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Angels optioned RHP Victor Mederos to Triple-A Salt Lake.
Mederos made just one relief appearance for Los Angeles after being brought up earlier this week. The 23-year-old righty figures to be up-and-down as extra relief depth for the Angels in the coming months.
Justin Turner played the role of hero for the Cubs on Tuesday night, smacking a walk-off two-run double off of Jesús Tinoco in the home half of the ninth inning.
The Cubs entered the ninth inning trailing 4-2, but they got to work as Carson Kelly reached on an error, Dansby Swanson walked and Nico Hoerner smacked a one-out RBI single. That’s when Turner did his damage, sending the home faithful at Wrigley Field into a frenzy. The 40-year-old infielder finished the night 1-for-1 plus a walk and is now hitting .169/.292/.186 with zero homers, nine RBI and one stolen base in his first 72 plate appearances on the season.
Pete Crow-Armstrong went 2-for-3 with a homer and two RBI on Tuesday night as the Cubs rallied to dispatch of the Marlins.
The dynamic 23-year-old outfielder crushed a 397-foot (108.1 mph EV) solo shot off of Valente Bellozo in the third inning that tied the score at 1-1. Crow Armstrong then tied it again with a sacrifice fly in the fifth inning that made it a 2-2 ballgame. With his two-hit attack, the burgeoning superstar is slashing .267/.307/.545 to go with 11 homers, 30 RBI and 13 stolen bases on the season.
Ben Brown pitched well in a no-decision against the Marlins on Tuesday, surrendering two runs on five hits over his 5 1/3 innings of work.
Brown racked up six strikeouts on the evening and didn’t walk a batter. He served up a solo homer to Connor Norby in the second inning, then kept the Marlins’ offense off the board until Javier Sanoja plated Norby with an RBI ground out in the fifth inning. The 25-year-old right-hander got seven whiffs on 72 pitches on the night, registering a strong CSW of 32 percent. He’ll look to further improve upon his 4.75 ERA and 1.56 WHIP when he does battle against these same Marlins his next time out in Miami on Monday.
Connor Norby went 2-for-4 with a homer, triple and two runs scored on Tuesday evening as the Marlins fell to the Cubs.
Norby led off the fifth inning with a three-bagger off of Ben Brown and ultimately scored on a ground ball off the bat of Javier Sanoja. He then clobbered a 400-foot (104.5 mph EV) solo shot off of Julian Merryweather to start the seventh inning, giving the Marlins a 3-2 advantage. With his two-hit attack, the 24-year-old third baseman is now hitting .269/.313/.436 with a pair of homers and six RBI in his first 83 plate appearances on the season.
Jesús Tinoco suffered an ugly blown save on Tuesday night against the Cubs, giving up three runs (two earned) on two hits and a walk in just 1/3 of an inning.
Oof. Tinoco came on with a 4-2 lead to protect in the ninth and things immediately got interesting as Carson Kelly reached on an error to open the inning. Tinoco then walked Dansby Swanson before getting Moises Ballesteros to ground into a fielder’s choice. Nico Hoerner followed with an RBI single that cut the lead to one and then Justin Turner finished him off with a walk-off two-run double. Tinoco may still be the Marlins’ best option in the ninth inning, but he just lost a lot of the good will that he had built up recently. He owns a miserable 5.68 ERA, 1.42 WHIP and an 8/6 K/BB ratio over 12 2/3 innings on the season to go with three saves.
Valente Bellozo pitched well in a no-decision against the Cubs on Tuesday night, allowing two runs (one earned) on four hits and a walk over his four-plus innings of work.
Bellozo walked one and recorded a pair of strikeouts in the contest. He served up a solo homer to Pete Crow-Armstrong in the third inning and was saddled with an unearned run in the fifth after plunking Nico Hoerner to start the inning. The 25-year-old right-hander generated six whiffs on 74 pitches on the evening, posting a CSW of 23 percent. He now sports a 3.27 ERA, 1.32 WHIP and a 16/11 K/BB ratio through 22 innings with the Marlins this season. With Ryan Weathers returning to the rotation this week though, Bellozo could get bumped from the Marlins’ rotation.