Mark Melancon returned to action on Thursday for the Pirates, landing his third save of the season, but Melancon isn’t the news here – it’s Tony Watson.
Since joining the Cubs in July, Tsuyoshi Wada (along with Kyle Hendricks) has helped the North Siders transition easily from the losses of Jeff Samardzija and Jason Hammel.
Nolan Arenado (finger) is still several weeks away from a return, and it looks like Josh Rutledge will continue to see opportunities in the meantime.