CHICAGO, Ill. – The Chicago Cubs today placed right-handed pitcher Hayden Wesneski on the 15-day injured list with a right forearm strain and recalled right-handed pitcher Hunter Bigge from Triple-A Iowa.

Bigge, 26, made his major league debut July 9 in Baltimore (0 ER/1.0 IP) and has allowed one run in 2.1 IP (3.86 ERA) with three strikeouts in three relief outings for Chicago in 2024. The righthander is 1-0 with a 0.77 ERA (1 ER/11.2 IP) in 11 games with Triple-A Iowa this season. He is holding hitters to a .054 batting average (2-for-37) and is a perfect six-for-six in save opportunities.

Originally drafted by the Cubs in the 12^th round of the 2019 Draft out of Harvard University, Bigge is in his fourth season in the Cubs organization.

Wesneski, 26, is 3-6 with a 3.94 ERA (27 ER/61.2 IP) in 25 games (seven starts) for Chicago in 2024.

The Cubs play the Arizona Diamondbacks at Wrigley Field today at 6:15 p.m. CT in a game that can be seen on FOX and heard on 670 the Score and WRTO 1200.