Cubs place struggling Arrieta on IL with hamstring tightness
CHICAGO (AP) -
The Cubs placed struggling right-hander Jake Arrieta on the 10-day injured list Wednesday with right hamstring tightness and recalled righty Cory Abbott from Triple-A Iowa.
In a 15-10 loss to Philadelphia on Tuesday, Arrieta matched the second-shortest start of his big league career, lasting just 1 2/3 innings for his second straight outing. He gave up seven runs, tying a season high, and six hits after getting hit hard in Chicago´s 15-7 loss at Milwaukee last week.
The 2015 NL Cy Young Award winner is 0-5 with a 9.67 ERA in eight starts since winning at Pittsburgh on May 25. For the season, Arrieta is 5-9 with a 6.30 ERA in 17 starts.
Chicago manager David Ross said Wednesday that a stint on the IL will give the 35-year-old Arrieta a chance to address the hamstring issue that has been bothering him since late May.
"I think he thinks he´s fine, but something´s going on with the way he´s pitching," Ross said. "I think it´s best if we just take care of that and make sure that thing is not some of the cause of what´s going on with him. So just giving time to fully recover."
Chicago Cubs starting pitcher Jake Arrieta delivers during the first inning of a baseball game against the Philadelphia Phillies Tuesday, July 6, 2021, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)
Arrieta, one of the stars as the Cubs won the 2016 World Series, insisted after Tuesday´s game he isn´t finished.
"The stuff is too good," he said. "I still have a lot left in the tank, there´s no question about that. The stuff plays. The execution´s not there. It hasn´t been for awhile. But I´ve been in similar situations in my career. I´ve been in worse situations than this."
The 25-year-old Abbott returns for this third stint with the Cubs this season. He is 0-0 with a 4.32 ERA in four relief appearances after making his major league debut June 5 in San Francisco.
In eight starts for Iowa this season, Abbott is 1-3 with a 5.88 ERA.
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