Even when Justin Steele doesn’ t possess his best stuff, he finds a way to give the Chicago Cubs what they need. The Cubs pulled within three games of the Milwaukee Brewers in the National League Central and hold the second wild-card spot. Dansby Swanson’ s scored from second on a fielding error by Pirates right fielder Connor Joe coming off Ian Happ’ s RBI single in the.
The Chicago Cubs bullpen is getting a reinforcement. Right-hander Keegan Thompson was on a flight Thursday morning from Chicago to Pittsburgh— where the Cubs begin a four-game series Thursday night at PNC Park— and will be recalled before the series opener, the Tribune has learned. Thompson, 28, has been with Triple-A Iowa since the Cubs optioned him May 19 after.