SAN FRANCISCO — Raise your hand if you knew that by mid-June, Javier Assad and Ben Brown would be the saviors of the Cubs starting rotation.
I better not see any hands because you did not know. I did not know. No one knew.
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Assad had his second straight outstanding outing — both against the Giants. Friday evening at Oracle Park, Assad threw six strong innings, allowing three hits and one run, and Michael Busch’s three-run “splash hit” home run was the big blow offensively in a 5-1 Cubs victory. Hey look, a baby winning streak — two games! It’s the first
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