Kyle Hendricks ready to return to action after long road to recovery chicago cubs. Returning from his own injury problems, Carlos Carrasco aims to stop the New York Mets
Hendricks will make his debut in over 10 months as cubs Going to the visiting team’s three game series Mets Thursday night.Carrasco to start for New York
Hendricks, the sole surviving member of Chicago’s 2016 World Series-winning club, has not appeared on the mound in the major leagues since July 5, 2022 due to a shoulder injury.However, after a full rehab, minor league workouts and this week’s bullpen workout at Wrigley Field, the right-hander will get the ball because cubs Eyeing fourth straight home win
“It’s exciting to have him back,” cubs President of baseball operations Jed Hoyer said of Hendricks, who chose not to undergo surgery to repair a capsule tear in his shoulder. “He’s the perfect teammate. … I think everybody’s happy to have him back here.
The 33-year-old is 87-61 with a 3.46 career ERA in 223 games (222 starts) since joining Chicago in 2014.
Hendricks was solid against New York, going 4-0 with a 2.10 ERA in five career regular-season starts.he will ask for help cubs stay perfect after they hold Mets After a 2-7 road trip, two runs in each of the first two games of the series
New York enters the current series with five straight wins.However, in 8 2/3 innings over the past two days, starters Taylor Megill and Kodai Senga have allowed 9 runs in 8 2/3 innings and 7 conceded Metsthey’ve dropped 11 of their past 14 on the road
Carrasco (0-2, 8.68 ERA) has scored five or more points in three of his four starts this season.
The right-hander missed more than a month with elbow inflammation before returning Friday to hit five runs in five innings against his former team, the Cleveland Guardians, including a three-run homer, five runs Hit and two walks.
Despite Carrasco’s inefficiency, he conceded just one run in the last three innings.
“It’s great to be able to finish my pitch,” Carrasco said. “I didn’t at the start of the season.”
Carrasco is 1-1 with a 3.31 ERA in three starts against Chicago.In a small sample, Nico Hoerner, in his cubs4-2 win on Wednesday, 2-3 over Carrasco
Chicago’s Christopher Morell, who was 0-1 with walks against Carrasco, pushed his season-first hitting streak to 13 on Wednesday with an infield single. Morel had a home run in each of his previous five games.
New York star Pete Alonso was 0-for-4 against Hendricks but has hit eight of his past nine games, hitting five home runs in that stretch. Mets Catcher Francisco Alvarez hit a two-run homer on Wednesday and is 6-for-13 with three homers and seven RBIs in his past four games
“At the end of the day, I have to control myself,” Alvarez said on SNY, making the most of his opportunities after reaching the majors late last season. “This hit comes down to me.”
–Field-level media