Ben Brown and Nico Hoerner help Cubs top White Sox 5-4
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There’s no doubt Ben Brown has had a difficult season. He has struggled with consistency and has been hit hard on the mound. But it’s starts like Sunday that show Brown’s potential. The right-hander g
Ben Brown’s inconsistency the last two months suggested it was a matter of when, not if, the Chicago Cubs would send the right-hander to the minors to get on track.
Chicago Cubs manager Craig Counsell went into Sunday’s series finale at Rate Field hoping to get four innings from Ben Brown. The right-hander, looking to move past a bad outing Monday, produced one of his best starts of the year in the Cubs’ 5-4 win over the White Sox.
Pete Crow-Armstrong went 2-for-4 with two RBIs and Ben Brown pitched five strong innings to lift the visiting Chicago Cubs to a 5-4 victory against the Chicago White Sox on Sunday.
Cubs right-handed pitcher Ben Brown poses at spring training on Feb. 20, 2024, in Mesa, Ariz. (Stacey Wescott/Chicago Tribune)