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• 2024 Heroes and Goats: Biggest comebacks of the year

Photo by Matt Thomas/San Diego Padres/Getty Images Here’s the anatomy of a comeback. As we make our way through the offseason, I thought it would be fun to look at some of the biggest comebacks that occurred in the 2024 season. One of the unique qualities of baseball is that there is always time for a comeback. The odds of a comeback get steeper and steeper of course. But technically, unt...2024
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• Juan Soto, an update on where the Cubs stand, and Winter Meetings open thread

Photo by Vaughn Ridley/Getty Images A potpourri of things for you on Monday morning. Juan Soto has signed with the Mets. That, you already know, and you can read more reaction in this morning’s Outside The Confines. You knew he wasn’t coming to the Cubs, right? I think we all knew that, or should have. Here’s the only thing I have to say about that. The Cubs have made it pretty clear that ...2024
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• Here are a few more value guys the Cubs could sign to minor-league deals

Photo by David Berding/MLB Photos via Getty Images Call it dumpster-diving if you want, but these pitchers have had success in the past. Cubs President of Baseball Operations Jed Hoyer has had some success, in the past, signing pitchers who have had rough years, or injuries, or both, and rehabbing them into useful relievers. Julian Merryweather was one of those, at least until he was injur...2024
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• Cubs non-tender Mike Tauchman and Nick Madrigal

Jeff Curry-USA TODAY Sports The non-tender of Tauchman is a bit of a surprise. Well, this one surprises me: Cubs have non-tendered OF Mike Tauchman and IF Nick Madrigal. LHP Justin Steele, 3B Isaac Parades, RHP Nate Pearson and RHP Eli Morgan have been tendered contracts. Cubs also agreed to terms with RHPs Julian Merryweather and Keegan Thompson and C Matt Thaiss.— Meghan Montemurro (...2024
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• The Cubs have some roster decisions to make by Friday

Mike Tauchman | Photo by Matt Dirksen/Chicago Cubs/Getty Images Nov. 22 is the deadline to tender contracts to arbitration-eligible and pre-arb players. After Tuesday’s two Cubs DFAs (Adbert Alzolay and Brennen Davis) to make room for two players (Owen Caissie and Ben Cowles) the team wanted to protect from the Rule 5 Draft, the 40-man roster is once again full. That, obviously, isn’t goin...2024
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• A very early look at the 2025 Cubs roster, payroll and luxury tax

Photo by Mary Turner/Getty Images Here’s where the Cubs stand payroll-wise as the offseason begins. Coming up soon, I’m going to begin my usual “Cubs free agent target” series. In the meantime, it’s time for our usual look at the Cubs’ 2025 roster, payroll and luxury tax as they stand just a couple of days into the 2024-25 free agent season. Before we get to the Cubs numbers and analysis,...2024
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• Baseball history unpacked, October 14

Nuccio DiNuzzo/Chicago Tribune/Tribune News Service via Getty Images A M-W-F digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content, gathered from reputable sources. The 2003 collapse and other stories. On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, Bleed Cubbie Blue is pleased to present a light-hearted, Cubs-centric look at baseball’s colorful past, with plenty of the lore and various narratives...2024
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• Here’s the Cubs’ entire 40-man roster and what might happen with it this offseason

Photo by Griffin Quinn/MLB Photos via Getty Images The team has many decisions to make. Last week, I posted this article about the 14 (!) players the Cubs have who are arbitration-eligible for 2025. In the poll attached to that article, 57 percent of you said the Cubs would non-tender at least seven of those players, with some commenting that it might be as many as nine. So I thought I’d e...2024
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• BCB After Dark: Always be closing

Photo by Matt Dirksen/Chicago Cubs/Getty Images The late-night/early-morning spot for Cubs fans asks if you’re good with Porter Hodge as the closer It’s Tuesday evening at BCB After Dark: the hippest happening for night owls, early risers, new parents and Cubs fans abroad. Please come in. We’re so glad you decided to stop by. There’s no cover charge. We still have a few available tables. B...2024
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• The Cubs have 14 (!) arbitration-eligible players for 2025

