In flashes, Brown has shown the top-of-the-rotation material the Cubs saw when they traded veteran reliever David Robertson to the Philadelphia Phillies at the 2022 deadline. Brown had been overlooked in the 2017 MLB Draft — the Phillies selected him in a 33rd round that no longer exists — but he popped up as a prospect that summer.

A bruised right knee kept Pete Crow-Armstrong out of the lineup for Monday’s game against the Kansas City Royals.

Cubs right-hander Ben Brown had been happy with his changeup all game, but as the fifth inning continued to spin out of his control against the Royals, and with speedy Bobby Witt

The Chicago Cubs are mixing things up in the bullpen, as Ben Brown will rejoin the team while Ethan Roberts heads to Triple-A Iowa.

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.

The Cubs’ starting pitching depth has been tested plenty this season. The front office may add external options as the July 31 Trade Deadline nears, but to help address the shortage now, the team brought back up one of its more intriguing young arms.

The Chicago Cubs were always going to add a starting pitcher ahead of the MLB trade deadline, but after Ben Brown imploded in a loss to the Kansas City Royals on Monday night, that search just got much more desperate.

The Chicago Cubs’ run in first place, dating to April 4, was dethroned during a sizzling stretch by the Brewers to set up a huge series next week in Milwaukee.