Carson Kelly Making his Return on Wednesday
Carson Kelly (illness) is back behind the plate and is batting fifth on Wednesday against the visiting Colorado Rockies and right-hander Tanner Gordon at Wrigley Field. This will be Kelly's first start since May 23 while dealing with a recent illness, but he appeared in two games recently and went 2-for-3 with a solo home run. The 30-year-old veteran will serve as Chicago's primary catcher for the next four to six weeks with Miguel Amaya (oblique) on the 10-day injured list. Kelly hasn't been as good in May, but he's still slashing a strong .298/.422/.606 on the year with a 1.028 OPS, nine home runs, 24 RBI and 24 runs scored in his 104 total at-bats. He's gone 13-for-54 (.241) with two homers, two doubles, three RBI and 11 runs scored in 16 games in May. Kelly has never faced Gordon in his MLB career.
Source: MLB.com
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