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Cubs Rookie Cade Horton Doesn't Mind Early Hook, Even with a No-Hitter Going
Cubs manager Craig Counsell set a 75-pitch limit to preserve rookie Cade Horton's health after five hitless innings, aiming for postseason readiness.
- On Wednesday, Chicago Cubs rookie starting pitcher Cade Horton carried a no-hit bid through five innings before being pulled at a 75-pitch limit; his final pitch struck out Ha‑Seong Kim.
- The Cubs are managing Horton's workload to ensure health through playoffs after a 2024 subscapularis strain, with Manager Craig Counsell enforcing a 75-pitch hard stop as team policy.
- Since the All‑Star break, Cade Horton has been almost unhittable, allowing just 24 hits and four runs, which has steadied the Chicago Cubs rotation.
- After Horton left, the Chicago Cubs bullpen surrendered the lead, and Atlanta's four-run inning, highlighted by Ha‑Seong Kim's three-run homer off Drew Pomeranz and Ozzie Albies' later homer, produced a 5-1 final.
- Manager Craig Counsell says Cade Horton likely has four or five regular-season starts left as they prioritize his health for the postseason, enhancing his NL Rookie of the Year consideration.
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Cubs rookie Cade Horton doesn't mind early hook, even with a no-hitter going
CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago Cubs rookie starter Cade Horton has been almost unhittable since the All-Star break. In fact, for the first five innings against Atlanta on Wednesday night, the 24-year-old right-hander didn’t allow any hits at all to the Braves. But then came manager Craig Counsell’s hard stop. Once he reached 75 pitches, Horton got the hook. Never mind that he issued just one walk on 10 pitches to Matt Olson — the second batter of the ga…
Chicago Sun Times
Usa newsWhy Cubs manager Craig Counsell pulled Cade Horton after five hitless innings
Cubs right-hander Cade Horton still hadn’t allowed a hit when he reached his workload limit.In the Cubs’ 5-1 loss Wednesday to the Braves, Horton’s last pitch was a top-rail fastball that Ha-Seong Kim whiffed on for strike three and the last out of the fifth inning.He had thrown 75 pitches, marking the end of his start.Then the Cubs’ bullpen took over and blew a one-run lead, as the offense fell flat.The Cubs are managing Horton’s workload down …
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