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Michael Busch collects lone hit in loss Thursday

Michael Busch

CHC 1st Baseman #29

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Michael Busch went 1-for-3 and collected the Cubs’ lone hit during Thursday’s loss to the Nationals in Washington.

Busch spoiled Cade Cavalli’s no-hit bid with a two-out single in the seventh inning. That would be the only hit that the Cubs’ offense would get in the brutal offensive performance. For the season, the 28-year-old slugger is hitting .245/.353/.388 with 14 homers and 63 RBI in 544 plate appearances on the season.

- David Shovein

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Michael Busch is absent from the Cubs’ starting lineup for Sunday’s soiree against the Cardinals.

Busch had been mired in a bit of a power outage lately, slashing just .253/.290/.316 with one homer, nine RBI and an 18/4 K/BB ratio over 100 plate appearances in his last 22 ballgames. He’ll get a day off to reset in this one with Pedro Ramirez filling in at first base and batting sixth against Cardinals’ right-hander Hunter Dobbins.
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Michael Busch went 2-for-4 with a solo homer and three RBI on Monday, lifting the Cubs to a 10-5 win over the Dodgers.

Busch came back to haunt his former organization by tagging Justin Wrobleski for a solo shot in the fifth inning before adding a two-run single in the sixth. The 28-year-old first baseman is up to 14 homers on the year and should reach the 20-homer threshold for the third consecutive season.
Michael Busch

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Michael Busch went 3-for-6 with two RBI against the Pirates on Saturday.

Busch’s two-run single in the sixth inning capped off a five-run inning and extended the Cubs’ lead to 8-0 in a game Chicago would eventually win 11-0. He’s hitting .245 with a .766 OPS and 56 RBI this season.
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Michael Busch went 1-for-4 with an RBI in Fridays’ loss to the Twins.

Busch’s RBI single in the first inning wound up being the only run the Cubs would drive in on the night, as the other run that scored came via a wild pitch. Busch was one of just six Cubs to tally a hit in Friday’s loss and he has now hit safely in three-straight games.
Michael Busch

CHC 1st Baseman #29

Michael Busch went 1-for-3 with a walk and a two-run home run in Game 1 of the doubleheader on Wednesday against the Mets.

Remember when Busch hit .193 with two home runs in 30 games in March and April? Since May 1st, Busch is hitting .279/.424/.467 with seven home runs, 18 runs scored, 33 RBI, and two steals in 48 games. He should be treated as the top 10 starting first baseman he was drafted to be before the season began.
Michael Busch

CHC 1st Baseman #29

Michael Busch hit a three-run homer and walked Friday as the Cubs topped the Giants 5-1 on Friday.

The Giants brought in Erik Miller just to face Busch in the fifth, and the left-handed hitter responded with his second homer in 91 plate appearances against a southpaw this season. It was also the first homer Miller has ever allowed to a left-handed batter in the majors; they had hit .200/.318/.242 against him in 196 plate appearances.
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Michael Busch hit a solo homer in a loss to the Rockies on Tuesday.

Busch crushed a 424-foot shot off Tomoyuki Sugano in the sixth inning, but it came with the Cubs trailing 7-1. He’s now homered seven times in 2026, while the solo roundtripper gives him 37 RBI in 67 games. It’s the first homer of the month of June for Busch, but he has picked up hits in six of his seven contests in the month. Overall the production has been disappointing, but there’s reason for optimism over the final 90-plus games of the campaign.
Pete Crow-Armstrong

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Pete Crow-Armstrong is back in the leadoff spot for Saturday’s showdown against the Astros.

Crow-Armstrong finds himself back atop Chicago’s lineup with manager Craig Counsell shaking things up. The 24-year-old power/speed combo fantasy threat had been scuffling at the dish this month prior to slugging a two-run homer and walking twice during Friday’s series opener at Wrigley Field. Nico Hoerner moves to the cleanup spot with Alex Bregman and Michael Bush hitting behind Crow-Armstrong. It’s a significant development that fantasy managers should monitor moving forward.
Michael Busch

CHC 1st Baseman #29

Michael Busch went 1-for-4 with a homer, two walks, and two RBI as the Cubs fell to the White Sox 9-8 in 10 innings on Sunday.

Busch’s homer was a two-run blast off Erick Fedde in the first. The lefty first baseman has started all but two games for the Cubs this year, fully shedding last season’s platoon role. Busch hit second in all three contests versus the crosstown White Sox this weekend. However, the long ball was just his fourth of the season as he’s well off pace to match the 34 he connected for a season ago.
Michael Busch

CHC 1st Baseman #29

Michael Busch went 3-for-4 with a homer, two RBI and a walk as the Cubs edged the Reds 3-2 in 10 innings Tuesday.

