As New York, Chicago (Cubs) Are Starting Three Game Series Friday Afternoon In Chicago Illinois Luis Gil Is Returning Is Starting Is Opposing Jordan Wicks On The Mound

Luis Gil left his start following pitching 3.0 innings surrendering 3 hits, 3 earned runs , 6 walks while striking out 3 Cleveland batters on Tuesday August 20, 2024 with a lower back strain.

As New York the team that wears the pinstripes, Chicago (Cubs ) are starting three game series Friday afternoon in Chicago Illinois Luis Gil is returning is starting is opposing Jordan Wicks on the mound..

Luis Gil, Jordan Wicks are different because Luis Gil is a right handed starting pitcher! Jordan Wicks is a left handed starting pitcher!

Luis Gil comes into the game with record of 12-6 with an earn run average of 3.39 because on Luis Gil comes into the game with record of 12-6 with an earn run average of 3.39 because on took a no decision at Cleveland on Tuesday August 20, 2024 pitching 3.0 innings surrendering 3 hits, 3 earned runs, 6 walks while striking out 3 Cleveland batters.

Jordan Wicks comes into the game with record of 2-2 with an earn run average of 3.82 because on Sunday September 1, 2024 at Washington Jordan Wicks got the win at Washington pitching 5.0 innings surrendering 4 hits, 1 earned run, 0 walks while striking out 0 Washington batters.

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Could mother nature prevent Luis Gil from making his return from the injured list from him returning, starting opposing Jordan Wicks on mound?

There is a small possibility of that happening as it’s intermittent clouds with 19% chance of rain at first pitch intermittent clouds with 19% chance of rain an hour following first pitch before intermittent clouds continue with chance of rain increasing to 24% at 4:00pm 4:20pm before intermittent clouds continue with 43% chance of rain when the game is supposed to be over.

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New York the team that wears the pinstripes is a member of the American League East comes into the first game of three game series with record of 80-60 because they lost two out of three games to Texas including the finale 10-6 on Wednesday in Arlington Texas Though, Trent Grisham hit grand slam though Juan Soto hit home run New York the team that wears the pinstripes lost 10-6 to Texas in finale Wednesday in Arlington Texas as New York the team that wears the pinstripes offensively labored , struggled to score runs.

As New York the team that wears the pinstripes lost 10-6 to Texas in finale Wednesday in Arlington Texas as a team they were 2-6 with runners in scoring position. Gleyber Torres who is second baseman for New York the was 1-3 contributing offensively 2 runs. Juan Soto was 3-3 contributing offensively 1 run, 1 home run, 2 runs batted in . Aaron Judge who captain, center fielder for New York the team that wears the pinstripes was 0-3 contributing offensively 0 runs, 0 home runs, 0 runs batted in. Jazz Chisholm Jr who is New York the team that wears the pinstripes third baseman was 1-5 contributing offensively 0 runs, 0 home runs, 0 runs batted in. Giancarlo Stanton who is New York the team that wears the pinstripes designated hitter was 0-5 contributing offensively 0 runs, 0 home runs, 0 runs batted in. Anthony Rizzo who is New York the team that wears the pinstripes first baseman was 0-4 contributing offensively 0 runs, 0 home runs, 0 runs batted in. Anthony Volpe who is New York the team that wears the pinstripes shortstop like Anthony Rizzo was 0-4 contributing offensively 0 runs, 0 home runs, 0 runs batted in . Alex Verdugo who is New York the team that wears the pinstripes left fielder was 1-3 contributing offensively 0 runs, 0 home runs, 0 runs batted in . Jose Trevino who is New York the team that wears the pinstripes starting catcher was 0-3 contributing offensively 1 run.

Offensively New York the team that wears the pinstripes couldn’t produce enough runs to support Marcus Stroman who pitched 3.2 innings surrendering 9 hits, 5 earned runs , 1 walk while striking out 3 Texas batters. Scott Effross who relieved Marcus Stroman who pitched 1.1 innings surrendering 0 hits, 0 earned runs , 1 walk while striking out 2 Texas batters. Tim Mayza who relieved Scott Effross who pitched 0.1 innings surrendering 2 hits, 3 earned runs , 1 walk while striking out 1 Texas batter . Matt Leiter Jr. who relieved Tim Mayza who pitched 0.2 innings surrendering 1 hit, 0 earned runs , 0 walks while striking out 1 Texas batter . Ron Marinaccio who relieved Matt Leiter Jr. who pitched 1.0 innings surrendering 2 hits, 2 earned runs , 1 walk while striking out 1 Texas batter. Phil Bickford who relieved Ron Marinaccio who pitched 1.0 innings surrendering 0 hits, 0 earned runs , 0 walks while striking out 0 Texas batters.

