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PITTSBURGH – The way right-hander Michael Soroka had been throwing in live batting practice and in a Triple-A rehab game, the number on the radar gun Monday against the Pirates wasn’t a surprise to the Cubs.
His progress since joining the team, even though it was interrupted by a shoulder strain in his Cubs debut, is a promising sign for the last two weeks of the season and into the postseason.
“We need to get him on the mound and pitching, and I thought that was a little evident,” manager Craig Counsell said after the Cubs’ 4-0 win Monday against the Pirates.