not to think about, ‘I’ve got to get five innings or six innings,’ ’’ Counsell said. “It’s just, get the first guy out, then move on to the next thing.”&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;In the Cubs’ 5-4 loss to the Red Sox on Sunday, Wesneski got the first guy out, fielding Jarren Duran’s soft ground ball and running it to first base. He went on to hold Boston to one earned run through four innings — only three days removed from throwing 2⅓ scoreless innings of relief against the Astros.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;“We got exactly what we needed from Hayden,” Counsell said. “And that was four strong innings. Put us in a position to make the game work.”&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Wesneski’s consistency this season — stemming from confidence and tweaks to his delivery — is a promising sign for a team that will have to lean on him even more while the rotation is short-handed.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;He hit a bit of a sophomore slump last season. This month, Wesneski has focused on streamlining his delivery.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;“The delivery had gotten really big and really [was] starting to get tough to sync up,” assistant pitching coach Daniel Moskos recently told the Sun-Times. “He was starting to pull off the ball a lot, which was messing with pitch shapes and execution.”&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Wesneski can trace the issues back to an effort to get into his legs more. The goal made sense. Pitchers generate power from their lower half. But Wesneski was sinking into his back leg and lengthening his arm path to account for a slower lower half. And when his lower half wasn’t consistent, it threw off the timing even more.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Moskos, who had &lt;a class=&quot;Link&quot;  href=&quot;https://chicago.suntimes.com/cubs/2022/8/26/23324296/yankee-bond-how-cubs-coach-helped-mold-prospect-hayden-wesneski-before-trade-daniel-moskos&quot;   &gt;coached Wesneski in the Yankees farm system&lt;/a&gt;  before he was traded to the Cubs, had several phone calls with him and Triple-A pitching coach Tony Cougoule to collaborate on adjustments.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;“What we tried to do is just simplify,” Wesneski told the Sun-Times last week. “Where it’s like, stand tall, lean . . . use the slope and the momentum of you going down the mound better.”&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;When the Cubs recalled Wesneski for his season debut a week and a half ago, the difference was clear.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;“I thought that was probably the best his delivery has been in a while,” Moskos said. “Most consistent, and his stuff was the most consistent. It’s a really simple approach, simple plan of attack, and he just went out and executed. And I think it just freed him up to be happy and go compete.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;“I think his delivery had been wearing on him; the lack of execution had been wearing on him. All things trending in the right direction, but most important, simple, positive thoughts and just go execute a plan.”&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Wesneski, a perfectionist, wasn’t quite as bullish.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;“It does help with the confidence, like, ‘OK, this is the right path,’ ’’ he said. “I also feel like I should be at the ‘great’ stage, not the ‘good’ stage.”&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;With his standards high, he continued to stack one strong outing on top of another.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;“I always say, relieving, we pick the hitters you face,” Counsell said before the game, “and starting, they pick the hitters you face.”&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;If Wesneski had a little better luck, he would’ve had another zero in the runs column. The first run he allowed was unearned. And the second scored on a grounder that hit third base and shot straight up.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;As it was, he kept the game close enough while the Cubs’ offense was dormant, giving them a chance at a comeback. In the eighth inning, Mike Tauchman’s three-run home run tied the game at 4. But the Red Sox won it on a walk-off single by Tyler O’Neill.&lt;/p&gt;
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  165.    
  166.        <author>
  167.            
  168.                <name>Maddie Lee</name>
  169.            
  170.        </author>
  171.    
  172. </entry>
  173.        