Photo by Matt Dirksen/Chicago Cubs/Getty Images Many of these players will probably be non-tendered. MLB Trade Rumors posted Tuesday their annual estimates for arbitration salaries for next season. They’ve gotten pretty good at this. Most of their estimates are pretty close to what the players actually sign for, unless said player winds up with a multi-year deal. Sometime after the World S...2024
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• 2024 Cubs final season grades

Photo by Matt Dirksen/Chicago Cubs/Getty Images Obviously, we wish this year’s Cubs would have done better. But there were still some performances to celebrate. As they did in 2023, the Cubs dug themselves a deep hole early on this year, went on a pretty good run and were briefly in a wild-card spot, then couldn’t hold on to it in September. They did finish 83-79, the same record as last y...2024
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• Braves News: Ozzie Albies to return today, slugfest in Cincinnati, and more

Photo by Orlando Ramirez/Getty Images Atlanta Braves news and notes from Thursday. Atlanta Braves second baseman Ozzie Albies will finally return to the lineup today against the Miami Marlins. Albies has been sidelined since late July with a fractured wrist. He will bat from the right side only, as his left hand swing is not entirely comfortable yet. Albies began a rehab assignment with th...2024
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• 2024 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 148

Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images The Cubs falter late, losing 6-5 to the Rockies. This feeling this morning, it’s different than it has been in a while. The beauty of an in-season vacation is that I was out of contact during the Cleveland series. Because of that, I’m having trouble remembering the last time that things were so frustrating that I’m looking for where the ride ends so th...2024
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• Guardians 6, Cubs 1: Swept outta Cleveland

Photo by Jason Miller/Getty Images This was not the result the Cubs wanted at Progressive Field. In a week where the Cubs had hoped to show they belonged in the NL wild card race, instead they blew a lead and tried to come back in one game, and then the offense disappeared for the rest of the series. The 6-1 loss Wednesday, resulting in a sweep by the Guardians, was thus a microcosm of the...2024
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", Julian Merryweather and Hector Neris, who combined for four shutout innings, allowed three hits and a walk and struck out five."

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"Check out this play by Hoerner in the third [VIDEO] Julian Merryweather threw a 1-2-3 seventh and retired Contreras to lead off the eighth, at which point Mark Leiter Jr."

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"The move creates a vacancy on the 40-man roster for reliever Julian Merryweather, who was activated from the 60-day injured list between games of today’s doubleheader with the Orioles."

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"The Toronto Blue Jays have placed closer Julian Merryweather on the 10-day injured list with a strained left oblique."

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"The group of Julian Merryweather, Hector Perez, Andrew Sopko, Trent Thornton and Jacob Waguespack suddenly have an opportunity in front of them."

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"It’s expected that Indians right-hander Julian Merryweather will be the player they eventually send to the Blue Jays to complete this week’s Josh Donaldson trade, Shi Davidi of Sportsnet reports."

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"Cleveland has also selected the contracts of right-hander Julian Merryweather and infielders Willi Castro, Yu Chang and Eric Stamets."

• 2024 Heroes and Goats: Biggest comebacks of the year
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• Juan Soto, an update on where the Cubs stand, and Winter Meetings open thread
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• Cubs non-tender Mike Tauchman and Nick Madrigal
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• The Cubs have some roster decisions to make by Friday
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• Rob Zastryzny returns to the Cubs in a flurry of roster moves

Rob Zastryzny pitches for the Cubs at Wrigley Field in August 2016 | Photo by Jon Durr/Getty Images Today was the deadline for returning players on the 60-day injured list to the 40-man roster. Rob Zastryzny was the Cubs’ second-round pick in 2013 out of the University of Missouri. He pitched in 12 games (one start) for the team in 2016-17 — and thus picked up a World Series ring. Release...2024
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• The Cubs have some roster decisions to make by Monday

