![]() It would be expected for Palencia to be nervous, to perhaps have a bit of the first-time jitters. The righty is a converted starter who can sit in triple digits with his heater and has a nasty 90 mph slider to go with a strong changeup. You wouldn’t be blamed for not knowing who he is considering he was just called up to the bigs for the first time before the game. With his bullpen tapped for options, manager David Ross called upon rookie flamethrower Daniel Palencia. Two pitches later, Cody Bellinger flied out to end the threat. Adames casually tossed it to second baseman Brice Turang to get the double play after Christopher Morel had drifted too far off. 730 expected batting average, according to Statcast, found shortstop Willy Adames’ glove. ![]() In the Cubs’ half of the 10th, with runners on first and second and nobody out, Jared Young hit a soft liner that seemed ticketed for left field. But Tuesday’s wild, heart-stopping 7-6 Cubs victory has pushed off that talk for at least one more day. It was being sent to the rail yard to be stripped for spare parts. ![]() ![]() Well, this train looked like it wasn’t even in service anymore. What was it that chairman Tom Ricketts said 10 days ago in London? Unless things “come off the rails,” this team was buying. ![]()
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