  174.            <entry>
  175.    <published>2024-04-27T20:08:52.871-05:00</published>
  176.    <updated>2024-04-28T15:13:33.814-05:00</updated>
  177.    <title>Cubs routed by Red Sox 17-0, have more injury concerns ahead</title>
  178.    <content type="html">
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  220.        &lt;div class=&quot;Figure-content&quot;&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;Figure-caption&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;Chicago Cubs starting pitcher Ben Brown (32) leaves the field after being relieved by manager Craig Counsell, center right, during the fourth inning of a baseball game against the Boston Red Sox, Saturday, April 27, 2024, in Boston.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;line&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;Figure-credit&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;Michael Dwyer/AP&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  226.            &lt;p&gt;BOSTON — A trio of Cubs corner infielders converged on the mound, choreographing a change of positions and gloves, searching for some way to end what would become a 17-0 loss Saturday to the Red Sox.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The moment summed up exactly how lopsided the game had become, as the &lt;a class=&quot;Link&quot;  href=&quot;https://chicago.suntimes.com/cubs&quot;   &gt;Cubs&lt;/a&gt; used two position players as pitchers in the eighth inning.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;First baseman Michael Busch tossed his mitt in, swapping it for a regular infielder’s glove to take over at third base for the first time this season. Matt Mervis walked to the dugout railing for his first baseman’s mitt, handing over the ball after his first professional pitching performance. Patrick Wisdom went from third base to the mound.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;‘‘When it’s that score, you’ve got to start thinking about tomorrow, absolutely,’’ manager Craig Counsell said. ‘‘So they beat us. On to the next day.’’&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Unfortunately for the Cubs, the next day held its own bad news.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Left-hander Jordan Wicks originally was scheduled to start Sunday, but the team announced he was dealing with tightness in his left forearm. Right-hander &lt;a class=&quot;Link&quot;  href=&quot;https://chicago.suntimes.com/2024/04/17/cubs-hayden-wesneski-replaces-bad-memories-chase-field-with-bullpen-saving-performance-diamondbacks&quot;   &gt;Hayden Wesneski&lt;/a&gt; replaced him as the probable starter.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Wicks’ injury made it even more important for the Cubs to save as many bullpen arms as possible Saturday.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;RelatedList Enhancement&quot; data-module data-align-center&gt;
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  241. &lt;p&gt;Wesneski has been throwing out of the bullpen and his regular pitching schedule has been altered by a pair of call-ups, so he isn’t fully stretched out. He last pitched Thursday, tossing 2⅓ scoreless innings against the Astros.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Strong pitching performances such as that had been a theme for the Cubs all week. Until Saturday, that is.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Rookie right-hander &lt;a class=&quot;Link&quot;  href=&quot;https://chicago.suntimes.com/cubs/2024/03/31/cubs-pitcher-ben-browns-debut-sparks-first-game-stories-from-kyle-hendricks-justin-steele-patrick-wisdom-injury-update&quot;   &gt;Ben Brown&lt;/a&gt; was making his first start in almost two weeks after moving to the bullpen when Jameson Taillon was reinstated from the injured list.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Brown gave up some hard contact, most notably a solo home run by Tyler O’Neil that comfortably cleared the Green Monster and struck one of the light towers. O’Neil had the green light on a 3-0 count.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;‘‘That at-bat went wrong [from] pitch one, not making strike one,’’ Brown said. ‘‘Other than that, I feel like I executed pretty well, especially after that homer.’’&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Cubs were still in striking distance, trailing by three runs, when Brown handed the ball to Counsell with two outs in the fourth. Counsell called on left-hander Luke Little, who hadn’t allowed a run in his last two outings. But it was quickly apparent that he was battling control issues.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Little got out of the fourth unscathed, despite walking the first batter he faced, but the fifth didn’t go as well.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;O’Neil showed off his power again, driving a single off the upper half of the Green Monster. Little then induced Wilyer Abreu to hit a ground ball to Busch, but no one covered first base, handing Abreu a hit.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;RelatedList Enhancement&quot; data-module data-align-center&gt;
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  256. &lt;p&gt;Little also hit two batters. With one out, he got a ground ball up the middle from Bobby Dalbec. He tried to field the ball but deflected it away from shortstop Dansby Swanson as the Red Sox took a 5-0 lead.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;‘‘He’s a little bit struggling with the slider command and getting that pitch in a good spot and making it competitive,’’ Counsell said of Little.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Right-hander Colten Brewer came in with the bases loaded and gave up a three-run double to Ceddanne Rafaela, all but putting the game out of reach, if it wasn’t already. He remained in for mop-up duty until the position players yielded six more runs in the eighth.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Cubs were shut out for the first time this season.&lt;/p&gt;
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  261.    
  262.        <author>
  263.            
  264.                <name>Maddie Lee</name>
  265.            
  266.        </author>
  267.    
  268. </entry>
  269.        
