There was a lot of concern, understandably so, over Ben Brown‘s role moving forward following a pair of outings in which he gave up 14 earned runs combined to the Marlins and Reds. Rather than sending him to Iowa or sticking him in the bullpen for shorter stints, neither of which would have addressed the issue, the Cubs opted to use an opener to ease the big righty into his bulk outing on Saturday. The result was a season-best performance that saw Brown limit the Reds to one hit over six scoreless frames.
Cubs Bullpen Notes: Brown’s ‘Relief’ Appearance, Pomeranz Among Surprise Dominating Performances
