Roster Moves: Cubs recall Jordan Wicks, Jameson Taillon placed on IL |
CHICAGO – The Chicago 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, 25, went 1-3 with one save, a 4.06 ERA (20 ER/44.1 IP) 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 that span, he ranks second in WHIP, tied for fourth in ERA, sixth in strikeout-to-walk ratio (6.67) and 10th in strikeouts per 9.0 innings (11.02) among Triple-A pitchers (min. 5 GS). In Wicks’ first stint with the Cubs this season in April, he made two relief appearances and allowed three earned runs in 2.0 innings of work. Taillon, 33, is 7-6 with a 4.44 ERA in 17 starts this season with the Cubs, including a WHIP of 1.11. The Cubs play the St. Louis Cardinals today at 1:20 p.m. CT at Wrigley Field in a game that can be seen on Apple TV+ and heard on 670 the Score and, in Spanish, on WRTO 1200 AM.