Photo by Matt Dirksen/Chicago Cubs/Getty Images Who will stay and who will go? Tomorrow, Monday, Nov. 4 at 4 p.m. CT, MLB teams are required to activate all players on the 60-day injured list and restore them to the 40-man roster. The Cubs have eight players on the 60-day: Yency Almonte, Adbert Alzolay, Colten Brewer, Ben Brown, Brennen Davis, Luke Little, Nick Madrigal and Julian Merrywea...2024
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• MLB’s 2024-25 offseason calendar: Free agents, awards, Rule 5 draft, non-tenders, arbitration, more

Getty Images Baseball doesn’t stop just because there are no games. Here’s a handy calendar of everything happening before next season begins. Congratulations to the Los Angeles Dodgers on winning the 2024 World Series, the eighth title in their franchise history. With that, baseball’s offseason commences. Here’s a handy calendar to help you fill your fall and winter until Opening Day 202...2024
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• 2024 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Final results

Photo by Quinn Harris/Getty Images Shota Imanaga nabs the Rizzo Award for his rookie season. As the 2024 season is on a collision course with its conclusion, it is time to start looking back and closing the books on the season. Unfortunately, the Cubs season came to a close several weeks ago. The playoffs are the goal for every team, but certainly for a large market team with a rabid fan b...2024
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• 2024 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 131

Dale Zanine-USA TODAY Sports The Cubs come up empty on their sweep attempt and lose 7-2. This Cubs team has been fairly predictable. We all hoped for the sweep, but how many among you really thought that the offense would show up for a fourth straight game? Javier Assad was good, not great. He kept the Marlins close, but in the end it didn’t really matter. The Cubs bats managed six hits, t...2024
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• Three up, three down: An update on the Cubs, August 26 edition

Photo by Rich Storry/Getty Images The Cubs had a good week, but gained no ground in the wild-card race. The Cubs won four of six over the last week, which is good... but they really needed to go 5-1 to have any chance to pick up ground in the NL wild card race. Still, the 4-2 week had some outstanding performances by several Cubs players. Let’s look at those, and also who had a rough time ...2024
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• 2024 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 127

Photo by Justin Casterline/Getty Images The Cubs fall flat in an 8-2 loss to the Tigers. One thing that has gone well for the Cubs in 2024 has been waiver wire pickups. While that can often feel like you are just recycling washed up players or guys that just never quite made it, the Cubs have gotten real value off of the wire. Tyson Miller and Jorge López have been terrific out of the Cub...2024
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• Tigers 8, Cubs 2: The days grow ever shorter

Photo by Justin Casterline/Getty Images The Cubs dropped the second game of their series with the Tigers. Often, we hear about a sports contest’s game result being “closer than the score indicated.” That was certainly the case for the Cubs’ 8-2 loss to the Tigers Wednesday evening at Wrigley Field, where the game was a two-run deficit for most of the late innings until a disastrous ninth. ...2024
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• 2024 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 125

Photo by Griffin Quinn/Getty Images The Cubs offense was held in check in a 1-0 loss. Back in the saddle again. I’ve returned from the Alaskan wilderness to retake my spot as the Heroes and Goats writer. A big thank you to Al for keeping things going in my extended absence. You get me back, but this is going to remain a little bit watered down. I’m going to imagine none of you out there a...2024
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• Baseball history unpacked, October 14
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• BCB After Dark: Always be closing
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• BCB After Dark: Who’s closing now?

Photo by Griffin Quinn/Getty Images The late-night/early-morning spot for Cubs fans asks who should be the Cubs primary closer going forward. Welcome back to BCB After Dark: the coolest club for night owls, early risers, new parents and Cubs fans abroad. So glad you stopped in tonight. Everyone is in a good mood right now. We’re closed for a private party, but luckily your name is on the g...2024
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• 2024 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 113

Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images The Cubs fail to protect their lead and lose 5-4. Heavy sigh. Once again, the Cubs had things in position to win a game and let it get away. That will be the enduring memory of this season. The crushing number of blown leads late has derailed this team over and over again. The Cubs had the opportunity to get back to three under .500. The last time they r...2024
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• 2024 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 112

