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It's unclear if Wesneski sustained the injury during his final start on Sunday before the All-Star break, or if it occurred while throwing during his time off, but either way he's going to miss at least a couple of weeks. Hunter Bigge was recalled from Triple-A Iowa in a corresponding move to take his place on the active roster on Saturday.
Weskeski was torched for nine runs in the first inning. Incredibly, only three of those runs would go down as earned runs after Wesneski himself committed two errors. The Cubs seemed intent on keeping the 26-year-old right-hander in the game to eat some innings. He gave up another run in the second and fourth before his day was done. Wesneski will take a 4.03 ERA, 1.21 WHIP, and a 57/21 K/BB ratio across 60 1/3 innings into the All-Star break.
Burleson knocked a base hit in the first inning and scored on an error. He then capped off a nine-run opening frame with a three-run blast off Hayden Wesneski. Burleson added a double in the third inning and was later replaced by Matt Carpenter with the Cardinals comfortably ahead in the blowout win. The 25-year-old outfielder is slashing .288/.322/.485 with 16 homers, 51 RBI, and seven steals across 332 plate appearances.
Hayden Wesneski allowed a single to the second batter he faced, then retired the following 18 Angels to help Chicago win a series for the first time in five tries
Wesneski retired 18 in a row after a one-out single in the first. He left with two on in the seventh after an error and a walk, but Porter Hodge got out of the jam from there. It's Wesneski's first win in six starts this year. He did have two wins as a reliever, though those came in his first two appearances back in April; he had a 4.74 ERA in 43 2/3 innings over 20 appearances while losing his last five decisions.