Cubs activate LHP, option pitcher |
CINCINNATI – The Chicago Cubs today activated left-handed pitcher
Brian Duensing from the bereavement list and optioned right-handed pitcher Justin Hancock to Triple-A Iowa.
Duensing, 35, was placed on the bereavement list, June 18. He is 2-0 with one save and a 4.50 ERA (11 ER/22.0 IP) in 31 relief appearances with the Cubs this season. The southpaw has not allowed a run in 25 of his 31 outings and ranks second on the team in relief appearances. Signed as a free agent prior to the 2017 season, Duensing has gone 3-1 with one save and a 3.20 ERA (30 ER/84.1 IP) in 99 outings with the Cubs, all in relief. He has gone 45-38 with three saves and a 4.02 ERA (334 ER/747.0 IP) in 467-career appearances, including 61 starts, in 10 major league seasons with the Twins (2009-15), Orioles (2016) and Cubs. Hancock, 27, was recalled for game two of the doubleheader, June 20 vs. the Dodgers, and did not allow a run in two appearances (1.2 IP) during his second stint with the club. He has allowed just two runs in 12.0 innings on the season, including eight-straight scoreless outings (10.1 IP). In 18 game with Iowa, he is 2-2 with a 4.57 ERA (11 ER/21.2 IP), striking out 27 batters while walking just eight. The #Cubs today activated LHP Brian Duensing from the bereavement list and optioned RHP Justin Hancock to @IowaCubs. pic.twitter.com/p3e9YfVsh3
