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Chicago Cubs bring back 3B Matt Shaw after tweaks at Triple A ‘get things moving in the right direction’

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Third baseman Matt Shaw was optioned to Triple A last month .

Shaw hit six home runs and a970 OPS in 24 games at Iowa .

The Cubs designated infielder Nicky Lopez for assignment to open a spot on the active roster.

Shaw posted back-to-back two -homer games for Iowa on Thursday and Friday .

Lopez was 1 -for-18 ( .056 ) in 14 games for the Cubs .

Gage Workman was DFA’d and dealt to the White Sox , who later released him.

Vidal Bruján and Jon Berti will remain as bench players, with Shaw expected to get the bulk of the starts at third .

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