Porter Hodge was recalled from Triple-A Iowa to the Chicago Cubs and left-hander Jordan Wicks was optioned to the top farm club. Hodge is 2-1 with a 6.85 ERA and two saves in 26 appearances for Chicago this season. In his past nine appearances with Iowa going back to Aug. 1, Hodge struck out 20 and allowed six hits over 12 scoreless innings. The Cubs entered the series finale at Colorado leading the NL wild-card standings at 78-58 while trailing NL Central-leading Milwaukee by 6 1/2 games. Wicks, a 25-year-old first-round pick in 2021, is 0-1 with an 8.71 ERA in six relief appearances this year.
The Chicago Cubs recalled right-hander Porter Hodge from Triple-A Iowa on Sunday and optioned left-hander Jordan Wicks to their top farm club. Hodge is 2-1 with a 6.85 ERA and two saves in 26 appearances for Chicago this year. In his past nine appearances with Iowa going back to Aug. 1, he struck out 20 and allowed six hits over 12 scoreless innings. Going into Sunday's series finale at Colorado, Chicago was on top of the NL wild-card standings with a 78-58 record.
Hodge is 2-1 with a 6.85 ERA and two saves in 26 appearances for Chicago this year. In his past nine appearances with Iowa going back to Aug. 1, he struck out 20 and allowed six hits over 12 scoreless innings. Going into Sunday's series finale at Colorado, Chicago was on top of the NL wild-card standings with a 78-58 record. It trailed NL Central-leading Milwaukee by 6 1/2 games.
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