Gausman took the loss after giving up three runs on five hits and no walks across 3.1 innings during Game 2 of the NL Wild Card Series against the Padres on Wednesday. He struck out one.
Conforto isn't in the lineup Wednesday for Game 2 of the NL Wild Card Series against the Padres.
Boyd (0-1) took the loss in Game 1 of the NL Wild Card Series against the Padres on Tuesday. He gave up four runs on five hits with four strikeouts and a walk over four innings.
The Cubs outrighted Kelly to Triple-A Iowa on Tuesday.
Gausman will start Game 2 of the wild-card series versus the Padres on Wednesday, Sahadev Sharma of The Athletic reports.
Gausman (shoulder) is on the Cubs' roster for the wild-card series against the Padres, Jared Wyllys of AllCHGO.com reports.
Steele (elbow) is not on the Cubs' roster for their wild-card series versus the Padres, Meghan Montemurro of the Chicago Tribune reports.
Thielbar is not on the Cubs' roster for their NL Wild Card Series against the Padres, Meghan Montemurro of the Chicago Tribune reports.
Cardinals president of baseball operations Chaim Bloom said Monday that Fitts (lat) is on track to be ready at the start of spring training but will have his workload monitored, Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports.
Cardinals president of baseball operations Chaim Bloom said Monday that Walker was playing through some hip pain and other discomfort late in the season, Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports.
| PITCHING | INN | W | K | HA | ER | BBI | |
| A. Pallante | Andre Pallante | 5.8 | 0.29 | 4.0 | 5.7 | 3.0 | 1.9 |
| Relievers | Relievers | 3.2 | 0.08 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 1.4 | 1.7 |
| HITTING | H | R | RBI | TB | BB | SB | |
| J. Wetherholt | JJ Wetherholt | 1.06 | 0.55 | 0.46 | 1.79 | 0.37 | 0.12 |
| I. Herrera | Ivan Herrera | 0.95 | 0.56 | 0.5 | 1.8 | 0.56 | 0.03 |
| J. Walker | Jordan Walker | 1.12 | 0.61 | 0.5 | 1.88 | 0.36 | 0.13 |
| N. Velazquez | Nelson Velazquez | 1.0 | 0.48 | 0.52 | 1.84 | 0.4 | 0.03 |
| A. Burleson | Alec Burleson | 0.99 | 0.41 | 0.55 | 1.49 | 0.32 | 0.04 |
| M. Winn | Masyn Winn | 0.97 | 0.52 | 0.36 | 1.33 | 0.3 | 0.08 |
| J. Fermin | Jose Fermin | 0.95 | 0.48 | 0.44 | 1.47 | 0.28 | 0.11 |
| B. Jordan | Blaze Jordan | 0.9 | 0.47 | 0.57 | 1.6 | 0.33 | 0.03 |
| N. Church | Nathan Church | 0.88 | 0.43 | 0.43 | 1.47 | 0.29 | 0.09 |
KEY PLAYER INJURIESD. May, R. Urias NOT PROJECTED TO START:Pedro Pages, Lars Nootbaar, Jimmy Crooks, Bryan Torres Batting order and lineup confirmed and provided by Rotowire. | |||||||
| PITCHING |
| Andre Pallante |
| Relievers |
| HITTING |
| JJ Wetherholt |
| Ivan Herrera |
| Jordan Walker |
| Nelson Velazquez |
| Alec Burleson |
| Masyn Winn |
| Jose Fermin |
| Blaze Jordan |
| Nathan Church |
| INN | W | K | HA | ER | BBI |
| 5.8 | 0.29 | 4.0 | 5.7 | 3.0 | 1.9 |
| 3.2 | 0.08 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 1.4 | 1.7 |
| H | R | RBI | TB | BB | SB |
| 1.06 | 0.55 | 0.46 | 1.79 | 0.37 | 0.12 |
| 0.95 | 0.56 | 0.5 | 1.8 | 0.56 | 0.03 |
| 1.12 | 0.61 | 0.5 | 1.88 | 0.36 | 0.13 |
| 1.0 | 0.48 | 0.52 | 1.84 | 0.4 | 0.03 |
| 0.99 | 0.41 | 0.55 | 1.49 | 0.32 | 0.04 |
| 0.97 | 0.52 | 0.36 | 1.33 | 0.3 | 0.08 |
| 0.95 | 0.48 | 0.44 | 1.47 | 0.28 | 0.11 |
| 0.9 | 0.47 | 0.57 | 1.6 | 0.33 | 0.03 |
| 0.88 | 0.43 | 0.43 | 1.47 | 0.29 | 0.09 |
