9:31 AM - Ben Brown (CHC) (neck) has been cleared for a normal offseason throwing program, Sahadev Sharma and Patrick Mooney of The Athletic report.

2:21 PM - Ben Brown (CHC) will undergo a scan on his neck in mid-November, with the hope that he will be cleared to throw without restrictions this offseason, Meghan Montemurro of the Chicago Tribune reports.

11:24 AM - Ben Brown (CHC) manager Craig Counsell acknowledged Wednesday that Brown (neck) is unlikely to return from the 60-day injured list this season, Meghan Montemurro of the Chicago Tribune reports.

5:35 PM - Ben Brown (CHC) Craig Counsell said Monday that Brown (neck) has been shut down from throwing "for the time being," Maddie Lee of the Chicago Sun-Times reports.

5:13 PM - Ben Brown (CHC) Cubs transferred Brown (neck) from the 15-day injured list to the 60-day injured list Friday, Taylor McGregor of Marquee Sports Network reports.

2:08 PM - Ben Brown (CHC) (neck) will throw a bullpen session Friday, Patrick Mooney of The Athletic reports.

4:01 PM - Ben Brown (CHC) is still experiencing lingering discomfort in his neck, Taylor McGregor of Marquee Sports Network reports.

3:07 PM - Ben Brown (CHC) Craig Counsell said Saturday that Brown (neck) will throw a bullpen session Saturday, Andy Martinez of Marquee Sports Network reports.

10:03 AM - Ben Brown (CHC) manager Craig Counsell said Monday that he's hopeful that Brown (neck) will be cleared to resume throwing off a mound at some point later this week, MLB.com reports.

1:08 PM - Ben Brown (CHC) manager Craig Counsell said that Brown (neck) resumed throwing Tuesday, Maddie Lee of the Chicago Sun-Times reports.

12:37 PM - Ben Brown (CHC) has been diagnosed with a stress reaction in his neck, Paul Sullivan of the Chicago Tribune reports.

5:10 PM - Ben Brown (CHC) will be placed on the injured list with a left neck strain, Taylor McGregor of Marquee Sports Network reports.

9:14 AM - Ben Brown (CHC) didn't factor into the decision Tuesday against the Brewers, allowing no hits and two walks across seven scoreless innings. He struck out 10

11:08 AM - Ben Brown (CHC) is scheduled to start Tuesday's game against the Brewers at American Family Field.

9:21 AM - Ben Brown (CHC) manager Craig Counsell said that Brown will start Thursday's game against Atlanta at Wrigley Field, Tim Stebbins of MLB.com reports.

10:06 AM - Ben Brown (CHC) (1-1) tossed 3.2 scoreless innings of relief to earn the win in Friday's 7-2 victory over the Pirates. He allowed two hits and a walk while striking out six.

5:25 PM - Ben Brown (CHC) manager Craig Counsell said Monday that Brown will be available out of the bullpen for the series against the Padres, Meghan Montemurro of the Chicago Tribune reports.

4:19 PM - Ben Brown (CHC) is not slated to start for the Cubs in this week's series against the Padres, Jeff Sanders of The San Diego Union-Tribune reports.

6:39 PM - Ben Brown (CHC) did not factor into the decision Thursday against the Mets, allowing two runs on three hits and five walks over 4.2 innings. He struck out five.

1:09 PM - Ben Brown (CHC) is scheduled to start Thursday's game versus the Mets at Citi Field.

12:58 PM - Ben Brown (CHC) worked in relief in the second game of a doubleheader Saturday in the Cubs' 5-3 win over the Marlins, striking out three over two scoreless innings while allowing two hits and no walks.

10:07 AM - Ben Brown (CHC) allowed one run on a hit and two walks over six innings in a no-decision Monday. He struck out four in the win over Arizona.

1:35 PM - Ben Brown (CHC) is scheduled to start Monday's game against the Diamondbacks in Arizona.

8:33 AM - Ben Brown (CHC) (0-0) didn't factor into the decision Tuesday, allowing three hits and one walk over 4.2 scoreless innings against San Diego. He struck out five.

10:45 AM - Ben Brown (CHC) Cubs are listing Brown as their probable starter for Tuesday's game in San Diego.

3:08 AM - Ben Brown (CHC) pitched four innings against Colorado on Wednesday, allowing one run on three hits and one walk while striking out five batters. He did not factor in the decision.

9:10 AM - Ben Brown (CHC) is a candidate to pitch multiple innings behind opening pitcher Luke Little in Wednesday's game against the Rockies at Wrigley Field, Sahadev Sharma of The Athletic reports.

10:27 PM - Ben Brown (CHC) was touched up for six runs over just 1.2 innings in his major-league debut Saturday versus the Rangers.

3:51 PM - Ben Brown (CHC) Cubs recalled Brown from Triple-A Iowa on Saturday, Maddie Lee of the Chicago Sun-Times reports.

1:04 PM - Ben Brown (CHC) is no longer with Triple-A Iowa and is expected to be called up by the Cubs, Tommy Birch of The Des Moines Register reports.

12:50 PM - Ben Brown (CHC) was optioned to Triple-A Iowa by the Cubs on Friday, Meghan Montemurro of the Chicago Tribune reports.

10:11 AM - Ben Brown (CHC) (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.

6:57 PM - Ben Brown (CHC) was placed on the 7-day injured list at Triple-A Iowa on Aug. 2

8:09 PM - Ben Brown (CHC) has a 5.76 ERA, 1.58 WHIP and 74 strikeouts in 50 innings across 12 starts for Triple-A Iowa.

1:32 PM - Ben Brown (CHC) Cubs promoted Brown from Double-A Tennessee to Triple-A Iowa on Saturday.

2:03 PM - Ben Brown (CHC) was optioned to Double-A Tennessee by the Cubs on Friday.