With ace Jon Lester happening the injured record Wednesday, the Cubs responded by calling up left-hander Tim Collins to affix what is going to now be a nine-man bullpen, a supply confirmed. Collins, 29, was acquired the final week of spring coaching and has pitched in three video games for Class AAA Iowa since then, permitting one run in 2 2/three innings, with three strikeouts and a stroll. The transfer all however assures that Tyler Chatwood will take Lester’s subsequent flip within the rotation, Sunday towards Tommy La Stella and the Angels. The Cubs have sufficient off days on the schedule after that to keep away from needing to fill that spot once more till April 27 in
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Red Sox Vs. White Sox Lineup: David Price Returns From DL To Start In Chicago
Share this: It’s going to be an interesting pitching matchup in Chicago on Monday when the Boston Red Sox travel to the Windy City to take on the White Sox. David Price will be on the mound for the Red Sox for his 2017 debut after beginning the season on the disabled list with elbow and forearm soreness. The left-hander made two rehab starts recently with Triple-A Pawtucket, and they didn’t go so hot, as Price gave up three runs on five hits with four strikeouts over just two innings in the first and three runs on seven hits with four strikeouts over 3 2/ 3 innings in the second. However, his velocity was good, so the Red Sox will just have
Red Sox-Indians ALDS Pitching Matchups: Clay Buchholz To Start Game 3
Share this: Clay Buchholz finished his up-and-down 2016 season on a high note, and he’ll get the chance to continue that success into the postseason. Buchholz has been named the Boston Red Sox’s Game 3 starter in their American League Division Series matchup against the Cleveland Indians, per ESPN’s Scott Lauber. That contest will be played at Fenway Park on Sunday, as the Indians will host Games 1 and 2. Buchholz hit some rough patches this season that included several trips to the bullpen. But he earned a spot in the rotation in September and delivered down the stretch, allowing two runs or fewer in four of his last five starts. The veteran right-hander getting Game 3 means left-hander Eduardo Rodriguez, the third man in Boston’s rotation