  270.            <entry>
  271.    <published>2024-04-27T19:10:29.107-05:00</published>
  272.    <updated>2024-04-27T20:07:30.185-05:00</updated>
  273.    <title>Cubs&#x27; Christopher Morel &#x27;banged-up’ but feeling ‘good’ after collision in loss to Red Sox</title>
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  316.        &lt;div class=&quot;Figure-content&quot;&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;Figure-caption&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;Boston Red Sox’s Masataka Yoshida, left, talks with Chicago Cubs third baseman Christopher Morel (5) after advancing on a single by Ceddanne Rafaela during the second inning of a baseball game, Saturday, April 27, 2024, in Boston. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;line&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;Figure-credit&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;Michael Dwyer/AP Photos&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  322.            &lt;p&gt;BOSTON — Cubs third baseman &lt;b&gt;Christopher Morel&lt;/b&gt; and left fielder &lt;b&gt;Alexander Canario&lt;/b&gt; converged while chasing a fly ball next to the wall down the left-field line Saturday.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;At the last second, Morel vaulted over Canario and snagged the ball out of the air. He landed hard, banging his right hip and both his elbows. But he somehow he held on to Red Sox leadoff hitter &lt;b&gt;Jarren Duran’s&lt;/b&gt; fly for the last out of the seventh inning.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Director of medical services &lt;b&gt;PJ Mainville&lt;/b&gt; ran out to check on Morel, who walked off the field unassisted. &lt;b&gt;Patrick Wisdom&lt;/b&gt; replaced him at third base the next inning.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;‘‘A little banged-up, but I feel good,’’ Morel said through an interpreter after the game.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The game, which the Cubs lost 17-0, was already bad enough. Adding Morel to the Cubs’ already-long list of injured key players would have made it far worse.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;‘‘I think he’s fine,’’ manager &lt;b&gt;Craig Counsell&lt;/b&gt; said afterward.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;As for Morel’s level of confidence that he would be able to play Sunday, he said he was ‘‘positive.’’&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;‘‘But we’ll see how I feel tomorrow,’’ he said. ‘‘Ultimately, that decision will be up to the manager.’’&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Morel isn’t only the Cubs’ cleanup hitter, but he has been a stalwart defender for the last couple of weeks, his consistent work at third base showing during games.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Morel made two charging plays Saturday, one on a bunt and another on a chopper, throwing on the run to get the runner at first base.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;‘‘I think everybody that has tuned in to a Chicago Cubs game can see that work paying off and see him out there at third base and the confidence just overflowing with him,’’ right-hander &lt;b&gt;Ben Brown&lt;/b&gt; said. ‘‘He’s really becoming a defensive force. He’s making some plays that are incredible.’’&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3&gt;Cooper traded&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Cubs announced they had traded first baseman &lt;b&gt;Garrett Cooper&lt;/b&gt;, whom they had designated for assignment Tuesday, to the Red Sox.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Cooper said during spring training that his free agency came down to a decision between the Cubs and Red Sox.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;‘‘Talking with both front offices, me and my agent, there was a situation where there was an opportunity to come in and have that DH/first base/outfield/face lefties [role],’’ Cooper said. ‘‘There was a role [with the Cubs] that I thought that I could win. And the Red Sox was very similar. I just thought the situation was a little bit better [with the Cubs], where I could come in and win a spot.’’&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Cooper did win a spot out of spring training. But less than a week after the Cubs activated Wisdom from the 10-day injured list, they designated Cooper for assignment.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3&gt;Steele update&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p&gt;Left-hander &lt;b&gt;Justin Steele&lt;/b&gt; (strained left hamstring) will be headed to Triple-A Iowa on a rehab assignment, Counsell said. He likely will start Wednesday.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The first game action of Steele’s rehab came in extended spring training Friday.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;‘‘No concerns,’’ Counsell said. ‘‘He’ll move on to the next step.’’&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;RelatedList Enhancement&quot; data-module data-align-center&gt;
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  345.                <name>Maddie Lee</name>
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  351.            <entry>
  352.    <published>2024-04-26T22:04:42.733-05:00</published>
  353.    <updated>2024-04-27T15:44:33.924-05:00</updated>
  354.    <title>Cubs visit Fenway Park for the first time since 2017: &#x27;Awesome, historic&#x27;</title>
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  388.    &lt;img class=&quot;Image&quot; alt=&quot;The Cubs&amp;#x27; Dansby Swanson celebrates with manager Craig Counsell after scoring against the Boston Red Sox on Friday at Fenway Park. &quot; srcset=&quot;https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/65fdb3e/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2606x1463+0+137/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F70%2Fce%2Fe396fc31419e9649d0808c315d19%2F2150360104.jpg 1x,https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/2c989e1/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2606x1463+0+137/resize/980x550!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F70%2Fce%2Fe396fc31419e9649d0808c315d19%2F2150360104.jpg 2x&quot; width=&quot;490&quot; height=&quot;275&quot;
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  397.        &lt;div class=&quot;Figure-content&quot;&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;Figure-caption&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Cubs’ Dansby Swanson celebrates with manager Craig Counsell after scoring against the Boston Red Sox on Friday at Fenway Park. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;line&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;Figure-credit&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;Maddie Meyer/Getty Images&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  512.    
  513.        <author>
  514.            
