Daniel Palencia

1 апреля 2026 г.

Closes door in non-save situation

Palencia worked around a hit to pitch a clean inning of relief in Wednesday's 6-2 win over the Angels. He struck out one.

Анализ

Palencia has now made two scoreless appearances so far this season but has yet to see any save opportunities. Those should come for the flamethrowing righty, who looked good as Chicago's closer last year and then continued to impress for Team Venezuela during its championship run through the World Baseball Classic last month. Palencia is the Cubs' unquestioned end-game option, with offseason additions Hunter Harvey and Phil Maton working ahead of him in setup roles.