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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
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James Fegan

Cubs starter Justin Steele makes an All-Star performance in win over Guardians

Cubs starter Justin Steele pitches during the second inning against the Cleveland Guardians at Wrigley Field on Friday. (Nuccio DiNuzzo/Getty Images)

After missing two and a half weeks with a left forearm strain, Cubs starter Justin Steele’s 851⁄3 innings sit handily behind the pace of the National League’s best workhorses.

 But after blanking the Guardians for 61⁄3 innings Friday afternoon at Wrigley, everything else about Steele’s 2023 track record suggests he deserves to hear his name called for the National League All-Star team when its full roster is announced on Sunday. A breezy 10-1 victory snapped the Cubs’ four-game losing streak, and provided their first win since, fittingly, the last time Steele made a start.

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