Poor defensive support cost Keegan Thompson a shot at pitching deeper Sunday, but the Cubs’ starter absorbed his share of the blame for a four-inning stint.
“The whole day I really didn’t have command of my pitches,” said Thompson, who departed after 86 pitches. “I wasn’t really hitting spots much. Usually if I’m hitting my spots, those two-strike pitches are put-away pitches instead of the weak contact and infield hits. The fourth just caught up with me.”
Thompson threw 37 pitches in the fourth, thanks to a ball that was lost in the sun and wind by rookie second baseman Christopher Morel that was eventually dropped by first baseman Alfonso Rivas.