It’s been somewhat obscured by the Cubs’ mediocre overall results, but Duane Underwood Jr. is once again showcasing his stuff after a very rough go of it for a while there. The 26-year-old righty spent a long time in the system and finally took off last year after being moved to the bullpen full-time, then had a great showing in summer camp. Once the games started counting, however, his performance took a nosedive.
Underwood held his opponents scoreless in just one of his first seven appearances, compiling a 9.00 ERA with four home runs out of the 12 hits he allowed in 10 innings.