After striking out the first batter he faced on four pitches, it took Duane Underwood Jr. 37 additional pitches to get out of the 1st inning. That was highlighted by a 14-pitch battle with Matt Kemp that resulted in a walk, but Underwood somehow managed to get out of the inning with no runs.
Underwood ended up pitching four innings and likely could have gone longer if the Cubs hadn’t needed to pinch hit for him in the top of the 5th inning. Overall, Underwood showed pretty good stuff, and, aside from allowing a solo shot to Enrique Hernandez in the 2nd inning, was rolling after that shaky opening frame.