PITTSBURGH – The Chicago Cubs decided to keep 10 pitchers and 15 position players for the National League wild-card game against the Pittsburgh Pirates on Wednesday. The team announced the roster in a news release. If the Cubs advance to the division series, they can reset the roster.
Here are the 10 pitchers who made the one-game roster, with Jake Arrieta starting on Wednesday night. Neil Ramirez and Carl Edwards were left off:
Kyle Hendricks, RHP
Clayton Richard, LHP
Jon Lester, LHP
Travis Wood, LHP
Pedro Strop, RHP
Jake Arrieta, RHP
Justin Grimm, RHP
Trevor Cahill, RHP
Hector Rondon, RHP
Fernando Rodney, RHP
Lester and Hendricks are starters who will likely would be used only in an injury emergency or an extra-inning game.
The Cubs elected to keep the following position players and leaving off two players, Matt Szczur and Jonathan Herrera:
