Cubs’ Maddon wants more Wrigley nights

Cubs manager Joe Maddon would like to see more night games at Wrigley and day baseball mostly limited to Saturdays and Sundays.

“This constantly having to rush to the ballpark and not having the normal method during the course of the day, it does matter because then you go on the road, it’s entirely different,” he said.

The Cubs didn’t add lights to Wrigley until 1988. They are allowed to play 43 night games and would like to get that number up to 54.

Maddon dismissed the idea that the Cubs have an advantage over a visiting team that mostly plays at night.

“I think 107 years indicates it wasn’t such a good idea,” he said.

The Cubs won the World Series last fall for the first time since 1908.

Cubs shortstop Addison Russell was placed on the 10-day disabled list because of a strained right foot.

An All-Star last season, Russell is batting .241 with 10 homers and 36 RBIs. He has 11 errors after committing 14 a year ago. Maddon said the foot has been “bothering him noticeably” in recent days.

“We just thought it was wise to get it settled down right now,” Maddon said. “And that’s what we’re doing.”

Chicago called up left-handed pitcher Rob Zastryzny from Triple-A Iowa. Scherzer, Gonzalez get extra days: Two-time Cy Young Award winner Max Scherzer and Gio Gonzalez will miss their scheduled starts for the Washington Nationals against the Cubs this weekend.

Manager Dusty Baker decided to give Scherzer at least an extra day rather than have him pitch Sunday after the right-hander exited Tuesday’s game against Florida because of neck spasms.

Gonzalez won’t pitch Saturday with his wife expected to give birth to their second child within the next few days. Baker said Edwin Jackson will replace him.

The Nationals also placed left-hander Enny Romero on the 10-day disabled list because of forearm tightness. He left Wednesday’s game against Miami. Logan out for season: Cleveland Indians lefthander Boone Logan will likely miss the rest of the season with a torn back muscle suffered at AT&T Park against the Giants on July 19 and was diagnosed with a high grade latissimus strain. He has decided against surgery.