<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/cubs-news-marcus-stroman-shouts-out-drew-smyly-after-near-perfect-game-vs-dodgers');   ga('set', 'title', 'Marcus Stroman shouts out Drew Smyly after near-perfect game vs. Dodgers');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Cubs-news-Marcus-Stroman-shouts-out-Drew-Smyly-after-near-perfect-game-vs.jpg"><figcaption>4/23/23</figcaption></figure><h1>Marcus Stroman shouts out Drew Smyly after near-perfect game vs. Dodgers</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-04-21T15:06:54-07:00">April 21st, 3:06pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-04-21T15:06:54-07:00">April 21st, 3:06pm</time><address><a>Steve Silverman</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Chicago Cubs were mildly optimistic as the 2023 started a few weeks ago. As the season approaches the 20-game, the team is playing extremely well and that continued Friday afternoon as left-handed pitcher Drew Smyly threw 7.0 perfect innings in a 13-0 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers at Wrigley Field.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">My dawg Smyly was filthy. Beyond fun to watch. We’re nasty! <a href="https://twitter.com/Cubs?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Cubs</a></p><p>— Marcus Stroman (@STR0) <a href="https://twitter.com/STR0/status/1649520756768878594?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 21, 2023</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Marcus Stroman, the ace of the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/cubs-news-drew-smyly-perfect-game-8th-mlb-world" rel="noopener">Cubs staff</a> who has a 2-1 record and a spectacular 0.75 earned run average along with 25 strikeouts in 24 innings on the mound, delivered a <a href="https://twitter.com/STR0/status/1649520756768878594" rel="noopener">strong shout out</a> to Smyly for his spectacular performance.</p><p>“My dawg Smyly was filthy. Beyond fun to watch. We’re nasty.”</p><p>Smyly was delivering a brilliant performance as he struck out <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb-odds-dodgers-vs-cubs-prediction-pick-how-to-watch-4-21-2023" rel="noopener">10 batters</a> and walked none. He went into the top of the 8th inning with a historic performance in sight, but David Peralta of the Dodgers ended his chance at glory. Smyly actually sawed off Peralta, but the left-handed batter squibbed a slow roller down the 3rd base line.</p><p>Smyly and catcher Yan Gomes each went after the ground ball, and the two men collided. If one or the other had fielded it cleanly, it still would have been a difficult play to make.</p><p>The play was ruled a hit by the official scorer, and Cubs manager David Ross and the team’s trainer came out to see if Drew Smyly was OK. The pitcher was able to retire the next 2 batters before he came out of the game.</p><p>Appreciative Chicago fans responded with a huge ovation as the Cubs pushed their record to 12-7. The Cubs have scored 10 runs or more in 6 of their first 19 games.</p><p> </p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Marcus Stroman shouts out Drew Smyly after near-perfect game vs. Dodgers

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/cubs-news-drew-smyly-reacts-to-losing-perfect-game-in-brutal-fashion-vs-dodgers');   ga('set', 'title', 'Cubs’ Drew Smyly reacts to losing perfect game in brutal fashion vs. Dodgers');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/cubs-drew-smyly-dodgers-drew-smyly-perfect-game-cubs-drew-smyly.jpg"></figure><h1>Cubs’ Drew Smyly reacts to losing perfect game in brutal fashion vs. Dodgers</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-04-21T15:02:03-07:00">April 21st, 3:02pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-04-21T15:02:03-07:00">April 21st, 3:02pm</time><address><a>Jack Deignan</a>Jack Deignan is an artist of many mediums who grew up playing every sport under the sun, contributing to his extreme passion for all major US sports today. He split his youth between the cities of Chicago and Cleveland and now resides in Los Angeles, as he recently received his undergraduate degree in English and Film &amp; Tv from UCLA. When not following and writing about sports, Jack loves to make music, design, write stories and try new things.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/cubs-news-marcus-stroman-historic-start-cubs-2023" rel="noopener">Chicago Cubs</a> pitcher <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/cubs-news-drew-smyly-perfect-game-8th-mlb-world" rel="noopener">Drew Smyly</a> took a perfect game into the eighth inning against the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/dodgers-news-james-outman-plate-discipline-dave-roberts" rel="noopener">Los Angeles Dodgers</a> on Friday. Unfortunately, he lost the bid when he and <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb-news-2024-mlb-free-agents-shohei-ohtani-leads-class" rel="noopener">Yan Gomes</a> collided on a dribbler down the third-base line, resulting in an infield single. Smyly spoke on his outing and his feelings on this play <a href="https://twitter.com/MDGonzales/status/1649525978044018688?s=20" rel="noopener">in particular after the game</a>, per reporter Mark Gonzales.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Smyly on losing perfect game bid: <a href="https://t.co/soGVI4eE56">pic.twitter.com/soGVI4eE56</a></p><p>— Mark Gonzales (@MDGonzales) <a href="https://twitter.com/MDGonzales/status/1649525978044018688?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 21, 2023</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>“I know Yan wanted it just as bad as I did, and we both just ran…got there at the same time. So, yeah that part is disappointing, but I don’t think it takes away from the game and [we’ll] just try to continue to build and keep on a good path.”</p><p>His disappointment is apparent in his expression, as he will probably never be so close to a perfect game again. Even worse was the play, as it was not like he lost his chance at history on a hard hit ball in the gap or a screamer into the seats. It was a weak ground-ball that is an out nine times out of ten.</p><p>Still, Smyly went on to say that it doesn’t take away from the performance, and he is certainly on point there. He had an incredible outing to go alongside with a Cubs offense that was scorching hot all day on Friday.</p><p>The Cubs won 13-0 on 17 hits against the Dodgers, including multiple balls deposited into the Wrigley Field bleachers; Patrick Wisdom, Nico Hoerner, Trey Mancini, and Cody Bellinger all hit home-runs for the Cubbies. Drew Smyly and the Cubs offense had a great afternoon despite the missed perfect game, and will look to take the series against the Dodgers on Saturday.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Cubs’ Drew Smyly reacts to losing perfect game in brutal fashion vs. Dodgers

