Cubs' Nico Hoerner on bench Thursday
Chicago Cubs shortstop Nico Hoerner is not starting in Thursday's series finale versus right-hander Joe Musgrove and the Pittsburgh Pirates.
What It Means:
Addison Russell is replacing Hoerner at shortstop and hitting seventh. Hoerner has gone 18-for-61 (.295) with 3 homers and 14 RBI through his first 15 games in the bigs.
The Cubs have an implied total of 4.68 runs on Thursday in a game with an over/under of 9.0 runs.
Source:
Baseball Press
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