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Cubs' Carson Kelly: On bench Friday
Carson Kelly is out of the lineup for Friday's game against St. Louis.Kelly will yield to Reese McGuire behind the dish for Friday's series opener. It looks to be just a rest day for Kelly, who had caught four consecutive games leading up to the contest.
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Cubs' Carson Kelly: Resting up Saturday
Carson Kelly isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against Cincinnati.Kelly will receive a day off Saturday after going 2-for-4 with a strikeout during Friday's loss. Reese McGuire will catch for starter Javier Assad instead and bat ninth.
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Cubs' Carson Kelly: Receiving breather Wednesday
Carson Kelly is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Pirates.Kelly will head to the bench for the day game after he started behind the plate Monday and Tuesday while going 3-for-9 with a double. Reese McGuire will handle catching duties for the Chicago Cubs in the series finale.
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Cubs' Carson Kelly: Resting up Sunday
Carson Kelly is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Rays.Kelly will get some rest for the series finale after he started at catcher in each of the team's last four contests. Reese McGuire will form a battery with starting pitcher Matthew Boyd on Sunday.
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Cubs' Carson Kelly: Goes deep in win
Carson Kelly went 2-for-5 with a solo home run in Wednesday's 3-2 win over Atlanta.Kelly continued his recent power surge, as he now has four home runs over his last six games. During that span, he's also tallied seven RBI and he's sporting a 1.058 OPS. Kelly now has 17 long balls for the season, which puts him within one of his previous career high. The Chicago catcher has already set a new career high with 50 RBI this year.
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Cubs' Carson Kelly: Receiving rest Monday
Carson Kelly is out of the lineup for Monday's game in Atlanta.Kelly will get a breather for the series opener in Atlanta after he started behind the plate in the final two games of the Chicago Cubs' weekend set versus the Nationals, going 2-for-7 with a pair of solo home runs, an additional RBI and a walk between those contests. Reese McGuire will handle catching duties for Chicago on Monday.
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Cubs' Carson Kelly: Goes deep twice Sunday
Carson Kelly went 2-for-4 with two solo home runs in Sunday's 6-3 loss to the Nationals.Kelly went deep for the second time in his last four games as he registered his third multi-homer performance of the season. The Chicago catcher is up to 16 long balls this year, which is two away from his career high of 18 home runs that he set back in 2019 while playing for the Diamondbacks. Kelly has been a pleasant surprise all season for the Chicago Cubs with his .800 OPS, and he should continue to start most days behind the plate moving forward.
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Cubs' Carson Kelly: Not starting Friday
Carson Kelly is absent from the lineup for Friday's contest against the Nationals.Kelly didn't start Wednesday's game versus Atlanta, either, prior to Thursday's team off day, so he's getting some extended rest. Reese McGuire will do the catching and bat ninth for the Chicago Cubs on Friday.
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Cubs' Carson Kelly: Resting Wednesday
Carson Kelly is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against Atlanta.After going 2-for-8 with his 14th home run of the season, a walk and three RBI while starting behind the plate in the first two games of the series, Kelly will get a breather for the finale. Reese McGuire will handle catching duties for the Chicago Cubs.
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Cubs' Carson Kelly: Comes up big Monday
Carson Kelly went 2-for-4 with a walk, a home run and three RBI in Monday's 7-6, extra-inning win over Atlanta.Kelly played the role of hero Monday, launching his 14th home run of the season in the bottom of the eighth inning with a runner on to tie the game at 6-6. Then, in the bottom of the 10th, the catcher delivered a walk-off RBI single. Kelly came into the contest batting just .152 with a .346 OPS over his previous 10 games, but he's batting a much better .259 with a .793 OPS overall this year.