CHICAGO — Thompson, Stewart, Wisdom & Nance.
They sound like a law firm, but they were the driving force for the Chicago Cubs in edging out the San Diego Padres for the best record in the National League in the month of May.
The Cubs’ 7-2 win at Wrigley Field over San Diego on Memorial Day gave them a 19-8 month — great in and of itself, but even better considering they currently have the most players (nine) on the 10-day injured list of any team in the majors.
That’s why Chicago’s depth performers such as Monday’s starter Kohl Stewart have been huge. Stewart was making his seventh career start and first since 2019 with the Minnesota Twins because righty Trevor Williams underwent an emergency appendectomy over the weekend. Stewart held the Padres to one unearned run over five innings.
He was aided by Patrick Wisdom’s two home runs and a stolen base. Who’s that, you ask? Wisdom is 29 and playing on his third major league team.
Meanwhile, rookie Keegan Thompson threw 2⅓ innings on Monday and finally gave up a run — a long ball to MVP candidate Fernando Tatis Jr. Thompson’s ERA is 0.52.
Source: www.espn.com