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The St. Louis Cardinals have Hunter Dobbins back in the big leagues ready to roll. Dobbins was acquired by the Cardinals this past offseason from the Boston Red Sox. He came over to town in the Willson Contreras trade.
The Cardinals expect right-hander Hunter Dobbins to appear out of the bullpen in series finale against the Cubs on Sunday.
The Cardinals recalled Dobbins from Triple-A Memphis on Sunday, Jeff Jones of the Belleville News-Democrat reports.
Liberatore (3-3) allowed three hits and one walk in 5 1/3 scoreless innings after giving up at least three runs in each of his previous three starts. He struck out four.
Needing to tap into a relentless approach at the plate following a disappointing one-run effort on Saturday, the Cardinals’ lineup immediately showed it meant business in Sunday’s 5-1 win in the series finale against the Cubs.
Nelson Velázquez hit a three-run homer and Iván Herrera and Thomas Saggese added solo shots, powering the St. Louis Cardinals to a 6-5 win over the Chicago Cubs in the first meeting of the season betw