Swanson went 0-for-4 with a walk, a run scored and three strikeouts in Saturday's 6-1 win over the Giants. While Swanson salvaged some fantasy value by drawing a walk and coming around to score, he still had a rough day with the three strikeouts. The shortstop is just 1-for-12 over his last four games and he's batting a paltry .133 this month, which has lowered his overall batting average to .176. The Cubs don't really have an obvious replacement for Swanson on their roster, unless they wanted to try Nico Hoerner at short on a more regular basis, which would open second base up for the likes of Matt Shaw and Pedro Ramirez.
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R/R | 6'1" | 208 | 31 |
Javier Assad
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R/R | 6'1" | 200 | 28 |
| R/R | 6'2" | 216 | 33 | |
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Ty Blach
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R/L | 6'1" | 215 | 35 |
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L/L | 6'3" | 223 | 35 |
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R/R | 6'0" | 195 | 34 |
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Ben Brown
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R/R | 6'6" | 210 | 26 |
| L/L | 6'3" | 215 | 32 | |
| R/R | 6'5" | 217 | 28 | |
| R/R | 6'4" | 225 | 32 | |
| R/R | 6'3" | 220 | 31 | |
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R/R | 6'3" | 233 | 31 |
| R/R | 6'0" | 235 | 37 | |
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R/R | 6'4" | 230 | 25 |
| R/R | 6'7" | 215 | 28 | |
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R/R | 6'1" | 211 | 24 |
| L/L | 5'10" | 175 | 32 | |
| L/L | 6'5" | 205 | 26 | |
| L/R | 6'8" | 254 | 31 | |
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Luke Little
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L/L | 6'8" | 220 | 25 |
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L/L | 6'1" | 215 | 28 |
| R/R | 6'2" | 225 | 30 | |
Phil Maton
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R/R | 6'2" | 206 | 33 |
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R/R | 6'3" | 225 | 35 |
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Hoby Milner
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L/L | 6'3" | 187 | 35 |
| B/R | 6'3" | 215 | 24 | |
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R/R | 6'8" | 245 | 26 |
| R/R | 6'1" | 203 | 25 | |
| L/L | 6'0" | 210 | 26 | |
| R/R | 6'2" | 170 | 27 | |
| R/R | 5'11" | 160 | 26 | |
| L/L | 6'0" | 205 | 32 | |
| L/L | 5'11" | 203 | 25 | |
| R/R | 6'2" | 207 | 37 | |
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Colin Rea
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R/R | 6'5" | 220 | 35 |
| R/R | 5'10" | 160 | 25 | |
| L/L | 6'5" | 225 | 24 | |
| R/R | 6'4" | 220 | 27 | |
| R/R | 5'10" | 180 | 28 | |
| R/R | 6'3" | 190 | 24 | |
| R/R | 6'1" | 186 | 22 | |
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Ryan Rolison
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R/L | 6'2" | 213 | 28 |
| R/R | 6'4" | 200 | 23 | |
| L/L | 6'2" | 188 | 37 | |
| R/R | 6'4" | 195 | 30 | |
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L/L | 6'2" | 205 | 30 |
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R/R | 6'5" | 230 | 34 |
| R/L | 6'0" | 205 | 39 | |
| R/R | 6'0" | 190 | 32 | |
| R/R | 6'3" | 210 | 34 | |
Jacob Webb
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R/R | 6'2" | 210 | 32 |
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Jordan Wicks
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L/L | 6'3" | 220 | 26 |
| R/R | 6'7" | 237 | 32 |
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| R/R | 6'1" | 230 | 27 | |
| R/R | 6'2" | 212 | 38 | |
Carson Kelly
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R/R | 6'1" | 212 | 31 |
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R/R | 6'2" | 220 | 34 |
| R/R | 6'3" | 205 | 34 | |
| R/R | 5'10" | 190 | 32 | |
| L/R | 5'11" | 210 | 28 | |
| R/R | 6'1" | 180 | 26 | |
| R/R | 5'11" | 200 | 29 | |
| R/R | 5'9" | 180 | 32 | |
| L/R | 5'10" | 179 | 25 | |
| R/R | 5'11" | 197 | 29 | |
| R/R | 6'2" | 215 | 27 | |
| B/R | 5'9" | 165 | 22 | |
| R/R | 6'0" | 190 | 32 | |
| R/R | 5'11" | 195 | 23 | |
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Gage Workman
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L/R | 6'4" | 202 | 26 |
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| R/R | 6'6" | 188 | 23 | |
| L/R | 5'8" | 195 | 22 | |
| L/L | 5'6" | 172 | 17 | |
| L/R | 5'11" | 215 | 33 | |
| L/L | 6'0" | 184 | 24 | |
| R/R | 5'8" | 185 | 29 | |
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Ian Happ
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B/R | 5'10" | 205 | 31 |
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The Chicago Cubs recalled RHP Javier Assad from the minors.
