With Craig Kimbrel sidelined until at least Thursday when he’s eligible to return from the 10-day IL, the Chicago Cubs can ill-afford any shakiness out of the bullpen. I guess the good news is the offense isn’t scoring runs and the starters are serving up runs like popcorn at a movie theater, so there haven’t been too many high-stakes moments of late.
Joe Maddon has had the benefit of expanded September rosters to help off-set the loss of Kimbrel and the shakiness from others, including longtime setup man Pedro Strop.