Oct. 07--Kyle Hendricks hasn't made a relief appearance in his 45 major league games, but the Chicago Cubs included their fifth starter on their 25-man roster for Wednesday night's National League wild-card game against the Pittsburgh Pirates.
The Cubs will carry 10 pitchers and 15 position players on their roster. As expected, left-hander Jon Lester was on the roster to back up Jake Arrieta. But the addition of Hendricks is a surprise because of Arrieta's durability and the addition of Lester as insurance.
Neil Ramirez, who pitched a scoreless inning Sunday, was left off the roster. Ramirez missed most of this season because of a right shoulder injury.
Outfielders Quintin Berry and Austin Jackson, who didn't join the Cubs until Sept. 1, were included on the wild-card roster. Berry will serve as a pinch-runner.
Infielder Jonathan Herrera, who was on the roster for the entire season, was left off the wild-card roster.
Here's the Cubs' wild-card roster:
Pitchers
28-Kyle Hendricks, RHP
33-Clayton Richard, LHP
34-Jon Lester, LHP
37-Travis Wood, LHP
46-Pedro Strop, RHP
49-Jake Arrieta, RHP
52-Justin Grimm, RHP
53-Trevor Cahill, RHP
56-Hector Rondon, RHP
57-Fernando Rodney, RHP
Position players
3-David Ross
5-Quintin Berry
8-Chris Coghlan
9-Javier Baez
11-Tommy La Stella
12-Kyle Schwarber
13-Starlin Castro
15-Chris Denorfia
17-Kris Bryant
22-Addison Russell
24-Dexter Fowler
27-Austin Jackson
44-Anthony Rizzo
47-Miguel Montero
68-Jorge Soler
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