  515.                <name>Maddie Lee</name>
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  517.        </author>
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  519. </entry>
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  521.            <entry>
  522.    <published>2024-04-26T16:38:57.985-05:00</published>
  523.    <updated>2024-04-26T23:10:40.512-05:00</updated>
  524.    <title>Broadcaster Harry Caray&#x27;s famous ‘Holy Cow!&#x27; exclamation could be linked to flying cow</title>
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  558.    &lt;img class=&quot;Image&quot; alt=&quot;Chicago Cubs&amp;#x27; broadcaster Harry Caray sings &amp;quot;Take Me Out To The Ballgame&amp;quot; during the seventh inning stretch at Chicago&amp;#x27;s Wrigley Field in 1989.&quot; srcset=&quot;https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/ed4d03e/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2000x1122+0+95/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F7b%2Fee%2F70578159480b99bd6ca3e3c90215%2Fbudweiser-harry-caray.JPG 1x,https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/e5eba9d/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2000x1122+0+95/resize/980x550!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F7b%2Fee%2F70578159480b99bd6ca3e3c90215%2Fbudweiser-harry-caray.JPG 2x&quot; width=&quot;490&quot; height=&quot;275&quot;
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  567.        &lt;div class=&quot;Figure-content&quot;&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;Figure-caption&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;Chicago Cubs’ broadcaster Harry Caray sings “Take Me Out To The Ballgame” during the seventh inning stretch at Chicago’s Wrigley Field in 1989.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;line&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;Figure-credit&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;John Swart/AP Photos&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  573.            &lt;p&gt;My. My. My.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;What a week!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;A parade of headlines featuring &lt;b&gt;Donald Trump&#x27;s&lt;/b&gt; political shenanigans, porn stars, “cash-and-kill” checkbook journalism, student protest arrests, unsafe cars and two wars.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Holy Cow!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Time to lighten it up a bit and enjoy a bit of Chicago levity heading our way next week via the late legendary sportsman &lt;b&gt;Harry Caray’s&lt;/b&gt; familiar “bovine” burst of surprise.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Harry claimed it kept him from … swearing.  And apparently it saved him from a lot of that.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;“No one is more associated with saying ‘Holy Cow!’ than Harry Caray,” chirped &lt;b&gt;Grant DePorter.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;DePorter, the Harry Caray restaurants manager, is milking the cow theme big time at the 26th annual celebration of Caray’s “extraordinary life” to be held Thursday at the firm’s Navy Pier tavern.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;Enhancement&quot; data-align-center&gt;
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  620.        &lt;div class=&quot;Figure-content&quot;&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;Figure-caption&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;Chicago Cubs announcer Harry Caray leads fans in singing “Take Me Out to the Ball Game” during the seventh-inning stretch at a Cubs game at Wrigley Field in 1997.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;line&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;Figure-credit&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;Benny Sieu/AP Photos&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  629.    &lt;/div&gt;&lt;p&gt;An uber Chicago showman who bought the legendary “Bartman Ball” – only to blow it to bits to end the Chicago Cubs curse -- DePorter loves to chat stats.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;So I bit.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sneed: “&lt;/b&gt;So what first inspired Harry to employ ‘Holy Cow!’ versus other exclamatory phrases like ‘Holy Mackerel,’ ‘Jeez’, ‘Oh Man,’ ‘Holy Moley’, and ‘Wow?’ It’s been used by other sports announcers since 1919.”&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;DePorter:&lt;/b&gt; “Could it have been the world’s ‘first flying cow’ that inspired Harry to say ‘Holy Cow?’ I’ve done some research, Mike. And it leads me to believe this may have been how ‘Holy Cow!’ entered Harry’s lexicon.”&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;I saw a press release coming.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;RelatedList Enhancement&quot; data-module data-align-center&gt;
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  644. &lt;p&gt;“On Feb. 18, 1930, Harry Caray, a 15-year-old orphan, was living in St. Louis with an ‘aunt’ when the city hosted an International Aircraft exhibition honoring aviator &lt;b&gt;Charles Lindbergh’s&lt;/b&gt; flight as the first person to cross the Atlantic in an airplane,” said DePorter.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Time to cue the “Flying Cow.”&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;“The ‘first ever’ cow to fly in an airplane was introduced at the exposition according to old news clippings,” said DePorter. “The cow’s name was &lt;b&gt;‘Elm Farm Ollie.’&lt;/b&gt; She was milked in flight above St Louis. Multiple milk containers were reportedly dropped via parachutes to the people of St. Louis, and one was earmarked for Charles Lindbergh himself,” added DePorter, who claimed it made international news from London to Australia.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;Enhancement&quot; data-align-center&gt;
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  691.        &lt;div class=&quot;Figure-content&quot;&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;Figure-caption&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;Assorted news clips and headlines from coverage of Charles Lindbergh’s 1930 flight with Elm Farm Ollie, the “Flying Cow.”&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;line&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;Figure-credit&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;Provided by Grant DePorter&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  700.    &lt;/div&gt;&lt;p&gt;“She became the most famous cow in the world at the time and is still listed among the most famous bovines along with &lt;b&gt;Mrs. O’Leary’s&lt;/b&gt; cow and ‘Elsie the cow.’&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;“And according to news reports, the ‘First Flying Cow’ made more news than the discovery of the planet Pluto being announced that day,” he added.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;Enhancement&quot; data-align-center&gt;
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  746.    
