{"id":193946,"date":"2025-10-06T22:11:06","date_gmt":"2025-10-06T22:11:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/193946\/"},"modified":"2025-10-06T22:11:06","modified_gmt":"2025-10-06T22:11:06","slug":"n-l-notes-horton-chourio-bader","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/193946\/","title":{"rendered":"N.L. Notes: Horton, Chourio, Bader"},"content":{"rendered":"

Cubs right-hander Cade Horton<\/a> is potentially making some progress. According to Patrick Mooney of The Athletic<\/a>, he will throw off a mound this week as the club decides whether or not to include him on the NLCS roster, if they advance that far.<\/p>\n

Horton debuted this year and hit the ground running. He logged 118 innings for the Cubs with a 2.67 earned run average. Unfortunately, his season ended on a sour note. Horton suffered a rib fracture in September and it was immediately apparent that he would miss at least one playoff series. The Cubs survived the Wild Card round without him but he still wasn\u2019t on the roster for their NLDS matchup against the Brewers.<\/p>\n

The Chicago rotation is feeling thin at the moment, composed of Matthew Boyd<\/a>, Shota Imanaga<\/a> and Jameson Taillon<\/a>. Boyd just got rocked by the Brewers on Saturday. He allowed six runs, only two of them being earned, as he failed to get out of the first inning. The Cubs went on to lose 9-3. Imanaga and Taillon were both decent this year but both had subpar strikeout rates. If the Cubs can hang on for a best-of-seven NLCS, getting Horton in there to take some pressure of those guys could be a difference maker.<\/p>\n

Mooney also adds that the Cubs expect Horton to earn a full year of service time, which is understandable. As a top prospect who was promoted late enough that he wasn\u2019t slated to get a full service year, he can earn that full year retroactively by finishing top two in N.L. Rookie of the Year voting. Horton and Atlanta catcher Drake Baldwin<\/a> are considered the frontrunners for that award, so Horton will likely get that full service year. That would put him on track to reach free agency after 2030 instead of 2031.<\/p>\n

Some other injury updates from around the league\u2026<\/p>\n

Brewers outfielder Jackson Chourio<\/a> is in tonight\u2019s lineup, batting leadoff against the Cubs. Chourio left the first game due to some right hamstring tightness. A subsequent MRI led to results which Pat Murphy described<\/a> as \u201cinconclusive,\u201d adding that it\u2019s \u201cnot a serious hamstring strain.\u201d That implied that Chourio did indeed strain his hamstring, though the club is apparently comfortable running him out there tonight. Murphy said today, per Todd Rosiak of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel<\/a>, that Chourio is not 100% and they\u2019ll take him out of the game if it appears necessary.
\nPhillies outfielder Harrison Bader<\/a> was removed from his club\u2019s first NLDS game against the Dodgers due to a groin injury. He\u2019s not in tonight\u2019s Game Two lineup but he could be available to pinch hit. Manager Rob Thomson passed the new on to reporters, including Lochlahn March of the Philadelphia Inquirer<\/a>. Bader is an excellent defender and he hit .305\/.361\/.463 after being acquired from the Twins at the deadline, so the Phillies will obviously want him back in there as soon as possible. The Phils have Otto Kemp<\/a>, Brandon Marsh<\/a> and Nick Castellanos<\/a> in the lineup tonight from left to right. Max Kepler<\/a> is also in the mix, though he\u2019s probably not starting tonight since lefty Blake Snell<\/a> is on the bump for the Dodgers.<\/p>\n

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