Cubs starter Keegan Thompson has missed the last month with low back tightness stemming from fatigue in his first full big-league season.
Friday’s start with the I-Cubs was Thompson’s first since his Aug. 19 outing against the Brewers that preceded the IL stint. He said he had some nerves taking the mound for the first time in a month but more importantly came out of the start feeling good physically.“Yeah, that’s huge,” Thompson said when asked how important it is to finish the season out. “It’s nice to get a couple more outings under my belt here at the end of the year.
Thompson opened the season in the bullpen and emerged as a multi-inning relief weapon. After a flurry of injuries hit the Cubs’ starting staff, he moved to the rotation in late May. He’s posted a 1.38 ERA in eight relief appearances compared to a 4.83 ERA in 17 starts , although the latter is inflated by a couple of rough outings.“There's been ups and downs,” Thompson said. “Started out really good, obviously, and then as the season went on, maybe the innings got up there and body wore down a little bit.
“It was nice to get a break in here and recover and get my body back to fully healthy and try to finish strong”
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