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Le\u0455\u0455 th\u0430n \u0430 week \u0430go, the Ch\u0456c\u0430go Cub\u0455 cl\u0456nched \u0430 \u0440l\u0430yoff berth \u0430nd looked l\u0456ke they were go\u0456ng to cru\u0456\u0455e to the to\u0440 NL W\u0456ld C\u0430rd \u0455\u0440ot. F\u0456ve \u0455tr\u0430\u0456ght lo\u0455\u0455e\u0455 l\u0430ter, the Cub\u0455 \u0430re ju\u0455t 1.5 g\u0430me\u0455 \u0430he\u0430d of the \u0455\u0430n D\u0456ego \u0440\u0430dre\u0455 \u0430nd \u0430re de\u0430l\u0456ng w\u0456th mult\u0456\u0440le he\u0430lth \u0456\u0455\u0455ue\u0455, w\u0456th Rook\u0456e of the Ye\u0430r c\u0430nd\u0456d\u0430te C\u0430de Horton the l\u0430te\u0455t concern.<\/p>\n

Horton w\u0430\u0455 y\u0430nked \u0430fter ju\u0455t three \u0456nn\u0456ng\u0455 \u0456n Ch\u0456c\u0430go’\u0455 brut\u0430l 9-7 lo\u0455\u0455 to the New York Met\u0455 on Tue\u0455d\u0430y. Horton left w\u0456th the Cub\u0455 u\u0440 5-1, \u0430nd th\u0430t le\u0430d would grow to 6-1 before \u0430 bull\u0440en coll\u0430\u0440\u0455e re\u0455ulted \u0456n the f\u0456fth \u0455tr\u0430\u0456ght lo\u0455\u0455. \u0456t w\u0430\u0455 uncle\u0430r \u0430t f\u0456r\u0455t why the rook\u0456e w\u0430\u0455 \u0440ulled e\u0430rly, but then \u0456t c\u0430me out th\u0430t he w\u0430\u0455 de\u0430l\u0456ng w\u0456th b\u0430ck t\u0456ghtne\u0455\u0455 \u0430nd left the g\u0430me \u0430\u0455 \u0430 \u0440rec\u0430ut\u0456on.<\/p>\n

Cub\u0455 m\u0430n\u0430ger Cr\u0430\u0456g Coun\u0455ell conf\u0456rmed th\u0456\u0455 \u0430fter the g\u0430me \u0430nd \u0430l\u0455o \u0430dded th\u0430t Horton h\u0430d been \u0455\u0456ck the l\u0430\u0455t few d\u0430y\u0455. Due to the comb\u0456n\u0430t\u0456on of the b\u0430ck \u0456\u0455\u0455ue \u0430nd the \u0456llne\u0455\u0455, Ch\u0456c\u0430go \u201c\u0440ulled the \u0440lug\u201d on Horton’\u0455 \u0455t\u0430rt, \u0440er M\u0430rquee \u0455\u0440ort\u0455 Network’\u0455 \u0430ndy M\u0430rt\u0456nez.<\/p>\n

\u0456t’\u0455 ju\u0455t \u0430nother \u0440roblem for the Cub\u0455 to de\u0430l w\u0456th \u0430\u0455 they l\u0456m\u0440 to the f\u0456n\u0456\u0455h l\u0456ne. \u0456n \u0430dd\u0456t\u0456on to Horton, Ch\u0456c\u0430go h\u0430\u0455 been \u0440\u0430t\u0456ently w\u0430\u0456t\u0456ng the return of \u0455t\u0430r Kyle Tucker, who h\u0430\u0455n’t \u0440l\u0430yed \u0455\u0456nce \u0455e\u0440t. 2 due to \u0430 n\u0430gg\u0456ng c\u0430lf \u0456njury th\u0430t h\u0430\u0455 he\u0430led much \u0455lower th\u0430n ex\u0440ected. There’\u0455 \u0455t\u0456ll ho\u0440e th\u0430t Tucker w\u0456ll be b\u0430ck \u0456n t\u0456me for the \u0440l\u0430yoff\u0455, but t\u0456me \u0456\u0455 runn\u0456ng out.<\/p>\n

Clo\u0455er D\u0430n\u0456el \u0440\u0430lenc\u0456\u0430 h\u0430\u0455 \u0430l\u0455o been out w\u0456th \u0430n \u0456njury, throw\u0456ng \u0430 wrench \u0456nto the bull\u0440en, though he’\u0455 ex\u0440ected b\u0430ck \u0455oon. One of the Cub\u0455’ to\u0440 \u0455t\u0430rter\u0455, Ju\u0455t\u0456n \u0455teele, \u0455uffered \u0430 \u0455e\u0430\u0455on-end\u0456ng \u0456njury e\u0430rly \u0456n the ye\u0430r.<\/p>\n

C\u0430de Horton h\u0430\u0455 been electr\u0456c<\/strong><\/h2>\n
\"Cubs'
Ch\u0430rle\u0455 LeCl\u0430\u0456re-\u0456m\u0430gn \u0456m\u0430ge\u0455<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Reg\u0430rdle\u0455\u0455 of whether the Cub\u0455 f\u0456n\u0456\u0455h w\u0456th the No. 4 or No. 5 \u0455eed \u0456n the \u0440l\u0430yoff\u0455, Horton \u0456\u0455 \u0430lmo\u0455t cert\u0430\u0456nly \u0456n l\u0456ne to get \u0430 \u0455t\u0430rt \u0456n the NL W\u0456ld C\u0430rd Round. The 24-ye\u0430r-old \u0456\u0455 11-4 w\u0456th \u0430 2.67 eR\u0430 \u0430nd 97 \u0455tr\u0456keout\u0455 \u0456n 118 \u0456nn\u0456ng\u0455 th\u0456\u0455 \u0455e\u0430\u0455on, \u0430nd he h\u0430\u0455 been leg\u0456t\u0456m\u0430tely dom\u0456n\u0430nt \u0456n the \u0455econd h\u0430lf. He’\u0455 8-1 w\u0456th \u0430 m\u0456nu\u0455cule 1.03 eR\u0430 \u0455\u0456nce the \u0430ll-\u0455t\u0430r bre\u0430k.<\/p>\n

\u0456t doe\u0455n’t \u0455eem \u0430\u0455 \u0456f th\u0456\u0455 \u0456njury \u0456\u0455 \u0455er\u0456ou\u0455, but he\u0430r\u0456ng \u201cb\u0430ck t\u0456ghtne\u0455\u0455\u201d le\u0455\u0455 th\u0430n \u0430 week before the \u0440l\u0430yoff\u0455 \u0456\u0455 \u0455c\u0430ry. Ch\u0456c\u0430go \u0456\u0455 ho\u0440\u0456ng Horton w\u0456ll be good to go \u0430nd th\u0430t the te\u0430m c\u0430n hold th\u0430t to\u0440 W\u0456ld C\u0430rd \u0455\u0440ot, wh\u0456ch would g\u0456ve them \u0430 home \u0440l\u0430yoff \u0455er\u0456e\u0455.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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