Cubs to move David Peterson to bullpen

Peterson gave up three hits, walked three and struck out seven. He improved to 8-8 with the win. Peterson rebounded after failing to complete five innings in each of his last two starts. He has a 4.15 ERA in 13 starts since he joined the Cubs. Peterson is lined up to face the Reds on the road this weekend.

The run came right away in the first, but Peterson, who walled six hits and walked three, was in trouble throughout. When he was lifted from a 1-1 game, it was with runners on first and second and one out in the fifth. Neither runner scored, though, as a single with two outs saw Jackson Chourio barely get thrown out at home to end the inning. Peterson failed to complete five innings for the second straight start, but he did keep the Cubs in the game. He’ll likely face the Braves next on Monday.

Peterson had a rough time with the Brewers here. It was arduous from the jump as he managed to struggle through a 33-pitch first inning after retiring the first two batters he faced. There were no homers and no balls were hit particularly hard, but the Brewers battled, worked deep counts, found holes, and eventually Peterson let his frustration take over with a four-pitch walk to Gary Sánchez with the bases loaded. The fourth inning went in a very similar way and Cubs’ manager Craig Counsell pulled Peterson before he could get through it. This is still just the second time in 12 starts since being traded to the Cubs where he’s let up more than two runs and he’ll have a chance to get right in his next scheduled start against these same Brewers in Milwaukee. That will begin a two-start week where he also faces the Pirates at home.

Peterson departed with a one-run lead, only to see Trent Thornton give up five runs in the sixth. It’s Peterson’s fourth no-decision to go along with one run in five starts this month. Oddly enough, the victory came in the only one of the starts in which he allowed more than two runs. He’ll face the Brewers next.

Peterson surrendered a leadoff homer to Randy Arozarena in the first inning. He settled in for three scoreless innings before giving up one more run in the fifth on a bases-loaded groundout. Peterson would give the Cubs one more scoreless frame, ending his day after six innings with eight strikeouts. The 30-year-old left-hander will take a 5.17 ERA, 1.50 WHIP, and a 103/49 K/BB ratio across 118 1/3 innings into a start against the Reds in Chicago on Friday.

Peterson gave up nine hits, walked three and struck out six. He improved to 7-7 on the season with the win. Since coming over to the Cubs this year, Peterson is 4-1 with a 4.19 ERA and 31 strikeouts in 43 innings over eight starts. He’s lined up to face the White Sox at home next Tuesday, but won’t get a two-start week with the Cubs only playing six games next week.

Peterson allowed seven hits and walked three, but the one run scored on a balk after Peterson tried a third pickoff of George Springer at first with runners on the corners. Peterson has given up a total of six runs — five earned — in five starts since being lit up for 10 runs by the Cardinals on July 3. He’ll likely face the Nationals next Wednesday or Thursday.

Peterson came in with a 14/10 K/BB in 26 2/3 innings for the Cubs, but he was at 8/0 tonight. It was his second eight-strikeout game of the year, with the also other coming against the Yankees when he was still with the Mets on May 16. Peterson will face the Royals next weekend, so he has some utility as a streaming option.

Peterson gave up eight hard-hit balls but only three hits, allowing him to turn in a solid performance while striking out three and walking two. He moved to 3-1 with a 5.06 ERA in five starts for his new team. He’ll face the Yankees next time out, and while it’s definitely a good time to face the Bombers, he still doesn’t seem like an ideal streaming play.

Peterson won for the second time in four starts for the Cubs and the fifth time overall this season. He still has a 5.57 ERA for his new team, but 10 of the 13 runs he’s surrendered came in one start versus the Cardinals. Tonight’s effort ensures that he’ll stick in the rotation with Aaron Civale around, and he’ll get a chance for some revenge against the Cardinals on Monday.