Prior to Wednesday, Adbert Alzolay hadn’t pitched against another team since March. That didn’t stop him from impressing in his 2020 debut.
“That’s a guy that’s gonna pitch big innings for us this season,” Cubs manager David Ross said. “He’s a huge depth piece that we have, and you see tonight what he’s capable of.”
That’s especially important for a Cubs team that entered this season with depth concerns in its rotation and has two starters currently on the injured list in José Quintana and Tyler Chatwood.
Alzolay threw five innings of two-hit ball in Game 2 of Wednesday’s doubleheader with the Cardinals.