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Dansby Swanson lands on IL with oblique strain

Dansby Swanson

CHC Shortstop #7

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Cubs placed SS Dansby Swanson on the 10-day injured list with a left oblique strain.

Cubs manager Craig Counsell told reporters that Swanson has been diagnosed with a Grade 2 oblique strain and they’re hoping that he’s able to return in roughly four weeks. The 32-year-old veteran has graded out as a top-10 fantasy option this season, hitting .216/.300/.404 with 78 runs scored, 18 homers, 66 RBI and 17 stolen bases in 458 plate appearances. It sounds like there’s a decent chance that he’s ready for the start of the postseason, if the Cubs make it that far. It’ll be Nico Hoerner taking over at shortstop with rookie Pedro Ramírez seeing the bulk of the playing time at second base.

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Cubs claimed INF Gabriel Arias off waivers from the Mets.

Arias makes a ton of sense for Chicago as a short-term stopgap solution to help fill their infield while Dansby Swanson (oblique) is on the injured list for the next couple weeks. The 26-year-old provides the Cubs with an experienced and versatile infield option behind Nico Hoerner and Pedro Ramírez. He can be safely ignored in all fantasy formats, but still represents a quality depth addition at this stage of his career.
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Nico Hoerner finished 4-for-5 with two RBI versus the White Sox on Monday.

Hoerner singled in the tying run in the bottom of the ninth before the Cubs won the game in 10 innings. It’s Hoerner’s third four-hit game of the year. All have come since the beginning of the season half, as he’s pushed him average up from a shockingly low .233 at the break to .265 now.
Matt Shaw

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Matt Shaw (hand) will begin a minor league rehab assignment on Wednesday.

Shaw figures to be in the mix for starts between second and third base, along with rookie Pedro Ramírez, while shortstop Dansby Swanson is on the injured list with an oblique strain for the next month. The 24-year-old former top prospect has been on the injured list with a hand strain since late June. He should make it back to Chicago at some point before the end of August.
Dansby Swanson

CHC Shortstop #7

Dansby Swanson will undergo an MRI on Monday and is slated to go on the injured list, according to manager Craig Counsell.

Swanson left Sunday’s game with an oblique injury. Pedro Ramírez will likely become the Cubs’ primary second baseman while Swanson is out, with Nico Hoerner moving to shortstop. Kevin Alcántara could rejoin the team as a bench player until Matt Shaw is ready to come off the IL.
Dansby Swanson

CHC Shortstop #7

Dansby Swanson left Sunday’s game due to left side discomfort, the Cubs announced.

Swanson was hurt on a swing and a miss in the third inning. We’re just speculating, but it seems pretty likely that he’ll go on the IL, which would probably make Pedro Ramírez a true regular and worthy of a roster spot in mixed leagues for at least a couple of weeks.
Dansby Swanson

CHC Shortstop #7

Dansby Swanson left Sunday’s game in the third inning with an apparent injury.

Swanson swung and missed at a pitch and then doubled over in pain. It wasn’t clear what the issue was exactly, but we’ll know more soon. The seldom-used James Triantos replaced him, with Nico Hoerner moving from second to short.
Michael Busch

CHC 1st Baseman #29

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.
Nico Hoerner

CHC 2nd Baseman #2

Nico Hoerner is not in Chicago’s starting lineup for Thursday’s game against the Nationals.

It looks to just be a routine day off. Pedro Ramírez is batting sixth and playing second base in Hoerner’s absence.
Dansby Swanson

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Dansby Swanson went 2-for-3 with a double, a walk, a solo home run, three runs scored and two RBI against the Nationals on Wednesday.

Swanson’s home run was his 18th of the year. He hit a solo shot off Nationals reliever Trevor Williams in the eighth inning. The home run was just Swanson’s second in 24 games in the second half so far. He’s hitting .216 with a .703 OPS and 66 RBI.
Nico Hoerner

CHC 2nd Baseman #2

Nico Hoerner went 2-for-3 with a double, a walk, a stolen base, an RBI, and a run scored as the Cubs defeated the Royals 10-2 on Sunday.

Hoerner’s stolen base was his 18th of the season as he continued his strong start to the second half. The veteran second baseman isn’t hitting for as high an average as fantasy managers are accustomed to, but he’ll likely finish with double-digit homers and roughly 25 thefts. The Cubs entered the day as MLB’s second-highest-scoring offense, which will help his counting stats too.

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Mark Vientos

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Mark Vientos (hand) will begin a minor league rehab assignment at Double-A Binghampton on Thursday.