  747.        &lt;div class=&quot;Figure-content&quot;&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;Figure-caption&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;Partial news clip of Charles Lindbergh’s 1930 flight with Elm Farm Ollie, the “Flying Cow.”&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;line&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;Figure-credit&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;Provided by Grant DePorter&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  748.    
  749. &lt;/figure&gt;
  750.  
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  756.    &lt;/div&gt;&lt;p&gt;“Could Harry have easily said then: ‘Holy Cow! Look at that flying cow?’ queried DePorter.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Heck, the St. Louis Flying Cow story may be udderly true.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;But the rest sure sounds legen-dairy.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Only in Chicago, folks. And only by DePorter.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h3&gt;A Biden Bidding …&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p&gt;Sneed is told &lt;b&gt;Chris Kennedy,&lt;/b&gt; a member of the legendary Kennedy political clan, is heading to Wisconsin  this weekend for some closed-door brainstorming to help re-elect President &lt;b&gt;Joe Biden. &lt;/b&gt;Look for some more public campaigning there later this summer.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;“They want me in Wisconsin,” Kennedy told Sneed recently, targeting a major state in November’s upcoming presidential election, which also happens to include his eldest brother, independent candidate &lt;b&gt;Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.&lt;/b&gt; (RFK, Jr.).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;Enhancement&quot; data-align-center&gt;
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  794.    &lt;img class=&quot;Image&quot; alt=&quot;Chris Kennedy (left) participates in a debate in Chicago in 2018; Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (right) attends a campaign event in Oakland, California, on March 26, 2024.
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  804.    
  805.        &lt;div class=&quot;Figure-content&quot;&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;Figure-caption&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;Chris Kennedy (left) participates in a debate in Chicago in 2018; Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (right) attends a campaign event in Oakland, California, on March 26, 2024.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;line&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;Figure-credit&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;Nam Y. Huh/AP; Josh Edelson/AFP via Getty Images&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  806.    
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  814.    &lt;/div&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Buck shot:&lt;/b&gt; Fifty members of the Kennedy clan pledged allegiance to the Biden camp during a visit to the Oval Office on St. Patrick’s Day and earlier this month publicly announced their campaign support en famille for Biden at the White House despite their “love” for their brother.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Back shot:&lt;/b&gt; Chris Kennedy, who ran Chicago’s Merchandise Mart under family ownership, has since been heavily involved in hunger programs and social justice for the poor with his wife, &lt;b&gt;Sheila.&lt;/b&gt; She was raised on Chicago’s North Shore, where they have raised their own family.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;“The president loves to talk about social justice and forever reminds our entire family how our father inspired his dedication to public service,” Chris Kennedy said, citing Biden’s “incredulity” when talking about the “basic value differential between him and Trump on major issues.”&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;RelatedList Enhancement&quot; data-module data-align-center&gt;
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  835.        <author>
  836.            
  837.                <name>Michael Sneed</name>
  838.            
  839.        </author>
  840.    
  841. </entry>
  842.        
  843.            <entry>
  844.    <published>2024-04-25T18:23:48.287-05:00</published>
  845.    <updated>2024-04-26T01:32:45.297-05:00</updated>
  846.    <title>Cubs sweep Astros at Wrigley Field while battling injury bug</title>
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  880.    &lt;img class=&quot;Image&quot; alt=&quot;Nico Hoerner #2, Pete Crow-Armstrong #52 and Nick Madrigal #1 of the Chicago Cubs celebrate after defeating the Houston Astros at Wrigley Field on April 25, 2024, in Chicago.&quot; srcset=&quot;https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/be4a94c/2147483647/strip/true/crop/5350x3003+0+282/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F74%2Fc5%2F92bf906e4ece928f4065285d403e%2F2150199421.jpg 1x,https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/e30af0c/2147483647/strip/true/crop/5350x3003+0+282/resize/980x550!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F74%2Fc5%2F92bf906e4ece928f4065285d403e%2F2150199421.jpg 2x&quot; width=&quot;490&quot; height=&quot;275&quot;
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  888.    
