Cubs starter Keegan Thompson limited to four innings Sunday

Keegan Thompson #71 of the Chicago Cubs throws a pitch during the second inning of a game against the Boston Red Sox at Wrigley Field on July 03, 2022 in Chicago, Illinois. (Nuccio DiNuzzo/Getty Images)

Poor defensive support cost Keegan Thompson a shot at pitching deeper Sunday, but the Cubs’ starter absorbed his share of the blame for a four-inning stint.

“The whole day I really didn’t have command of my pitches,” said Thompson, who departed after 86 pitches. “I wasn’t really hitting spots much. Usually if I’m hitting my spots, those two-strike pitches are put-away pitches instead of the weak contact and infield hits. The fourth just caught up with me.”