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• Baez returns to action after hit by pitch

  19-06-2018 21:50 via mlb.mlb.com
  A day after he was hit on the left elbow by a pitch, Javier Baez said on Monday that he was fine, which was verified when he entered in the seventh inning of Tuesday's opener of a split doubleheader vs. the Dodgers.
  
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• Montgomery eyes continued success in nightcap

  19-06-2018 20:52 via mlb.com
  Mike Montgomery will start the second game of this three-game series against the Dodgers on Tuesday night to cap the split doubleheader. It's going to be hard to take Montgomery out of the starting rotation. The lefty has given up just three earned runs over 23 2/3 innings for a 1.14 ERA as a starter this season while subbing for Yu Darvish. In his last outing, he gave up two hits and one run over six innings against the Brewers. First pitch is scheduled for 7:05 p.m. CT from Wrigley Field, with
  
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• Darvish to pitch simulated game Wednesday

  19-06-2018 18:42 via mlb.mlb.com
  Cubs pitcher Yu Darvish's simulated game was delayed one day because of the weather, so the right-hander will now throw on Wednesday.
  
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• Chatwood, Montgomery set for twin bill

  19-06-2018 07:12 via mlb.com
  After Monday's game was postponed by rain and a power outage at Wrigley Field, the Dodgers and Cubs will play a split doubleheader today, with the first game scheduled for 12:05 p.m. CT and the night game to be played at 7:05 p.m. Tyler Chatwood will start the opener of the three-game series while the Dodgers counter with right-hander Kenta Maeda. In the nightcap, Mike Montgomery and fellow lefty Rich Hill square off.
  
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• Baez says he's fine, hopes to return today

  19-06-2018 07:11 via mlb.mlb.com
  A day after he was hit on the left elbow by a pitch, Javier Baez said on Monday that he's fine and may return for Tuesday's doubleheader against the Dodgers.
  
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• Rain, power outage postpones Dodgers-Cubs

  19-06-2018 06:25 via mlb.mlb.com
  The threat of rain and a limited power outage at Wrigley Field forced the Cubs and Dodgers to postpone Monday's game. The two teams will play a split doubleheader on Tuesday, with the first game scheduled for 12:05 p.m. CT and the regular game to be played at 7:05 p.m.
  
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• Maddon: 'A trap' in overvaluing NLCS rematch

  19-06-2018 05:05 via mlb.mlb.com
  The Cubs and Dodgers will play a split doubleheader on Tuesday, with the first game scheduled for 12:05 p.m. CT and the regular game to be played at 7:05 p.m. Monday's rematch in the opener of a three-game series was postponed because of a limited power outage at Wrigley Field that was affecting the operation of the lights in right field and the forecast of continued rain in the area over the next several hours.
  
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