  889.        &lt;div class=&quot;Figure-content&quot;&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;Figure-caption&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;Nico Hoerner #2, Pete Crow-Armstrong #52 and Nick Madrigal #1 of the Chicago Cubs celebrate after defeating the Houston Astros at Wrigley Field on April 25, 2024, in Chicago.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;line&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;Figure-credit&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;Michael Reaves/Getty&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  900.    &lt;div class=&quot;RichTextModule-items RichTextBody&quot;&gt;&lt;h3&gt;On deck: Cubs at Red Sox&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;Friday:&lt;/b&gt; Shota Imanaga (3-0, 0.84) vs. Kutter Crawford (1-0, 0.66), 6:10, Marquee, 670-AM.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;Saturday:&lt;/b&gt; TBD vs. Josh Winckowski (1-1, 4.20), 3:10, Marquee, 670-AM.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;Sunday:&lt;/b&gt; Jordan Wicks (1-2, 4.70) vs. Tanner Houck (3-2, 1.65), 6:10, ESPN, 670-AM.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  903. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;p&gt;The &lt;a class=&quot;Link&quot;  href=&quot;https://chicago.suntimes.com/cubs&quot;   &gt;Cubs&lt;/a&gt; have battled a rash of injuries early in the season, but they improved to 16-9 with a &lt;a class=&quot;Link&quot;  href=&quot;https://chicago.suntimes.com/cubs/2024/04/25/cubs-top-prospect-pete-crow-armstrong-hits-go-ahead-home-run-vs-astros-first-major-league-hit&quot;   &gt;3-1 victory Thursday &lt;/a&gt;against the cellar-dwelling Astros.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Even with two of their best hitters in Seiya Suzuki (strained right oblique) and Cody Bellinger (fractured right rib), two starting pitchers in Justin Steele (strained left hamstring) and Kyle Hendricks (strained lower back) and two reliable relievers in Julian Merryweather (rib stress fracture) and Drew Smyly (right hip impingement) sidelined for most or all of the three-game series, the Cubs swept the Astros to kick off a stretch of 16 games in as many days.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Several of those injured players have made good progress in their recoveries this week.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Suzuki went through agility drills before the game Thursday. Set up in the middle of a pattern of cones in left field, he drop-stepped and took off running, as if chasing down a fly ball.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;“Seiya’s doing great,” manager Craig Counsell said Wednesday.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Suzuki continued to run through baseball activities this week, including hitting — which he started Monday — and throwing, Counsell said. He’ll keep ramping up in this stage of his rehab through the Cubs’ week-long trip to Boston and New York, which begins Friday.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;RelatedList Enhancement&quot; data-module data-align-center&gt;
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  933.    <published>2024-04-25T16:13:07.715-05:00</published>
  934.    <updated>2024-04-26T01:41:21.5-05:00</updated>
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  978.        &lt;div class=&quot;Figure-content&quot;&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;Figure-caption&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Cubs’ Pete Crow-Armstrong hits his first career hit and home run as a two-run home run off Bryan Abreu #52 of the Houston Astros (not pictured) during the sixth inning at Wrigley Field on April 25.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;line&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;Figure-credit&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;Michael Reaves/Getty Images&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  984.            &lt;p&gt;&lt;a class=&quot;Link&quot;  href=&quot;https://chicago.suntimes.com/cubs&quot;   &gt;Cubs&lt;/a&gt; rookie Pete Crow-Armstrong stuck out his chest before touching the plate. He let out a shout toward teammate Miguel Amaya, who was waiting on the other side, hands held above his head for a high-10.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;For his first major-league hit, Crow-Armstrong launched a two-run home run into the right-field bleachers that gave the Cubs a sixth-inning lead in a 3-1 victory Thursday, capping a three-game sweep of the Astros.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Crow-Armstrong summed up the feeling in one word: “Freeing.”&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;Enhancement&quot; data-align-center&gt;
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  988. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;p&gt;For his second major-league stint, Crow-Armstrong came in with a foundation he didn’t have when he debuted last September. He went 0-for-14 during that stretch. And while the Cubs’ top prospect showed flashes of brilliance on defense, his inexperience was evident in several facets, especially on the basepaths.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;“A lot feels pretty similar, considering a lot of the faces around me, but also it’s really good vibes again,” Crow-Armstrong said &lt;a class=&quot;Link&quot;  href=&quot;https://chicago.suntimes.com/cubs/2024/04/24/cody-bellinger-il-fractured-rib-pete-crow-armstrong-recalled-craig-counsell&quot;   &gt;Wednesday after being recalled&lt;/a&gt;. “So I know how to play my role a little bit better now. I think I have a better understanding of how to be myself, as well.”