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- Updated: August 13, 2016
CHICAGO — Pedro Strop was on crutches. Hector Rondon was nursing a sore right triceps. The two Cubs relievers were missed in the eighth inning on Saturday against the Cardinals.
With the game tied at 2, manager Joe Maddon called on Carl Edwards Jr., and the rookie was charged with five runs on one hit and four walks as the Cardinals ended the Cubs’ winning streak at 11 with an 8-4 victory at Wrigley Field.
“That’s an example of what the team looks like without Strop and Rondon,” Maddon said. “I felt really good about C.J. in that moment. He’s been outstanding.”
Edwards had given up five earned runs over 23 2/3 innings in his career before Saturday. The big blow in the eighth was a grand slam by birthday boy Randal Grichuk off Joe Smith.
“I’m just missing, and when I miss, they seem to hit it over the wall,” Smith said. “I haven’t had that problem in my career. Sometimes this game is crazy and doesn’t go the way you want it to go. I’ve had people roll over that ball hundreds of times. I just have to keep going and keep working. I’ll figure it out.
“I’m not worried — it’s just aggravating. When you come to a new team, you want to do well and you want to do well off the bat and show what you can …
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