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04/18 17:57 CDT Miami Marlins at Chicago Cubs game postponed because of rain in
the forecast
Miami Marlins at Chicago Cubs game postponed because of rain in the forecast
CHICAGO (AP) --- The Miami Marlins' game at the Chicago Cubs was postponed
because of rain in the forecast for Thursday night.
It will be made up as part of a split-doubleheader on Saturday at Wrigley Field.
Chicago was back at home after a 5-4 trip that included stops at San Diego,
Seattle and Arizona. Cody Bellinger homered to lead the Cubs to a 5-3 victory
over the Diamondbacks on Wednesday in the rubber game of the three-game set.
"Definitely a trip that had a little bit of everything," Cubs second baseman
Nico Hoerner said before the game was postponed. "Different kinds of games,
some crazy games for sure. A lot of good experiences for our group."
Miami is looking to dig out of a 4-15 start. It dropped two of three against
San Francisco in its previous series.
Chicago right-hander Jameson Taillon and Miami left-hander A.J. Puk were each
pushed back one day to Friday.
Taillon was activated from the 15-day injured list Thursday after being
sidelined by a back strain. Infielder Patrick Wisdom was also activated from
the 10-day IL after recovering from his own back strain.
Right-hander Hayden Wesneski and infielder Miles Mastrobuoni were optioned to
Triple-A Iowa. Wesneski pitched four innings of one-hit ball in relief of
Jordan Wicks in the series finale against the Diamondbacks, earning the win.
Left-hander Shota Imanaga and right-hander Javier Assad will pitch for Chicago
in the doubleheader, with the order still to be determined. Kyle Hendricks
starts the finale of the four-game set Sunday.
Jess Luzardo will start one of the doubleheader games for the Marlins and
right-hander Edward Cabrera also will pitch in the series. But there was no
word on whether he would go Saturday or Sunday.
Puk is coming back from an illness. He hasn't appeared in a big league game
since April 9.
"He was 100 percent ready to go today. I'm sure the extra day is OK," Miami
manager Skip Schumaker said. "You also don't want to have pitchers not throw
for nine, 10 days, whatever it is. So I didn't want more off days for him.
"I think he needs to get on the mound and get his pitches going, his body
moving. I think an extra day for him, though, couldn't hurt."
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