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/cubs-news-drew-smyly-perfect-game-8th-mlb-world');   ga('set', 'title', 'MLB world stunned after Cubs’ Drew Smyly loses perfect game vs. Dodgers in 8th inning');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/MLB-world-stunned-after-Drew-Smyly-loses-perfect-game-vs.-Dodgers-in-8th-inning.jpg"></figure><h1>MLB world stunned after Cubs’ Drew Smyly loses perfect game vs. Dodgers in 8th inning</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-04-21T14:06:33-07:00">April 21st, 2:06pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-04-21T14:11:47-07:00">April 21st, 2:11pm</time><address><a href="https://joeymistretta.wordpress.com">Joey Mistretta</a>Joey Mistretta is a sports writer/editor who covers multiple sports. Notably, Mistretta covers baseball, basketball, and football. He is originally from a small town in Southern California. Mistretta graduated college with a degree in broadcast journalism from Biola University.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Chicago Cubs SP Drew Smyly lost a perfect game in truly heartbreaking fashion on Friday. The Cubs left-hander was perfect through seven innings against the Los Angeles Dodgers before David Peralta stepped up to the plate in the eighth inning. Peralta proceeded to hit a little dribbler in the infield which left Smyly and catcher Yan Gomes running for the ball. The two ultimately collided, leading to an infield hit for Peralta.</p><p><a href="https://twitter.com/JomboyMedia/status/1649512825918832640" rel="noopener">Video via</a> Jomboy Media.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">THIS is how Drew Smyly's perfect game bid ends??? <a href="https://t.co/AHaiPZ0pA7">pic.twitter.com/AHaiPZ0pA7</a></p><p>— Jomboy Media (@JomboyMedia) <a href="https://twitter.com/JomboyMedia/status/1649512825918832640?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 21, 2023</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>The MLB world was stunned given the way Smyly lost the perfect game.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">you’re probably wondering how I ended up in this situation <a href="https://t.co/8WAHFCGlB4">pic.twitter.com/8WAHFCGlB4</a></p><p>— Talkin’ Baseball (@TalkinBaseball_) <a href="https://twitter.com/TalkinBaseball_/status/1649515788632571906?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 21, 2023</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>“WOW A PERFECT GAME AND NO HITTER JUST ENDED LIKE THIS,” Ben Verlander <a href="https://twitter.com/BenVerlander/status/1649512850686361600" rel="noopener">wrote</a>.</p><p>Rob “Pitching Ninja” Friedman <a href="https://twitter.com/PitchingNinja/status/1649513402602082307" rel="noopener">made sure to share</a> the exit velocity on David Peralta’s swinging bunt against the Cubs.</p><p>“32.9mph Exit velocity,” Friedman wrote.</p><p>Jordan Cicchelli <a href="https://twitter.com/jordancicchelli/status/1649514507675287553" rel="noopener">displayed sympathy</a> towards fans of the Cubs.</p><p>“cubs fans i am so sorry.”</p><p>“Fielded this one like the world was going to explode if a perfect game was thrown today,” Jared Carrabis <a href="https://twitter.com/Jared_Carrabis/status/1649517264809459714" rel="noopener">added</a>.</p><p>Nevertheless, the Cubs still lead the Dodgers 13-0 as of this story’s publication. Los Angeles earned a win on Thursday to open the series thanks to a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/dodgers-news-james-outman-plate-discipline-dave-roberts" rel="noopener">James Outman grand slam</a>. The Dodgers’ offense went cold on Friday though, due to the brilliant effort from Drew Smyly.</p><p>Smyly ended up finishing six outs shy of throwing MLB’s first perfect game since 2012. His outing was impressive nonetheless, ultimately allowing no runs and just one hit over 7.2 innings pitched. He also struck out 10 Dodgers hitters and gave the Cubs a tremendous opportunity to win the game.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

MLB world stunned after Cubs’ Drew Smyly loses perfect game vs. Dodgers in 8th inning

