Overview
- Thielbar, reinstated Tuesday before the Brewers game, brings a 3.12 ERA, two saves, and 11 strikeouts in 8 2/3 innings.
- The 39-year-old reliever had been sidelined since April 23 with a left hamstring strain.
- Blach was selected from Triple-A on Sunday and worked three scoreless innings Monday in his only MLB outing this season.
- After a designation for assignment, the Cubs have five days to trade Blach, place him on waivers, or release him, and he can choose free agency if he clears.
- Injuries to Matthew Boyd, Cade Horton, and Justin Steele have stretched Chicago’s pitching, increasing the need for dependable late-inning help.