SAN DIEGO -- If, indeed, Christian Friedrich was making his final start of the season during Tuesday's 5-3 loss to the Cubs, it was a somewhat unceremonious end.
Friedrich allowed five runs over 5 1/3 innings, including home runs to Kris Bryant and Addison Russell, both on pitches he left up in the zone over the middle of the plate.
But his rocky outing on Tuesday shouldn't take away from the strides Friedrich has made in his return to the rotation.
"I couldn't be happier to land over here and to get back starting," Friedrich said.