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Cubs' Adbert Alzolay out of closer role for now but vows to get it back; 'I was built for it,' he says

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Cubs fans haven’t seen the last of Adbert Alzolay closing games, and that’s a promise coming straight from him.

“I was built for that role,” the righthander told the Sun-Times on Sunday at Wrigley Field.

Alzolay, who already has four blown saves in seven chances this season, guarantees he’ll get his groove back.

“Oh, hell yeah,” he said. “I’m not going to suck for six months. I know I’m going to figure it out. It’s not even questionable. I’m not just going to be this guy for the next five months.