MILWAUKEE — Tommy Hunter could feel the adrenaline surging for his Cubs debut in front of Saturday night’s sellout crowd at Miller Park. His first two warm-up pitches flew toward the backstop.
Hunter calmed down and still hit 99 mph while closing out the Milwaukee Brewers, needing only three pitches to get the final two outs and pick up the save in a 4-2 victory.
The day after getting traded from the Baltimore Orioles in a deadline deal, Hunter explained his keep-it-simple approach to pitching: “When you get the ball, throw it as hard as you can.