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Cubs right-hander Keegan Thompson punched the air and then punched the inside of his glove.
In a game the Cubs would go on to lose 6-2 to the Diamondbacks, Thompson had replaced starter Javier Assad with a runner on third base and one out in the sixth. And he’d just induced a double play to get out of the inning unscathed.
The Cubs’ last couple games have made clear just how much the club has relied on homegrown pitchers this year, and will continue to down the stretch.
“It’s really good for the organization,” Assad said through team interpreter Fredy Quevedo.