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This article was originally published on www.si.com/college/maryland as Former Maryland shortstop Matt Shaw helps Chicago Cubs keep pace in pennant race. The Chicago Cubs are in a tie for first place in the National League Central, and that is in no small part thanks to former Maryland third baseman Matt Shaw.
CHICAGO — Matt Shaw exited Yankee Stadium and hopped into a rental car for the ride to his family’s lake house in upstate New York. The All-Star break had just begun for the Chicago Cubs in the middle of July, and their rookie third baseman needed to exhale and recharge.
Chicago Cubs fans have operated under the assumption that the team will attempt to add a third baseman at the trade deadline, and it's hard to blame them. Matt
White Sox pitcher Sean Burke could match up against Cubs third baseman Matt Shaw, his teammate at the University of Maryland, in Sunday's series finale at Rate Field.
The rookie third baseman came out of the All-Star break with four hits, including a homer, in three games against the Red Sox, but is that enough to keep the Cubs from shopping for a third baseman?
Following the All-Star break, Owen Poindexter runs through waiver wire options to help your team in the second half of the season.
After a slow start to his big-league career, Chicago Cubs third baseman Matt Shaw is gradually getting into the swing of things. Shaw is in the midst of a four-game hitting streak, during which he is a combined 6-11 at the plate with two home runs and four RBIs,
Sometimes, all it takes is one hit. After not doing much through the first six innings, the Cubs' offense finally came through in the later innings. Both Ian Happ and Matt Shaw launched home runs in the seventh,
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