Edward Cabrera exited the game in the fourth inning after pitching wild all night. His fastball was described as high and relatively slow, and his body language immediately looked poor. Craig Counsell and the athletic trainer came out right away, and Cabrera left the mound without delay. The Cubs later announced that he exited with a right middle finger blister. The blister explains the wildness, but it may be a short-term issue that does not require an IL stint. Blister problems can also affect performance for months, and in rare cases can become a medium-term IL situation.
"Edward Cabrera, who has had a long injury history, just left the mound with Craig Counsell and the athletic trainer. He'd been wild all night, threw a really high (and relatively slow) fastball, and the immediate body language was not great. Everyone came out right away, and it wasn't even like there was a discussion. He was out immediately."
"Cubs starter Edward Cabrera exited tonight's game against the Brewers with a right middle finger blister, the club announced in its latest injury update.- Patrick Mooney (@PJ_Mooney) May 21, 2026"
"On the one hand, that explains the wildness. On the other hand, sometimes blisters are just a one-start impediment and don't even require an IL stint. On the other other hand, even when a guy doesn't go on the IL, sometimes blister issues can impact his performance for months (has it already been doing that?). On the other other other hand, sometimes blister issues do become a medium term IL situation. It's really rare, but we have seen it before."
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