&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;It wasn’t as if he lost himself last time around, which was only a 13-game sample at a high-pressure time of year.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;“You could say a bunch of different things, whether the situation got a little big, and maybe I shelled up compared to what I would normally feel on a baseball field, or whatever I’ve already deciphered in my brain,” he said. “I don’t think that I wasn’t myself; I just don’t think I was the best version of myself at that point last year.”&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Even so, he left a strong impression.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;“Just so impressed with how he handled things when he was up,” &lt;a class=&quot;Link&quot;  href=&quot;https://chicago.suntimes.com/cubs/2023/7/9/23789135/dansby-swanson-cubs-leadership-evolved-t-all-star-2023-seattle&quot;   &gt;shortstop Dansby Swanson&lt;/a&gt; said Thursday. “And how he was trying to help find little edges for us to win, and prepping the way that a real pro would and just doing things that people would never see or really think that much about. But guys notice, and it makes an impact on them.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;Enhancement&quot; data-align-center&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;Enhancement-item&quot;&gt;
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  991.    &lt;blockquote class=&quot;twitter-tweet&quot;&gt;&lt;p lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Pete Crow-Armstrong&amp;#39;s first Major League hit is a homer! &lt;a href=&quot;https://t.co/oLy9RM7yIs&quot;&gt;pic.twitter.com/oLy9RM7yIs&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&amp;mdash; MLB (@MLB) &lt;a href=&quot;https://twitter.com/MLB/status/1783591271765836009?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;&gt;April 25, 2024&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;
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  1021. &lt;p&gt;The offseason work didn’t show up in Crow-Armstrong’s early production at the plate. He was batting .203 for Triple-A Iowa when center fielder Cody Bellinger fractured two ribs jumping into the Wrigley Field wall, forcing the Cubs to make a roster move.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;“I think it’s been really good for me, funny enough,” Crow-Armstrong said Wednesday night of the slump. “I think I can say that after two weeks of it, too. I felt pretty all over the place, but it usually takes me a second to get my feet wet every year.”&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;His closeness with his Triple-A teammates, and their support as he struggled at the plate, helped him “zoom out.”&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;“What was so beautiful about [manager Craig Counsell] laying stuff out for me [Wednesday] was, at every level, I’ve come to find that winning really does make everything better,” Crow-Armstrong said. “And so if you’re going out there and making that your focus, then you could be scuffling at the plate like I was — or like I will — and it’ll be OK.”&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Counsell laid out Crow-Armstrong’s role, stripped of the top-prospect pressure.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;“He wants me and whoever else is coming up here to be ourselves, just because what we do best is going to help this team win ballgames,” Crow-Armstrong said. “And how you come to understand that is really important.”&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;RelatedList Enhancement&quot; data-module data-align-center&gt;
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  1036. &lt;p&gt;After coming into the game Wednesday as a defensive replacement, he was in the starting lineup Thursday for the first time this season.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Crow-Armstrong struck out twice against future Hall of Famer Justin Verlander. Then, against reliever Bryan Abreu, he took advantage of a fastball over the heart of the plate.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;“To turn around a fastball like that on a day when pretty much everything in the air was going 30 feet shorter than it was supposed to,” said second baseman Nico Hoerner, who went 3-for-5, “I mean, to hit a no-doubt homer on a day like that, incredibly impressive.”&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;A line of teammates and coaches waited for Crow-Armstrong in the dugout with their arms outstretched.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;“That was by far the best part of that hit, that swing, all of that,” he said, “was getting to embrace the people who have been in my corner since all of them met me.”&lt;/p&gt;
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  1042.        <author>
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  1044.                <name>Maddie Lee</name>
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  1050.            <entry>
  1051.    <published>2024-04-24T22:43:31.844-05:00</published>
  1052.    <updated>2024-04-24T22:43:36.828-05:00</updated>
  1053.    <title>Cubs&#x27; Kyle Hendricks is approaching IL stint with mind to turn around his season</title>