The 26-year-old slugger has been sidelined since just before the All-Star break after suffering a fracture in his right hand. He’s likely to remain there at least through the weekend before rejoining the Mets at some point next week. Before landing on the injured list, Vientos was slashing just .211/.256/.388 with 11 homers and 35 RBI in 254 plate appearances.
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Garrett Mitchell

MIL Center Fielder #5
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Garrett Mitchell homered and doubled twice Thursday to lead the Brewers past the Mariners 7-4.

Mitchell doubled twice off George Kirby and later hit just his second career homer off a lefty when he took Jhonathan Díaz deep in the eighth. The previous one came against Brooks Raley on Apr. 4, 2003. Mitchell is batting .261/.356/.421 with nine homers in 425 plate appearances. In spite of his success today, he’ll probably find himself on the bench against the Braves’ Chris Sale on Friday.
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Robert Gasser

MIL Starting Pitcher #54
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Robert Gasser was charged with four runs in 3 2/3 innings Thursday against the Mariners.

Gasser was working with a 6-2 lead when the first two guys reached to start the fourth. Gasser battled back to retire the next two batters, but a passed ball allowed one run to score in the process, and Gasser was lifted with Randy Arozarena up. Chad Patrick came in and allowed the one inherited runner to score before finishing the fourth. Gasser remained 3-5, even as the Brewers improved to 9-6 in his starts. He’ll likely face the Mets next week.
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Trevor Megill

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Trevor Megill retired the side in order in the ninth to pick up his 23rd save Thursday against the Mariners.

Pitching for the first time in a week, Megill extended his streak of hitless appearances to nine. The only batter to reach safely against him during the stretch did so on an intentional walk with the automatic runner on base in the 10th.
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George Kirby

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George Kirby was tagged for six runs and nine hits in 3 1/3 innings Thursday in a loss to the Brewers.

Just a tough day all around for Kirby. He had his worst velocity of the season and gave up 12 hard-hit balls. He also took a couple of pitch clock violations. It’s definitely worth wondering if something is up physically after his third rotten outing in his last five starts. He’s due to face the Phillies next week.
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Jackson Chourio

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Jackson Chourio singled, walked and stole a base Thursday against the Mariners.

It could have been a bigger day, but Chourio just missed on flyouts of 388 and 376 feet. He’s still gone 8-for-17 with two steals and five runs scored in his last four games.
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Maikel Garcia

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Royals’ manager Matt Quatraro told reporters after Thursdays’ victory that Maikel Garcia (hamstring) is likely to wind up back on the injured list.

The dynamic third baseman suffered a left hamstring injury while rounding third base in the opening inning on Thursday, just days after returning from an extended stay on the injured list due to a muscle strain in his left hand. While nothing is official yet, it’s possible that he could wind up missing the remainder of the 2026 season.
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Jeremy Peña (hand) was held out of the Astros’ starting lineup for Thursday’s ballgame against the Angels.

Peña was pulled from Wednesday’s game in the first inning after being struck in the hand by a 100-mph sinker from Angels’ right-hander Walbert Ureña. Fortunately, he was able to avoid any structural damage and is only dealing with a bit of pain and swelling. He’s considered day-to-day. Nick Allen will start in his place at shortstop on Thursday night and will bat eighth against Halos’ right-hander Grayson Rodriguez.
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Bobby Witt Jr. went 2-for-4 with a solo homer and three runs scored on Thursday, powering the Royals to a 6-2 victory over the Athletics.

The 26-year-old superstar got the scoring started in the home half of the first inning, crushing a 3-2 fastball from Gage Jump for a 402-foot (104.3-mph EV) solo shot. He also started a rally with a one-out single in the third and scored on a two-run single off the bat of Isaac Collins. Witt was then walked intentionally in the fourth and raced around to score on an RBI single by Salvador Perez. He’s having another exceptional season at the plate, slashing .286/.362/.463 with 16 homers, 48 RBI, 71 runs scored and 33 stolen bases in 486 plate appearances.
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Salvador Perez went 3-for-5 with a run scored and an RBI as the Royals cruised past the Athletics on Thursday afternoon at Kauffman Stadium.

The 36-year-old singled in the third inning and scored on a two-run single off the bat of Isaac Collins. Perez then smacked a two-out RBI single in the fourth that extended the Royals’ lead to 5-0. He’s mired in a down season offensively, slashing a meager .219/.265/.368 with 16 homers and 56 RBI in 497 plate appearances.
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