Brown (oblique) will be activated from Triple-A Iowa's 7-day injured list and will pitch Sunday versus Toledo, Andy Martinez of Marquee Sports Network reports.
The 23-year-old hasn't seen game action since late July, when he suffered an oblique injury. Brown has a 4.72 ERA in 14 starts for Iowa this season, but he gave up just three runs with a 16:6 K:BB in his three starts prior to landing on the injured list.
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Cubs' Ben Brown: Managing oblique issue
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Brown was placed on the 7-day injured list at Triple-A Iowa on Aug. 2
Brown appeared to find his groove at Triple-A with three runs allowed over 15 frames in his last three starts prior to landing on the injured list. The 23-year-old is one of the Cubs' top pitching prospects and could make his major-league debut by the end of the season if he's able to get healthy in time.
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Cubs' Ben Brown: Walk machine for Iowa
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Brown has a 5.76 ERA, 1.58 WHIP and 74 strikeouts in 50 innings across 12 starts for Triple-A Iowa.
Brown's 15 percent walk rate and 1.6 HR/9 have resulted in ugly numbers despite a 32.7 percent strikeout rate. There have always been control/reliever concerns with Brown, and while he dominated in four Double-A starts to open the year, those concerns appear to be as real as ever for the 23-year-old righty.
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Cubs' Ben Brown: Bumps up to Triple-A
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The Cubs promoted Brown from Double-A Tennessee to Triple-A Iowa on Saturday.
Brown received the call to Triple-A after the Cubs summoned Caleb Kilian from Iowa to make a spot start this past weekend. Though Kilian has since been optioned back to Iowa, Brown looks like he'll keep a spot in the Triple-A rotation after he was unchallenged over his first four starts this season at Double-A. Over 20 innings with Tennessee, Brown compiled an 0.45 ERA, 0.95 WHIP and 30:6 K:BB.
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Cubs' Ben Brown: Sent packing to Double-A
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Brown was optioned to Double-A Tennessee by the Cubs on Friday.
Brown was added to the Cubs' 40-man roster over the winter after being acquired from the Phillies in the David Robertson trade. He'll join Tennessee's rotation.