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Following Trent Grisham hitting grand slam following Juan Soto hitting home run following New York the team that wears the pinstripes offensively laboring, struggling to score runs losing 10-6 to Texas Wednesday night in Arlington New York the team that wears the pinstripes manager Aaron Boone had this to say!

We’ve got to play better than we are right now. We’ve lost a few series here in a row that we’ve had chances to win all three of them,”

Obviously, we could have had a couple here. We know we’ve got to be better than this if we want to get to where we want to go. Hopefully catch our breath a little bit and rest up a little bit on an off-day. But we’ve got to get after it at Wrigley. I expect us to. We need to be better than this.”

Following Trent Grisham hitting grand slam following Juan Soto hitting home run following New York the team that wears the pinstripes offensively laboring, struggling to score runs losing 10-6 to Texas Wednesday night in Arlington New York the team that wears the pinstripes captain, center fielder Aaron Judge who was 0-3 contributing offensively 0 runs, 0 home runs, 0 runs batted in had this to say!

A couple of back-and-forth games, a couple of games not going our way, stuff like that is going to happen,”“We’re not happy about it. We’re fighting for a division, fighting for a lot right now. But we’ve got to keep trusting in each other and things are going to go our way."

When asked about if there is a dip in confidence Aaron Judge who is captain, center fielder for New York the team that wears the pinstripes response was We’ve still got a long month ahead of us, a big series coming up here in Chicago. That’s all you can really do is look forward. You can’t sit and look back at past games, 'cause those will just keep building, so it’s just about moving forward."

According to Drew Davison MLB article https://www.mlb.com/yankees/news/juan-soto-homers-but-yankees-late-rally-falls-short

Chicago (Cubs ) are a member of National League East come into the first of the three game series lost two out of three games their previous series though unlike New York the team that wears the pinstripes Chicago (Cubs) lost two out of three games to Pittsburgh though they won the finale 12-0 in Chicago Illinois where their offense included three home runs from center fielder Pete Crow Armstrong who hit home run to center 417 feet extending Chicago (Cubs) lead over Pittsburgh 7-0 in bottom of 3rd inning shortstop Dansby Swanson who hit home run to left 370 feet scoring right fielder Cody Bellinger extending Chicago (Cubs ) lead 6-0 . In bottom 6th inning right fielder Cody Bellinger hit home run to center 397 feet scoring Seiya Suzuki who was designated hitter extending Chicago (Cubs) lead this time to 11-0.

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Offensively Chicago (Cubs) 12 runs in 12-0 win over Pittsburgh supported Shota Imanaga who started who pitched 7.0 innings surrendering 0 hits, 0 earned runs , 2 walks while striking out 7 Pittsburgh batters . Nate Pearson who relieved Shota Imanaga who pitched 1.0 innings surrendering 0 hits, 0 earned runs , 0 walks while striking out 0 Pittsburgh batters . Porter Hodge who relieved Nate Pearson who pitched 1.0 innings surrendering 0 hits, 0 earned runs , 0 walks while striking out 0 Pittsburgh batters.

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Following Chicago (Cubs) 12-0 win over Pittsburgh Wednesday in Chicago Illinois Porter Hodge who relieved Nate Pearson who pitched 1.0 innings surrendering 0 hits, 0 earned runs , 0 walks while striking out 0 Pittsburgh batters had this to say about his relief appearance!It’s just like mixed emotions waiting for that ball to finally get to the first baseman for the final out,”

Following Chicago (Cubs) 12-0 win over Pittsburgh Wednesday in Chicago Illinois Nate Pearsen who relieved Shotta Imanaga had this to say about Shotta Imanaga who started who pitched 7.0 innings surrendering 0 hits, 0 earned runs , 2 walks while striking out 7 Pittsburgh batters!

I honestly didn’t know we had a no-hitter going,”And I ran out there and started getting booed and I realized, ‘Oh, we probably have something on the line here.’ I kind of just locked it in and did my part.”

Following Chicago (Cubs) 12-0 win over Pittsburgh Wednesday in Chicago Illinois Nate Pearsen who pitched 1.0 innings surrendering 0 hits, 0 earned runs , 0 walks while striking out 0 Pittsburgh batters!

And I ran out there and started getting booed and I realized, ‘Oh, we probably have something on the line here.’ I kind of just locked it in and did my part.”

According to Jordan Bastian MLB article https://www.mlb.com/cubs/news/shota-imanaga-starts-cubs-combined-no-hitter

First pitch is set for 2:20pm from Wrigley Field!

The game is going to be televised on Marquee Sports Network , Yes, Major League Baseball Network!