Cubs’ Kevin Gausman, with nagging shoulder, unsure if he’d be ready for possible Game 1 start vs. Padres

Cubs pitcher Kevin Gausman is uncertain if he will be ready for a Game 1 postseason start due to a shoulder injury sustained during a diving play.
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Will Kevin Gausman be ready for Game 1 of the postseason?“I don’t know,” the Cubs’ right-hander said Sunday. “That’s a tough [question to answer].”Jed Hoyer’s front office made Gausman — who banged his left shoulder on a diving tag play last week — the headlining piece of its trade-deadline haul, a suite of win-now moves that showed the belief in a Cubs team capable of winning a championship. In addition to a track record of success in 14 big league seasons, he starred…
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