By TC Zencka|August 15, 2020 at 11:37 am CDT
The Chicago Cubs have actually pushed Tyler Chatwoods start after the right-hander experienced tightness in his back, per Tim Stebbins of NBC Sports. Colin Rea will trot in from the bullpen to start on Saturday in his stead (technically, Alec Mills began for Chatwood on Friday, and Rea will start in Mills place). The 30-year-old Chatwood put the Northside aflutter with a pair of quality begins in which he yielded 12 2/3 innings, 2 wins, 19 strikeouts, and just a single earned run.
Bad news might be on the horizon for the San Diego Padres. Closer Kirby Yates has been set up for an MRI to examine recent elbow discomfort, per Kevin Acee of the San Diego Union-Tribune. The late-blooming Yates has actually turned into perhaps the video games best more detailed over the previous two seasons. Hes not been himself through 5 appearances this year. Hes currently rocking a troublesome 10.38 ERA/5.62 FIP with 7 hits and 4 walks to 7 strikeouts over 4 1/3 innings. He does have 2 conserves and a hold. An injury would definitely be a blow to a San Diego bullpen currently down Andres Muñoz and Trey Wingenter. Nevertheless, the Friars are flush with prospective replacements: Emilio Pagan and Drew Pomeranz are most likely next in line to secure Ws in San Diego.
Yoshihisa Hirano is lastly on his method back to the diamond after testing favorable for COVID-19 early in training camp, per MLB.coms Greg Johns (by means of Twitter). After some tune-ups at the alternate site, Hirano might discover himself in the Seattle Mariners bullpen quickly. Hirano, 36, signed up with the Mariners this offseason after 2 years with the Arizona Diamondbacks. He showed himself a trustworthy arm in the Dbacks pen. He owns a 3.47 ERA/3.85 FIP in the states after an effective profession in Japan.
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The Chicago Cubs have pushed Tyler Chatwoods start after the right-hander experienced tightness in his back, per Tim Stebbins of NBC Sports. Colin Rea will trot in from the bullpen to start on Saturday in his stead (technically, Alec Mills started for Chatwood on Friday, and Rea will begin in Mills location). Chatwood has actually continued his streaky tenure this season in Chicago, though the great has actually outweighed the bad through 3 starts. The 30-year-old Chatwood put the Northside aflutter with a set of quality begins in which he yielded 12 2/3 innings, two wins, 19 strikeouts, and simply a single made run.
