, and sure enough, the team put another player on the injured list on Wednesday. Right-handed reliever Keegan Thompson was the latest victim, landing on the 15-day IL with a viral illness., yielding three runs in one inning during a 10-9 loss. The 29-year-old veteran hasn't seemed right lately, getting pounded for eight hits and nine runs in three innings in May after not allowing a single run in April.
Perhaps Chicago is using this IL stint as an excuse to give Thompson a breather and let him work out the kinks. In the meantime, left-handed pitcher Luke Little will take his spot in the bullpen.The Cubs called up Little from Triple-A Iowa, where he's been for the past few weeks. Little opened the season in the majors but pitched poorly, yielding a 7.00 ERA and a 1.67 WHIP in his first 10 appearances before getting sent down.
The 23-year-old southpaw will try to right the ship after his rocky start. In four appearances with Iowa, Little logged a 4.05 ERA and continued to struggle with his control, issuing seven walks in 6 2/3 innings. Walks have always been an issue for Little, who has a career 6.3 BB/9 in the majors. He'll try to replicate his success from last year when he had 12 strikeouts and no runs allowed in his first 6 2/3 MLB innings.have gone 24-19 entering play on Wednesday despite placing a whopping 15 players in the IL already.
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