Like his teammate Justin Steele, Keegan Thompson had been sent back to Triple-A Iowa to stretch out to start after having some success in relief at the big-league level.
In 27 appearances (one start) for the Cubs this year, Thompson has posted a 2.21 ERA and 1.279 WHIP with 43 strikeouts in 40u2154 innings.
He’s now been recalled from Iowa to start today and will probably finish the year in the Cubs rotation. In four “stretch out” appearances with Iowa, Thompson posted a 0.00 ERA in 14u2154 innings, with an opponents BA of .104 and opponents OPS of .