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In a corresponding move, the Cubs selected the contract of
right-handed pitcher Andrew Wantz from Triple-A Iowa.
Taillon pitched on Sunday, allowing seven earned runs, with
three home runs in four innings, in an 8-7 loss to Pittsburgh.
That outing raised his ERA to 5.92 on the season.
In 15 starts, Taillon had a career-worst 5.92 ERA with a 2-6
record. He has allowed the National League’s most home runs this
season with 25 on 76 hits.
Taillon, 34, went 2-6 with a 5.92 ERA in 15 starts this season
with the Cubs. He is in the final year of a four-year, $68
million contract.
The 30-year-old Wantz has a 5.63 ERA in 48 innings this season
in the minors. He has a 4.20 ERA in the majors across 120
innings.
Prior to being signed as a minor league free agent by the Cubs
on June 6, Wantz was with the Tampa Bay organization. He made
one relief appearance this season for the Rays.
In his big league career, Wantz is 5-1 with a 4.20 ERA in 92
appearances and four starts with the Los Angeles Angels
(2021-2024) and Tampa Bay (2026). He was originally selected by
the Angels in the seventh round of the 2018 draft out of the
University of North Carolina-Greensboro.
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