Andy Martinez

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Cubs News • The Chicago Cubs made a trio of roster moves on Tuesday to address areas of struggles on their team. One of those will come as a bit of a surprise to Cubs fans. The team optioned third baseman Matt Shaw to Triple-A Iowa. The Cubs activated utilityman Vidal Bruján off the 10-day injured list to take his place on the active roster. The team also optioned right-hander Nate Pearson to Iowa and placed right-hander Eli Morgan on the 15-day injured list with a right elbow impingement.

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Cubs News • Ian Happ took ownership. Chicago Cubs right-hander Brad Keller had induced a pop-up from lefty Gavin Sheets to left field with one out and a runner on first in the sixth inning of Monday’s 10-4 loss to the Padres. [READ: Pete Crow-Armstrong continues to shine for Cubs in Los Angeles]It was a seemingly harmless bloop with a 3-1 lead for the Cubs – it had a .020 expected batting average, per Baseball Savant.

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Cubs News • BOX SCOREThe Cubs headed a couple of hours south to San Diego to take on the Padres after a thrilling – and dominant – series win over the Los Angeles Dodgers over the weekend. But the Cubs bullpen – which was solid in Los Angeles – blew a two-run lead with a combination of some bad batted ball luck and a lack of command. The Padres beat the Cubs 10-4, improving to 14-3 and remain undefeated (11-0) at Petco Park this season.

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Cubs News • Tonight’s game between the Cubs and the San Diego Padres will somewhat answer a timeless question:What happens when an immovable force meets an unstoppable object? OK, it’s not a perfect, apples-to-apples comparison but the matchup is a salivating one. [READ: Pete Crow-Armstrong continues to shine for Cubs in Los Angeles]The Cubs boast the game’s best offense; they’ve scored 116 runs, 21 more than the second-place New York Yankees and are averaging 6.44 runs per game.

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Cubs News • Cubs center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong loves going back home to Los Angeles. Sunday’s series finale against the Dodgers was proof of that. The speedy outfielder had his best offensive performance of the season in the Cubs’ 4-2 win, going 3-for-4 with two home runs, a triple, two runs scored and two RBI. They were the first two homers of the season for him.