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Swanson went 0-for-4 with a walk, a run scored and three strikeouts in Saturday's 6-1 win over the Giants. While Swanson salvaged some fantasy value by drawing a walk and coming around to score, he still had a rough day with the three strikeouts. The shortstop is just 1-for-12 over his last four games and he's batting a paltry .133 this month, which has lowered his overall batting average to .176. The Cubs don't really have an obvious replacement for Swanson on their roster, unless they wanted to try Nico Hoerner at short on a more regular basis, which would open second base up for the likes of Matt Shaw and Pedro Ramirez.
Busch went 1-for-3 with a double, two walks, one RBI, one stolen base and one run scored in Saturday's 6-1 win over the Giants. Ian Happ's steal in the third inning was poorly defended by the Giants, giving Busch plenty of time to swipe home. Busch has hit safely in seven straight games, going 9-for-26 (.346) with three extra-base hits and six RBI in that span. Overall, he's batting .253 with eight home runs, two steals, 42 RBI, 31 runs scored, 13 doubles and two triples over 70 games this season.
Ramirez went 2-for-5 with a solo home run and a double in Saturday's 6-1 win over the Giants. Ramirez's fifth-inning blast was the first homer of his big-league career. The 22-year-old infielder was called up May 22 but has struggled to find consistent playing time. Through 12 games, he's hitting .250 with a .752 OPS, one homer, two RBI, three runs scored, two doubles and no stolen bases over 31 plate appearances. Prior to his call-up, he hit .312 with a .942 OPS, nine long balls, 40 RBI and 34 runs scored over 43 games with Triple-A Iowa, so there's some all-around appeal here if he claims a starting job.
Happ went 1-for-5 with a solo home run and a stolen base in Saturday's 6-1 win over the Giants. Happ reached on a fielder's choice in the third inning and stole second, allowing Michael Busch to swipe home at the same time. While Happ is just 4-for-27 (.148) over his last eight games, three of his hits in that span have gone for extra bases. The outfielder is hitting .227 with an .827 OPS, 16 homers, 37 RBI, 46 runs scored, four steals, 13 doubles and two triples over 67 contests this season.
Crow-Armstrong went 3-for-5 with a solo home run, a double and a second run scored in Saturday's 6-1 win over the Giants. Crow-Armstrong has logged an extra-base hit in four straight contests and in seven of 11 games in June. He's batting .383 (18-for-47) with five homers and seven RBI this month. The outfielder is now batting .263 with an .803 OPS, 12 homers, 15 stolen bases, 33 RBI, 42 runs scored, 11 doubles and three triples over 71 games. He has been the Cubs' primary leadoff hitter versus right-handers since late May.
Brown (3-2) allowed one run on seven hits and three walks while striking out three over five innings to earn the win over the Giants on Saturday. Brown pitched fairly well, and the Giants weren't able to capitalize often. The right-hander threw 54 of 86 pitches for strikes in this outing. He's allowed one run or fewer in six of his seven starts this season, adding a 37:11 K:BB across 36.1 innings in those games. Overall, he has a 1.74 ERA, 0.97 WHIP and 61:19 K:BB through 62 innings over 19 appearances. Brown's next outing is projected to be at home versus the Blue Jays. Based on performance, he looks to have done enough to stay in the rotation once Matthew Boyd (knee/shoulder) is ready to return.
Suzuki exited Saturday's game against the Giants with right knee discomfort, Jesse Rogers of ESPN.com reports. Suzuki was removed from the game in the bottom of the fourth inning after he attempted to make a running catch in right field. The right knee is the same one he sustained a strained PCL in during the World Baseball Classic, causing him to miss the first 12 games of the season. Matt Shaw replaced Suzuki in the outfield following his departure.
Suzuki was removed from Saturday's game against the Giants in the bottom of the fourth inning with an apparent injury, Vinnie Duber of the Chicago Sun-Times reports. Suzuki tried to make a running grab on a Matt Chapman single and came off the field with the training staff. Prior to leaving, Suzuki went 1-for-2 with an RBI single and a walk. Matt Shaw has replaced Suzuki in right field.