Bruce Levine - Injured Chicago Cubs Starter Matt Garza Won T Face St - Louis Cardinals This Weekend - Espn Chicago

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By Bruce Levine ESPNChicago.com

CHICAGO Chicago Cubs pitcher Matt Garza will certainly certainly not appear that unable to function well number that will review resistant to the this particular weekend.

Garza, whom was retroactively put on the actual 15-day DL on May 18 which has a appropriate elbow contusion, could dispose of a bullpen treatment with Wednesday, and if almost all goes nicely he will toss a different on Saturday inside St. Louis.

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The Cubs were intending Garza, which will be eligible ahead heli-copter flight DL on Friday, could be capable to message from the Cardinals this particular weekend.

Garza documented absolutely no soreness once throwing from washboard terrain just before Monday's activity in opposition to that Houston Astros at Wrigley Field.

"Everything felt great," Garza said Monday. "Obviously probably will not capable to experiment one hundred percent until sport time, but appropriate currently I really feel great."

Garza, who have not really thrown because May 21 inside Boston, includes a 3.72 ERA and leads the National League with 10.99 strikeouts for every eleven innings. He is the third member from the Cubs' commencing rotation to hit this disabled listing this particular season.

The Cubs rotation pertaining to their end of the week series from the Cardinals shall be Carlos Zambrano about Sunday.

Bruce Levine insures that Cubs pertaining to ESPNChicago.com along with ESPN 1000.