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The big headline today was the big league debut of the Chicago Cubs’ 21-year-old top prospect, shortstop Addison Russell (#4 ranked prospect by ESPN’s Keith Law). Prior to the trade deadline last summer, the Cubs’ acquired Russell in the trade that sent starting pitchers Jeff Samardzija and Jason Hammel to the Oakland Athletics. Due to the presence of current shortstop Starlin Castro, the idea is for Russell to play second base, for now, until the infield logjam figures itself out. Unfortunately for Russell, his debut was similar to fellow rookie teammate Kris Bryant‘s, going 0-5 with three strikeouts. Before being called up, Russell was hitting .318 with 9 RBI in 44 at-bats.

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The Chicago Cubs edged the Pittsburgh Pirates 9-8 on the road thanks to big nights from Starlin Castro (3-5 2R 1HR 4RBI) and rookie Kris Bryant (2-4 2R 2RBI). Francisco Liriano was on the hill for the Pirates, lasting five innings, striking out nine and giving up three runs. Starling Marte continued his recent hot streak , hitting his fifth home run of the year and driving in two runs. Josh Harrison also went deep for the Pirates, though the solo shot was his lone hit of the game. Pirates’ closer Mark Melancon blew the save in the ninth, giving up three earned runs and and eventually taking the loss for the game. Hector Rondon shut the door in the ninth inning for the Cubbies, notching his third save of the year. As I mentioned prior, Addison Russell was held hitless in his MLB debut with three strikeouts.

JUST AS WE EXPECTED…

The Toronto Blue Jays beat up on the Baltimore Orioles tonight, beating them 13-6 at home. Edwin Encarnacion (otherwise known as E5, my favorite nickname in baseball) hit two home runs in the win, both solo shots. Josh Donaldson had another big game, going 3-4 with an RBI and a run scored. Jose Bautista added a two run home run for the Jays to help starter Mark Buerhle pick up his third win of the season. For the O’s, starter Bud Norris lasted just two and a third innings, giving up nine earned runs. Adam Jones collected two hits (2-4), while Chris Davis went 1-4.

The Kansas City Royals were able to outlast the Minnesota Twins 6-5 at home, largely in part to Mike Moustakas‘ three hit (including a home run) three RBI performance. Alex Gordon also went deep in the win, though that was his stray hit on the night. Starter Jason Vargas gave up all five runs in his five and two thirds innings of work, though the bullpen was lights after Vargas exited the game, ending it all with Wade Davis‘ third save of the year, as he continues to be dominant in Greg Holland‘s absence.

The San Diego Padres took home the win on the road against the Colorado Rockies, with the Rockies missing two big names, Nolan Arenado and Corey Dickerson, from the lineup. Wil Myers had a great night for the Padres, collecting three hits and two RBI. Catcher Derek Norris also drove in two runs while going 2-5 on the night. Matt Kemp went 1-4 with an RBI, and Justin Upton went just 1-5. Troy Tukowitzki went 1-3 with an RBI, while outfielder Carlos Gonzalez was held without a hit. Nick Hundley hit a ninth inning home run off closer Craig Kimbrel to cut the Padres lead to 7-6, but Kimbrel was able to hold on to earn his fifth save of the season.

BUT WE DIDN’T SEE THIS COMING…

The Cincinnati Reds and Milwaukee Brewers combined for 26 runs Tuesday, and to be honest I couldn’t have said I saw this happening, but I guess anything is possible when Jason Marquis is on the mound, though he did get the win! Todd Frazier had a great game, collecting two hits, one of which being a grand slam. Zack Coast had three hits, two of them being home runs, to help lead the scoring for the Reds. Just like his teammate, Jay Bruce had a grand slam as well in this game, while also scoring twice. Mike Fiers was responsible for four earned runs (eight total) over four innings of work in the loss. Ryan Braun had a relatively quiet day despite the team’s large run output, going 2-5 and driving in a run.

In his first start since being stuck by a line drive in the face, Cleveland Indians’ starting pitcher Carlos Carrasco was dominant in his five innings of working, letting up one run and striking out eight. This was a positive sign for the Indians following the scary sight last week, as it seems Carrasco is back to be his old self. The one mistake Carrasco made was in the first inning to Jose Abreu, which is understandable, but didn’t he slip up again beyond that. Carlos Santana opened up the scoring in the second inning with his solo home run, followed by a David Murphy home run in the fourth and an eventual Michael Brantley RBI single.

THE REST OF THE DETAILS

SAVE CHANCES

Koji Uehara (2)

Hector Rondon (3)

Andrew Miller (5)

Mark Melancon (blown save)

Wade Davis (3)

Craig Kimbrel (5)

LINEUP MOVES

Both Colorado Rockies’ Corey Dickerson (foot) and Nolan Arenado (wrist) were held out of the lineup.

INJURIES

Christian Yelich (back) might need a DL stint

Jonathan Lucroy out 4-6 (toe)

Ryan Brett (shoulder) is day-to-day

Corey Dickerson (foot) day-to-day

Nolan Arenado (foot) day-to-day

RUMORS & TRANSACTIONS

The Los Angeles Angels have a plan in place for outfielder Josh Hamilton‘s return to the field, Bill Shaikin of the Los Angeles Times reported. The plan is to send Hamilton to extended spring training for 2-3 weeks, which would be followed by a minor league rehab assignment and then joining the major league club, potentially as early as June. It’s still unknown how the Angels are going to handle the situation, given the fact that they’ve stated they might look to enforce clauses in his contract in regards to his recent relapse. Hamilton batted .263 last season with 10 home runs and 44 RBI in 89 games.