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  1096.        &lt;div class=&quot;Figure-content&quot;&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;Figure-caption&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;Chicago Cubs starting pitcher Kyle Hendricks waits as San Diego Padres’ Jurickson Profar runs the bases after hitting a two-run home run during the sixth inning of a baseball game Tuesday, April 9, 2024, in San Diego. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;line&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;Figure-credit&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;Denis Poroy/AP&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  1102.            &lt;p&gt;&lt;a class=&quot;Link&quot;  href=&quot;https://chicago.suntimes.com/cubs&quot;   &gt;Cubs&lt;/a&gt; right-hander Kyle Hendricks crossed the outfield grass Wednesday and headed toward the bullpen at Wrigley Field with a yellow connection ball tucked under his arm.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The training tool is something he uses to correct his arm path. And though he &lt;a class=&quot;Link&quot;  href=&quot;https://chicago.suntimes.com/cubs/2024/04/23/cubs-put-kyle-hendricks-il-back-strain-amid-struggles-flurry-roster-moves-garrett-cooper-dfa-drew-smyly-matt-mervis-hayden-wesneski-luke-little&quot;   &gt;landed on the 15-day injured list&lt;/a&gt; this week with what the Cubs called a strained lower back, he still is working to correct the factors that led to the worst start to a season (12.00 ERA through five starts) in his career.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;‘‘I think there are a lot of things playing into that, for sure,’’ Hendricks said, speaking publicly for the first time since going on the IL. ‘‘I’ve got to keep my mind set on the execution and the pitches that I’m making there. Can’t use excuses. But, on the other hand, we just want to give myself a chance to get to 100%, so I know there aren’t any issues and [can] strictly focus on the pitching.’’&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Hendricks said he first felt something in his back during a bullpen session between starts last week. The discomfort progressed in his pregame bullpen session Sunday and through  &lt;a class=&quot;Link&quot;  href=&quot;https://chicago.suntimes.com/cubs/2024/04/21/kyle-hendricks-struggles-again-in-cubs-loss-to-marlins&quot;   &gt;his four-inning start&lt;/a&gt;. He said it was something he ‘‘possibly could have pushed through.’’&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Between his rocky start and right-hander Jameson Taillon &lt;a class=&quot;Link&quot;  href=&quot;https://chicago.suntimes.com/cubs/2024/04/19/jameson-taillon-allows-one-run-in-season-debut-as-cubs-win-8-3-against-marlins&quot;   &gt;returning from the IL&lt;/a&gt; last week, however, it made much more sense to give him a reset — and not just for his health.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Hendricks is 34 and in the final season of his contract, but manager Craig Counsell shot down the assumption that fans might have seen the last of him with the Cubs.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;‘‘I don’t think that at all,’’ Counsell said. ‘‘No.’’&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;RelatedList Enhancement&quot; data-module data-align-center&gt;
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  1117. &lt;p&gt;Despite the performances younger pitchers such as Ben Brown, Jordan Wicks, Javier Assad and Hayden Wesneski have put on recently, if Hendricks can get back to the form he was in last season, the rotation will be better for it.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;‘‘They’re talking through the whole plan right now,’’ Hendricks said. ‘‘Just got to keep my arm moving, for sure. Don’t want to get set back at all like that.’’&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;He said the first bullpen session of his buildup won’t be far off. After that stage of his rehab, Hendricks expects to progress to a simulated game or possibly a rehab game.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;In the meantime, he has plenty of other things he can work on. He’s healthy enough to hone his arm path, which had been getting a little long and low, similar to the issue he was having before his shoulder injury two years ago.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;He also can dive into his pitch usage and sequencing issues. While calling his own pitches and thinking about his delivery, Hendricks has noticed himself becoming predictable.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;‘‘I need to get back to being myself in those ways: using my full arsenal and mixing it in and out, changing speeds back and forth, manipulating my fastball a little bit,’’ he said. ‘‘I’m not getting outs with my fastball right now, bottom line. And so that’s really what I have to rely on and get back to. No matter how my fastball is playing, I have to get outs with it to set up my other stuff.’’&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Because Hendricks never has been a power pitcher whose pure stuff jumps off the charts, his strength traditionally has been in his execution and the mental side of the game.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;‘‘In particular, what he’s helped me out on is just reading hitters,’’ Wesneski said. ‘‘Like, let them tell the story and then read it, right? And so it’s one of the things where I wouldn’t be in this spot if it wasn’t for him. And he does mean a lot to everybody in that clubhouse.’’&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Wicks echoed Wesneski’s praise, calling Hendricks the ‘‘ultimate teammate.’’&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;‘‘Having him as a resource . . . you can’t even put it into words what it’s meant to have that mental guidance as you’re as you’re going through these starts,’’ Wicks said.&lt;/p&gt;
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