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/drew-smyly-cubs-agree-to-2-year-19-million-contract');   ga('set', 'title', 'Drew Smyly heading back to Wrigley with 2-year $19 million deal');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Drew-Smyly-heading-back-to-Wrigley-with-2-year-19-million-deal.jpeg"></figure><h1>Drew Smyly heading back to Wrigley with 2-year $19 million deal</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2022-12-22T17:32:06-08:00">December 22nd, 5:32pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2022-12-22T17:32:06-08:00">December 22nd, 5:32pm</time><address><a>Reese Nasser</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Chicago Cubs have brought back a key member of their 2022 rotation in starting pitcher Drew Smyly.</p><p>According to the Athletics Ken Rosenthal, Drew Smyly <a href="https://twitter.com/Ken_Rosenthal/status/1606081013460996098?s=20&amp;t=Ma3nH3EJJ04eKod-VOv8TQ" rel="noopener">has signed</a> a two-year, $19 million deal with the Cubs.</p><p>Smyly played a key part in the Cubs rotation throughout last season. In <a href="https://www.espn.com/mlb/player/stats/_/id/31816/drew-smyly" rel="noopener">22 games</a>, he recorded a record of 7-8. In addition, Smyly pitched a total of 106.1 innings, totaling 91 strikeouts while posting an ERA of 3.47.</p><p>With the return of Drew Smyly, the current Cubs pitching rotation is identical to that of last year. Smyly will once again be playing alongside Marcus Stroman, Kyle Hendricks, Justin Steele, and Keegan Thompson.</p><p>Injuries impacted the Cubs pitching staff heavily last season. Drew Smyly, Stroman, and Kyle Hendricks all missed time during the 2022 campaign. If they can stay healthy, they could be among the most reliable units in all of baseball.</p><p>The signing of Drew Smyly is just the latest move that the Cubs have made this offseason. Over the weekend, they made their signing of the offseason, adding an <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/cubs-news-dansby-swanson-reveals-heartwarming-reason-he-signed-with-chicago" rel="noopener">All-star in Dansby Swanson</a> on a seven-year deal. Prior to the addition of Swanson, they also signed a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/cubs-news-cody-bellinger-breaks-silence-on-signing-with-chicago" rel="noopener">former MVP in Cody Bellinger</a>.</p><p>The Cubs finished the <a href="https://www.espn.com/mlb/team/stats/_/name/chc/chicago-cubs" rel="noopener">2022 season</a> with a 74-88 record. They finished third in the NL Central behind the Milwaukee Brewers and St.Louis Cardinals.</p><p>Now with the roster that they have begun to assemble, the Cubs will hope to be competitive once again in 2023. Bringing Drew Smyly back to the rotation could be a move that pays off down the road.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Drew Smyly heading back to Wrigley with 2-year $19 million deal

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/cubs-make-drew-smyly-move-after-dansby-swanson-agreement');   ga('set', 'title', 'Cubs make Drew Smyly move after Dansby Swanson agreement');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Cubs-Dansby-Swanson-Drew-Smyly.jpeg"></figure><h1>Cubs make Drew Smyly move after Dansby Swanson agreement</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2022-12-18T09:36:52-08:00">December 18th, 9:36am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2022-12-18T09:36:52-08:00">December 18th, 9:36am</time><address><a>Sam DiGiovanni</a>Sam DiGiovanni started at ClutchPoints as an associate editor in 2021 and became the site's Philadelphia 76ers beat reporter ahead of the 2022-23 season. He graduated from Marist College in May of 2022 and has written for TheKnicksWall.com and CenterFieldMarist.com in the past.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Th. Chicago Cubs have been busy this offseason. They made one of the biggest moves of the winter by agreeing to a deal with All-Star shortstop Dansby Swanson. Following that, they retained one of their key players from 2022 by re-signing Drew Smyly.</p><p>According to Jesse Rogers of ESPN, the Cubs and Smyly have <a href="https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/35278589">agreed on a deal</a> for the 2023 season. The 33-year-old lefty posted a 3.47 ERA in 106.1 innings last season, his first with Chicago. Although he isn’t a very hard thrower, he does a strong job of limiting walks and getting hitters to chase thanks to his cutter and curveball.</p><p>Drew Smyly will return to the Cubs and an improved roster. Prior to landing Swanson with a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/grading-cubs-dansby-swanson-7-year-177m-contract">seven-year, $177 million deal</a>, the Cubs signed former MVP Cody Bellinger, former All-Star reliever Brad Boxberger and Jameson Taillon, who will join Smyly and Marcus Stroman in the starting pitching rotation. Chicago is remaking its roster after trading away their championship core and is aiming to be competitive in the NL Central.</p><p>Although the Cubs lost out on All-Star catcher Willson Contreras, who signed with the rival St. Louis Cardinals, they are making some upgrades that should allow them to be more competitive in 2023 and beyond. Smyly will likely be further back in the rotation but should be a key player as Chicago tries to return to the postseason.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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IP	ERA	K	WHIP	HOLDS	SAVES
176	3.835	56	1.3977	10	0

2024 SEASON STATS
IP	ERA	K	WHIP	HOLDS	SAVES
176	3.835	56	1.3977	10	0

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