Cubs closer Ryan Pressly was at Wrigley Field at 8 a.m. Wednesday, ready to go out to the bullpen for “dry work,” according to pitching coach Tommy Hottovy. After throwing 26 pitches the night before and being charged with eight earned runs without recording an out, throwing off the mound was off the table. But that wasn’t stopping him.

Ryan Pressly’s 8.1% strikeout rate is the second-worst among 190 qualified relievers. What are the Chicago Cubs doing to get the veteran on track?

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