3 takeaways from a 3-3 homestand

In the Homestand that has just paid, the Chicago Cubs won three victories, three defeats and three injuries to key players.

The lift Daniel Palencia granted five points of ninth round without withdrawing a shot in the collapse of 6-3 Sunday at the Nationals of Washington in front of a crowd of Wrigley Field of 33,343. The fans are unleashed after the Cubs marked what looked like an insurance race in the eighth round while Carson Kelly was hit his second home run of the day.

But the 3-1 head evaporated quickly and Palencia left the match with a posterior right shoulder injury.

The Cubs have already lost the right defender Kyle Tucker to a left calf injury on Tuesday and the central defender Pete Crow-Armstrong, who committed a ball on his right knee on Saturday. None of the two was placed on the injured list, but they take holidays.

Add Palencia (1-6, 22 rescue) to this list.

“Danny felt a certain tension in his posterior right shoulder,” said Cubs Manager Craig Counsell. “That’s all we have right now. It is probably better to let him calm down a bit and see how we are in a day about. ”

Counsell said there was a “very small incident” with the shoulder closer a few months ago, but it only lasted one day and was good since.

The Cubs (81-62) had momentum in the ninth. But Robert Hassell III struck his third home run of the season and the pinch shot Josh Bell has circumvented a three-point shot to refuse the match for the Cubs and help to improve the Nationals record at 58-84.

Here are three take -out dishes of the Homestand, which included the induction of Sammy Sosa and Derrek Lee at the renowned temple of the Cubs.

1.

Tucker and Crow-Armstrong did not play on Sunday and their availability this week in Atlanta is touch.

“There is nothing new on Kyle,” said Counsell. “I don’t think it will start in programming (Monday) but it could be available.”

Crow-Armstrong could be another story if he progresses as well as Sunday.

“The ACP came well and it’s a good sign,” said Counsell. “Make it move today is a good sign. It is not only a day off. We will see what we feel and make a programming decision.”

2. Do not slightly the old

For criticism, the veterans Justin Turner, 40, and Carlos Santana, 39, waste the places and do not add value to the team.

Their production is not much to boast. Turner strikes 0.209 to 73 games with three circuits and 15 products produced. Since the Cubs signed Santana on August 31, it was 0 for 10.

But don’t tell Crow-Armstrong, 23, these two have no value. He swears by part of the wisdom and the advice that these two have provided, even if Santana was not with the team for so long.

“I would be stupid not to listen to his life and career experiences,” he said about Turner. “He was very generous with all of this. He presented this from the first day we were teammates. JT has just given this team in a way that you cannot put a price.

“JT did a lot of good for this team.”

Santana is also someone to listen to.

“Although JT is not the most difficult guy, but he is honest and frank,” said Crow-Armstrong. “Carlos is a little more direct to the point that he tries to do. It is beauty.

Crow-Armstrong said that if one of the veterans decided to use a hard love, he would agree with that.

“I really answer this kick in the (rear),” he said.

Counsell said that having a veteran presence in the clubhouse helped a team.

“Players like Carlos and Justin have lived so much,” said Counsell. “I think you are at a stage in your career where you want to transmit this knowledge to young players. You like to do it. “

3. Do not slightly the Joker

The CUBS Cave against the Nationals on Sunday and the scrolling 10-2 of Pittsburgh Pirates by Pittsburgh Pirates by the Brewers gave an advance of 7 1/2 of the National League with 19 games to play for Cubs.

Mathematics are not on the side of Chicago.

However, the Cubs have an advance of 3 1/2 match in the National League classification.

It may not be the worst thing in the brief history of the last eliminatory format.

Since 2022, the teams with the two best records of the National League have received byes and only one of them won its first post -season series – the Los Angeles Dodgers last year.

Thus, the chances indicate that a place in the Wild-Card series may not be a bad thing.

Jeff Vorva is an independent journalist for the Chicago Tribune.