Justin Steele of the Cubs pitched a complete game two-hitter Friday afternoon to help defeat the Angels 5-1. He walked two and struck out seven.

That brings the complete game total for the season to 17. I thought that might be pretty good, but the CG rate is down again. The seventeen complete games came in 2621 starts, or in 0.64% of starts. Last season produced 35 CG, which worked out to 0.72%. That was down from 36 CG in 2022. CGs may disappear from the game faster than triples.