The Cubs today recalled left-handed pitcher Jordan Wicks from Triple-A Iowa. In a corresponding move, the Cubs placed right-handed pitcher Jameson Taillon on the injured list (retroactive to July 1) with a right calf strain.
Wicks has one save, a 4.06 ERA and 46 strikeouts in 12 games (11 starts) with Iowa this season. In his last five starts dating to May 18, he has posted a 1.65 ERA (3 ER/16.1 IP) with 20 strikeouts, compared to just three walks, a 0.86 WHIP and a .186 opponent batting average. In Wicks’ first stint with the Cubs this season in April, he made two relief appearances and allowed three earned runs in two innings of work.