MLB Player News

Double-A Knoxville placed McCullough (forearm) on its full-season injured list Friday after the right-hander opted for season-ending surgery, Greg Huss of NorthSideBound.com reports.

The Cubs haven't relayed whether McCullough's procedure was a Tommy John surgery or a flexor tendon repair surgery, but the right-hander won't pitch this season, and his availability for the start of the 2026 season would seem to be in jeopardy. McCullough will turn 25 years old later this month and has tossed just 14.2 total innings in the minors since the beginning of the 2024 season.

Casparius will serve as the Dodgers' opening pitcher in Wednesday's game against the Padres, Sammy Levitt of 97.3 The Fan San Diego reports.

Casparius is stretched out enough to provide multiple innings if that's the route manager Dave Roberts wants to take, but Justin Wrobleski is expected to absorb the bulk of the innings Wednesday once he enters the game out of the bullpen. The right-handed Casparius has been excellent for Los Angeles this season, collecting a 2.93 ERA and 44:7 K:BB over 40 innings.

Busch is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Phillies.

Busch went 3-for-17 with a pair of home runs while starting in each of the Cubs' last four games, but as per usual, he'll take a seat with a lefty (Jesus Luzardo) starting for the opposition. Justin Turner will spell Busch at first base.

Bender worked a scoreless seventh inning without a walk or a strikeout to record his eighth hold of the season in Tuesday's win over the Pirates.

The right-hander entered the game to protect a 3-0 lead and needed only nine pitches (seven strikes) to dispatch Pittsburgh's 5-6-7 hitters. Bender has a career-low 20.0 percent strikeout rate through 27.1 innings this season and a 10.0 percent walk rate that's just a tick below the career-worst 10.3 percent mark he posted in 2022, but he's generating enough weak contact to make it work, posting a 1.98 ERA and 1.02 WHIP. He hasn't recorded a save since April 1, however, and seems stuck in a setup role ahead of current top closing option Calvin Faucher.

Canario is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Marlins.

Canario will be on the bench for the third game in a row, with all of his absences from the lineup coming against right-handed pitchers. Though Canario appeared to usurp Tommy Pham as the Pirates' preferred option in left field in early May, both players now look to be behind the hot-hitting Adam Frazier on the depth chart. Frazier is a left-handed hitter, so Canario or Pham will likely spell him in left field when the Pirates face southpaws.

Sanchez is not in the lineup for Wednesday's contest in Pittsburgh.

The left-handed-swinging Sanchez will get a breather against Pirates southpaw Bailey Falter. Heriberto Hernandez will start in right field and bat third for the Marlins.

Stowers is not in the lineup for Wednesday's game in Pittsburgh.

The left-handed-hitting Stowers played the last two games after missing some time with a hand injury, but he'll grab a seat Wednesday as the Pirates send southpaw Bailey Falter to the bump. Javier Sanoja will cover left field and bat ninth for the Marlins.

Crow-Armstrong is not in the lineup for Wednesday's tilt in Philadelphia.

Crow-Armstrong will receive his first day off of the season after hitting just .219/.261/.406 over his last 16 games, albeit with three home runs and seven stolen bases during that span. Vidal Brujan will occupy center field and bat ninth for the Cubs.

Flores went 2-for-4 with an RBI in Tuesday's 6-5 win over the Rockies.

Flores hit two singles in the matchup, the second of which was an infield hit that drove in the game-tying run during the ninth inning. With that, the 33-year-old notched his 15th multi-hit game of the season, marking his second such performance over San Francisco's last four games. Flores has appeared in eight games in June, slashing .276/.364/.379 with four RBI, four runs scored, a home run and a 21.2 percent strikeout rate across 33 plate appearances.

Lee went 1-for-5 with a triple and two runs scored in Tuesday's 6-5 win over the Rockies.

Lee began the game with a leadoff triple to right-center field before coming around to score. The 26-year-old also reached on a fielder's choice in the ninth and scored the game-tying run. Lee has now recorded at least one hit in four of his last five games, slashing .357/.474/.714 with five runs scored, four extra-base hits, one RBI and a 4:2 BB:K across 19 plate appearances during that span.