Frustrated after a poor performance Saturday, Colten Brewer punched a wall in the Chicago Cubs dugout after being pulled from the game. The hit proved costly, breaking Brewer’s hand and placing him on the 60-day injured list, according to multiple reporters close to the team, including Marquee Network’s Taylor McGregor.
Brewer allowed three runs, including one earned, in Saturday’s 7-0 loss to the Los Angeles Angels. He struck out just two on 37 pitches, including 19 strikes.
This year, the relief pitcher posted a 5.66 ERA in 16 games. Despite a good strikeout-to-walk ratio, he put many runners on base, with a WHIP of 1.597.
In a move that may or may not have been appropriate, Hunter Bigge was recalled by Iowa after Saturday’s game, according to MLB Network’s Jon Morosi. In Triple-A, his ERA has been below 1.00 this season.
The bullpen has had a few unique chapters for the Cubs this year. Longtime starter Kyle Hendricks was at one point relegated from a starting role to a relief role, but was later brought back into the starting rotation due to injuries to the staff.
Hector Neris was the team’s starter, and the other regulars in relief roles were Mark Leiter Jr. (on the 15-day injured list), Luke Little, Hayden Wesneski, Drew Smyly and Tyson Miller, in addition to Brewer.
The Cubs’ bullpen has the 19th-best earned run average in the league, and the Cubs are hoping the addition of Bigge will help turn the team around. Chicago is 41-49 and last in the NL East.
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