Busch homered to tie things up in the eighth and then delivered a game-winning single in the 10th. It elevates his line to .229/.331/.366 in 131 at-bats. Busch’s bat speed and exit velocity numbers have plummeted this year, and the Cubs might be better off turning him back into a platoon guy at some point. The production, though, has gotten better so far this month, and it seems worth sticking with him in shallow leagues.

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Brice Turang (knee) was held out of the Brewers’ starting lineup for a fourth consecutive game on Sunday.

The dynamic 26-year-old second baseman winds up missing the entire weekend series against the Dodgers due to pain in his right knee. He’s expected to be available off the bench on Sunday, and the Brewers are still hopeful that he’ll be able to avoid a trip to the injured list.
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Nolan Schanuel is not in the Angels’ starting lineup for Sunday’s battle against the Royals.

Schanuel will take a seat with left-hander Noah Cameron getting the ball for the Royals in this one. Vaughn Grissom will cover first base in his absence while Oswald Peraza starts at second base and will bat seventh for the Halos.
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Cubs optioned RHP Javier Assad to Triple-A Iowa.

With Edward Cabrera returning from the injured list to join the Cubs’ rotation on Sunday, Assad once again gets squeezed off of the active roster. The 29-year-old hurler has compiled a solid 3.59 ERA, 1.12 WHIP and a 53/21 K/BB ratio over 80 1/3 innings in 21 appearances (10 starts) with the Cubs this season. He’ll almost assuredly get another opportunity with the Cubs before season’s end.
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Cubs activated RHP Edward Cabrera from the 15-day injured list.

The 28-year-old hurler will rejoin the Cubs’ rotation on Sunday afternoon against the Cardinals. Cabrera holds a 5.10 ERA, 1.40 WHIP and a 65/29 K/BB ratio across 72 1/3 innings in 14 starts with the Cubs this season.
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Corey Seager is not in the Rangers’ starting lineup for Sunday’s divisional matchup against the Athletics.

The Rangers are being sure to mix in plenty of days off for the 32-year-old slugger and it makes sense to do so with left-hander Jacob Lopez toeing the slab for the A’s on Sunday afternoon. Expect Seager to make an appearance off the bench in this one if the right situation arises. Ezequiel Duran will start at shortstop in his place and bat second for the Rangers.
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Michael Busch is absent from the Cubs’ starting lineup for Sunday’s soiree against the Cardinals.

Busch had been mired in a bit of a power outage lately, slashing just .253/.290/.316 with one homer, nine RBI and an 18/4 K/BB ratio over 100 plate appearances in his last 22 ballgames. He’ll get a day off to reset in this one with Pedro Ramirez filling in at first base and batting sixth against Cardinals’ right-hander Hunter Dobbins.
- David Shovein

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Nationals’ manager Blake Butera told reporters on Sunday that star outfielder James Wood (oblique) has been slow to progress in his recovery.

Butera didn’t term it as a setback necessarily, but he still isn’t ready to progress to more strenuous baseball activities. At this rate, it would be surprising to see him back it back before the end of August.
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Jacob Wilson (finger) returned to the Athletics’ starting lineup for Sunday’s series finale against the Rangers.

Wilson was removed from Friday’s game after being hit by a pitch and sat out Saturday’s game due to swelling in his finger. He’s back in there at shortstop and batting third against Rangers’ southpaw Cody Bradford on Sunday afternoon in West Sacramento.
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Hunter Goodman (shoulder) was held out of the Rockies’ lineup for a third consecutive game on Sunday.

The Rockies had been hopeful that Goodman would return to the lineup on Saturday but was ultimately scratched due to inflammation in his shoulder. If he isn’t ready to go for Monday’s series opener against the Dodgers, the Rockies may be forced to consider a backdated stint on the injured list. Brett Sullivan will once again fill in behind the dish and will bat eighth against the Giants on Sunday.
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José Fermín is not in the Cardinals’ starting lineup for Sunday afternoon’s showdown against the Cubs at Wrigley Field.

Fermín has become a fixture in the Cardinals’ lineup, splitting his time between left field and third base, but he’ll get a breather in this one. Blaze Jordan will take his place at the hot corner and will bat ninth against Cubs’ right-hander Edward Cabrera on Sunday.
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