NL Central: Cade Horton gets his shot for Cubs

Chicago Cubs

The Cubs are coming off a rare series loss against the San Francisco Giants this week and are heading into a three-game match-up against the NL East-leading New York Mets in Queens. But perhaps worse than losing a couple of games that were well within reach to the Giants, the Cubs lost their best starting pitcher, Shōta Imanaga, to the injured list with a mild hamstring strain.

The Cubs' starting pitching depth may have seemed like a strength at the start of the 2025 campaign, but it's being tested early. They've lost former All-Star Justin Steele for the season to a UCL revision surgery, Javier Assad re-injured his oblique while trying to work his way back to the big league club late last month and is currently on the...

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