The Chicago Cubs activated right-hander Hayden Wesneski from the 15-day injured record on Friday following his restoration from a proper forearm pressure.
In a corresponding transfer, the Cubs designated right-hander Shawn Armstrong for project.
Wesneski, 26, final pitched July 19 and is 3-6 with a 3.94 ERA, 21 walks and 58 strikeouts in 61 2/3 innings over 25 video games (seven begins).
He’s 9-13 with a 3.96 ERA, 60 walks and 174 strikeouts in 184 innings over 65 video games (22 begins) in components of three seasons with the Cubs.
Armstrong, 34, was 0-1 for Chicago this season with a 4.91 ERA, 4 walks and 4 strikeouts in 7 1/3 innings over eight video games.
He additionally pitched this season for the Tampa Bay Rays (38 video games, seven begins) and St. Louis Cardinals (11 reduction appearances). His 2024 season totals are 3-3 with one save, a 4.86 ERA, 25 walks and 66 strikeouts in 66 2/3 innings over 57 video games (seven begins).
Armstrong has pitched components of 10 seasons with seven groups. He has a profession document 11-8 with eight saves, and a 4.15 ERA over 299 video games (16 begins).
The Cubs (78-75) host the Washington Nationals on Friday and enter the day seven video games out of the ultimate Nationwide League wild-card berth.
–Discipline Degree Media