Photo by Nuccio DiNuzzo/Getty Images The Cubs win their third straight, 6-3 over the Cards. I begin today’s writing with the note missing from yesterday’s. Dansby Swanson’s Thursday night heroics represented the fourth largest WPA game of the season by a Cub. It appears that the Cubs have decided to make a run at being the more interesting Chicago baseball team to cover. While the White ...2024
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• Royals make too many mistakes, lose 9-4

Maikel Garcia #11 of the Kansas City Royals scores on a Bobby Witt Jr. double in the sixth inning against the Chicago Cubs at Kauffman Stadium on July 27, 2024 in Kansas City, Missouri. | Photo by Ed Zurga/Getty Images A stark reminder of what this team can look like when the risks don’t pay off. The Royals have a good team. But it’s a team without much margin for error. Tonight there were...2024
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• BCB After Dark: Should the Cubs deal Jameson Taillon?

Photo by Griffin Quinn/Getty Images The late-night/early-morning spot for Cubs fans asks if the Cubs should trade away Jameson Taillon. Welcome back to BCB After Dark: the grooviest gathering for night owls, early risers, new parents and Cubs fans abroad. Thanks for stopping by this evening. New friends or old, all are welcome. We hope you had a pleasant day. Come on in out of the heat. We...2024
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• Brewers manage tough win in 1-0 nailbiter

Matt Marton-USA TODAY Sports Colin Rea stars, Brice Turang breaks slump with game-winning hit Box Score Rain delayed tonight’s start by about an hour and a half, and for most of the night, it looked like both the Brewers’ and Cubs’ offenses just decided not to show up at all. But this ended up being a tense, thrilling pitcher’s duel, and Milwaukee was able to prevail in an ugly, sweaty 1-0...2024
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• Cubs 3, Brewers 2: The comeback Cubs do it again

Mike Tauchman scores the eventual winning run in the eighth inning Wednesday afternoon | Matt Marton-USA TODAY Sports This game had just about everything, and the best part: A Cubs win! Wednesday’s game at Wrigley Field reminded me why I love baseball so much. Gorgeous weather. Meaningful baseball between two rivals for a playoff spot. Back-and-forth, great pitching, lousy pitching, good f...2023
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• Cubs 6, Tigers 4: The never-quit Cubs pull one out

Rick Osentoski-USA TODAY Sports After a devastating grand slam tied things up, the Cubs got to work and came out on top. All’s well that ends well, and the Cubs ended this series well with a 6-4 win over the Tigers, but I’ll ask you the question, and you can vote in the poll. After Jameson Taillon loaded the bases in the sixth inning, then retired the next two hitters, would you have taken...2023
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• Cubs 10, Red Sox 4: Cody Bellinger is en fuego!
Photo by Quinn Harris/Getty Images The Cubs brought out the long ball — and a lot more hits — and evened up the series. There is nothing that says more about what the Chicago Cubs should do going forward than what happened in their 10-4 win over the Red Sox Saturday. Cody Bellinger, who has now homered five times in his last six games, hit a grand slam to cap a six-run inning. Marcus Strom...2023
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• Cubs 8, Braves 6: Swingin’ in the rain

Photo by Nuccio DiNuzzo/Getty Images The Cubs bats came alive on a really bad weather day at the ol’ ballpark. It rained all morning and afternoon in Chicago, and at Wrigley Field, and I’ll have a bit more to say about that later. Keeping with the spirit of the day, the Cubs rained down hits and home runs and evened up the series against the Braves with an 8-6 victory. The Cubs did not was...2023
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• Cubs 4, Rockies 3: Sweep!

