Well, all Cub minor leaguer starters are on pitch counts. I don't know whether his pitch count might be lower than other starters or not but it's not surprising that he didn't make it through 4 since he struck out 7. Also, Simpson threw 3.2 last time out. At first, I thought his start got cut short due to a rain delay. There was a 56 minute delay in that game. But the opposing pitcher went 6 IP, then I didn't know what to think. At least we know he's not hurt. Speaking of which, has anyone gotten confirmation that McNutt only had a blister? That is entirely possible regarding the rain delay. I was not aware they had had one. Rain delay had nothing to do with it. The delay was a suspension after 8 innings with the game resumed the next day. All our starters are on 70-75 pitches the first few times around and Hayden threw 67 pitches in 3.2 innings on Thursday with 43 strikes, hence the 7k. He will be in the same boat today followed again by Eric Jokisch. Thanks for the clarification!