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Contreras gaining chemistry with pitchers
- Updated: August 3, 2016
CHICAGO — Kyle Hendricks was pretty pumped about throwing a shutout. So was his catcher, Cubs rookie Willson Contreras.
“That’s my goal as a catcher — keep the starters going as long as you can,” Contreras said Tuesday.
Hendricks and Contreras combined on the shutout, which was the second in Hendricks’ career.
“He’s getting in a good rhythm with these guys,” Cubs manager Joe Maddon said of the young catcher.
Worth noting
• Kris Bryant did not start Tuesday against the Marlins, and Maddon said he should’ve sat the third baseman sooner.
“I probably should’ve done it [Monday] except it was a left-handed pitcher [starting],” Maddon said. “It did not matter who was pitching today, as …
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