Matt Marton-USA TODAY Sports The Cubs just need to keep winning, and good things will follow. Another day, another comeback win for the Chicago Cubs, and they continue to control their own destiny for the postseason. Patrick Wisdom’s two-run homer in the sixth gave the Cubs the lead, and they held on for a 4-3 win over the Rockies, sweeping the three-game series. The one-run win moved the ...2023
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• Cubs 6, Royals 4: A tale of two games

David Banks-USA TODAY Sports The Cubs appeared to be on their way to an easy win... until they had to hang on for dear life. Drip... drip... drip... That was what today’s 6-4 Cubs win over the Royals felt like, after the Cubs zoomed out to a 6-1 lead after four innings. KC runs scored off just about every Cubs reliever until Adbert Alzolay finally put a stop to that in the ninth inning wit...2023
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• Cubs 9, Rangers 5: Now that’s more like it

Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images The Cubs rallied in the ninth and finally put one in the win column. The Cubs had trouble scoring runs all series against the Rangers, and then they worked a bunch of ninth-inning walks into a game-winning rally. The Cubs thus won their first game of 2024, 9-5 over the defending World Series champions. It was not easy, though. The Cubs began this game wel...2024
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• Cubs 6, Rockies 3: Javier Assad and the comeback Cubs do it again

Photo by Quinn Harris/Getty Images The team came from behind with some timely hitting, and got some excellent relief work. This afternoon started out weirdly when Marcus Stroman barely got through three innings and the Cubs went behind and looked pretty weak sauce against Chris Flexen, a guy who came into the game with an ERA north of 7. But the persistent Cubs scored single runs in the fi...2023
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• BCB After Dark: Are brighter days ahead?

Photo by Scott Taetsch/Getty Images The late-night/early-morning spot for Cubs fans asks if the Cubs will finish at or above .500. It’s another Wednesday evening here at BCB After Dark, the coolest spot for night owls, early risers, new parents and Cubs fans abroad. Please come in out of the heat. Come in and have a drink and celebrate with us. Let us know if we can do anything for you. Th...2024
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• 2024 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 32

Photo by Daniel Shirey/MLB Photos via Getty Images The Cubs inability to close out a game pops up again in a 7-6 loss. In probably the biggest upset of the young 2024 season to date, I made it through the first 31 games without writing a glass half full/glass half empty piece. It’s probably my biggest go to as a writer, but the cup has run over so much in the early going, I just haven’t r...2024
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• Minor League Wrap: Smokies beat Barons 3-1 in playoff opener

Benjamin Cowles | Angelina Alcantar/News Sentinel / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images The Smokies win game one of their playoff series. Iowa shuts out Rochester We’re going to start with the Smokies tonight because they’re what’s important. Tennessee Smokies The Tennessee Smokies usurped the Birmingham Barons (White Sox), 3-1 in game one of their best-of-three Southern League North Divisi...2024
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• 2024 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 70

Photo by Quinn Harris/Getty Images The Cubs offense was silent in a 3-0 loss. The Cubs offense collectively are a bunch of nice guys. I mean, they must be. They lay down for rookies, veterans, journeymen and aces. They’ve grown so collectively bad as a unit that they are actually overshadowing the Cubs bullpen. The Cubs bullpen failed them late on Friday but it didn’t really matter, becau...2024
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• Jordan Wicks Scratched, Christopher Morel Says He Feels ‘Good’ After Tumble
The injury bug hanging around the Cubs must be a mosquito because it just keeps coming back and buzzing in their collective ear even when it’s not biting. Justin Steele, Julian Merryweather, Kyle Hendricks, Drew Smyly, Seiya Suzuki, and Cody Bellinger are all currently on the IL and several active players have previously spent time … The post Jordan Wicks Scratched, Christopher Morel S...2024
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• Cubs 4, Giants 0: Kyle Hendricks throws a vintage Professor game, four outs short of a no-hitter
Darren Yamashita-USA TODAY Sports Class was most definitely in session Saturday evening in San Francisco. SAN FRANCISCO — Is it too early to say “I told you so”? Maybe, but I’m saying it anyway. I told you Kyle Hendricks would come back and throw like The Professor again. Was Saturday’s brilliant eight-inning, one-hit outing a one-off? Possibly, but I don’t think so. Hendricks was, as the ...2023
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