- Associated Press
Paul Skenes puts on dazzling show in 2nd major league start for Pittsburgh Pirates
This time, Paul Skenes brought his fastball. Not the one he struggled to command during an uneven major league debut. Skenes turned in a dominant performance during his second major league start on Friday, striking out 11 while pitching six no-hit innings for the Pittsburgh Pirates in a 9-3 victory over the Chicago Cubs.
- NBC Sports Chicago
Javier Assad shuts down Braves as Cubs roll to 7-1 win in series finale
ATLANTA (AP) — Javier Assad pitched six shutout innings and the Chicago Cubs avoided their first sweep of the season by beating the Atlanta Braves 7-1 on Wednesday night. Assad (4-0) allowed just four hits and walked one while matching a season high with seven strikeouts. He lowered his ERA to 1.49 through nine starts. Pete Crow-Armstrong went 2 for...
- Yahoo Sports
Don’t sleep on the Cubs: Continuity, youth delivering for Chicago as they begin to find their stride
The Cubs have weathered a barrage of injuries already this season, yet they sit just 1.5 games back in the NL Central.
Pitchers
| No | Player | P |
|---|---|---|
| 25 | P | |
| 73 | P | |
| 72 | P | |
| 54 | P | |
| 32 | P | |
| 74 | P | |
| 28 | P | |
| 87 | P | |
| 18 | P | |
| 45 | P | |
| 38 | P | |
| 43 | P | |
| 66 | P | |
| 49 | P | |
| 51 | P | |
| 48 | P | |
| 11 | P | |
| 35 | P | |
| 50 | P | |
| 71 | P | |
| 19 | P | |
| 36 | P |
Catchers
| No | Player | P |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | C | |
| 15 | C |
Infielders
| No | Player | P |
|---|---|---|
| 29 | 1B | |
| 2 | 2B | |
| 1 | 3B | |
| 20 | 3B | |
| 5 | 3B | |
| 7 | SS |
Outfielders
| No | Player | P |
|---|---|---|
| 24 | CF | |
| 52 | CF | |
| 8 | LF | |
| 27 | RF | |
| 40 | RF | |
| 16 | RF |