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Pitchers (12) 16 – Matthew Boyd, LHP 18 – Shota Imanaga, LHP 24 – Caleb Thielbar, LHP 32 – Ben Brown, RHP 38 – Aaron Civale, RHP 40 – Brad Keller, RHP 45 – Drew Pomeranz, LHP 48 – Daniel Palencia, RHP 50 – Jameson Taillon, RHP 53 – Colin Rea, RHP 59 – Andrew Kittredge, RHP 99 – Michael Soroka, RHP Catchers (3) 15 – Carson Kelly 20 – Reese McGuire (L) 25 – Moisés Ballesteros (L) Infielders (5) 2 – Nico Hoerner 3 – Justin Turner 6 – Matt Shaw 7 – Dansby Swanson 29 – Michael Busch (L) Outfielders (5) 4 – Pete Crow-Armstrong (L) 8 – Ian Happ (S) 13 – Kevin Alcántara 27 – Seiya Suzuki 30 – Kyle Tucker (L) Infielder/Outfielders (1) 1 – Willi Castro (S) The coaching staff under manager Craig Counsell (#11) is as follows: Ryan Flaherty (bench, #84), Tommy Hottovy (pitching, #68), Dustin Kelly (hitting, #76), Jose Javier (first base, #65), Quintin Berry (third base, #0), Mark Strittmatter (bullpen, #81), Casey Jacobson (assistant pitching, #86), Juan Cabreja (assistant hitting, #63), John Mallee (assistant hitting, #80), Jonathan Mota (coach, #90), Tyler Zombro (special assistant, pitching, #88), AJ Lewis (staff assistant, #74), Erick Castillo (bullpen catcher, #93), Garrett Lloyd (bullpen catcher, #85) and Alex Smith (strategy, #97).

Pitchers (12) LHP Matthew Boyd LHP Shota Imanaga LHP Caleb Thielbar LHP Taylor Rogers LHP Drew Pomeranz RHP Colin Rea RHP Andrew Kittredge RHP Brad Keller RHP Daniel Palencia RHP Michael Soroka RHP Aaron Civale RHP Jameson Taillon Position players (14) C – Carson Kelly C – Reese McGuire C/DH – Moisés Ballesteros INF – Michael Busch INF – Nico Hoerner INF – Dansby Swanson INF – Matt Shaw INF – Justin Turner INF/OF – Willi Castro OF – Kyle Tucker OF – Pete Crow-Armstrong OF – Ian Happ OF – Seiya Suzuki OF – Kevin Alcántara The coaching staff under manager Craig Counsell (#11) is as follows: Ryan Flaherty (bench, #84), Tommy Hottovy (pitching, #68), Dustin Kelly (hitting, #76), Jose Javier (first base, #65), Quintin Berry (third base, #0), Mark Strittmatter (bullpen, #81), Casey Jacobson (assistant pitching, #86), Juan Cabreja (assistant hitting, #63), John Mallee (assistant hitting, #80), Jonathan Mota (coach, #90), Tyler Zombro (special assistant, pitching, #88), AJ Lewis (staff assistant, #74), Erick Castillo (bullpen catcher, #93), Garrett Lloyd (bullpen catcher, #85) and Alex Smith (strategy, #97).

Coaches Ryan Flaherty and Tommy Hottovy, along with the catchers, are key to that defensive effort. (01:33) Boyd and Carson Synergy: Counsell jokes about their “spiritual Northwest” connection.

Cubs pitching coach Tommy Hottovy spoke to the media ahead of Wednesday's game against the San Francisco Giants talking about the progression of Daniel Palencia, the challenges on physical ailments for pitcher Ryan Pressly and much more. ..... No Evidence of Pitch Tipping (08:19–09:08) Hottovy says there’s no clear tipping; focus is more on maintaining deception and pitch usage balance. On Debuting Pitchers like Horton (09:43–10:23) Hottovy says MLB debuts are intense regardless of opponent; road games may ease media pressure.

“I was talking to Tommy [Hottovy] andCounsell throughout the start, and I was like, ‘My arm’s starting to tighten up on me a little bit,’ ” Steele said “I was at the fourth, fifth inning, was just doing stuff in between innings to keep it warm, moving [it] around and stuff.”