CHICAGO — Matthew Boyd doesn’t receive the same fanfare as his fellow left-handers in the Chicago Cubs’ rotation, but he has carved out a nice superhero persona for himself: The Stabilizer.

OK, that wouldn’t exactly make the most compelling comic book character.

But Boyd has done exactly that — stabilize the Cubs’ rotation amid injuries to co-aces Justin Steele and Shota Imanaga.

The veteran southpaw has been consistently solid all year, and he showed it again Saturday in a 7-3 win over the White Sox at Wrigley Field.

Boyd gave up two homers to the South Siders but allowed just three runs in six innings. He also struck out eight and didn’t walk a batter for the third consecutive outing.

Boyd hasn’t allowed more than three runs in any of his nine starts with the Cubs this season. and he has gone at least five innings in every outing. He leads the team with six quality starts and sports a 2.98 ERA on the season.

“He’s really excited at the opportunity,” Cubs manager Craig Counsell said before Saturday’s game. “And I think he’s just excited at every opportunity he gets in life, really. That’s just how he runs his day. He’s a very grateful person.

“But he’s also competitive, and that’s been fun to see. I think he’s really enjoying himself in Chicago. He’s enjoying being able to pitch every fifth day on a good team, and he doesn’t take it for granted. You feel that from him every day.”

With the win Saturday, Boyd became the second pitcher in Cubs history to pick up a win in his first four appearances at Wrigley. His kids joined him at the podium after the game.

“I’m very grateful,” Boyd said. “There’s gratitude on so many levels. There’s gratitude to be playing a game for a job — to be able to do it in the Cubs organization and at Wrigley Field is something amazing. To be able to share this with my kids and family, it’s something that we’re very grateful for, and it’s very special.”

Boyd has been a really good pitcher at times throughout his 11-year MLB career, including in 2019 when he struck out 238 batters over 185.1 innings and notched 3.8 WAR.

But staying on the field has been an issue for him, especially in recent seasons. From 2021 to 2024, he made just 38 starts and 10 relief appearances with the Detroit Tigers, Seattle Mariners and Cleveland Guardians. He was lights out with the Guardians last season after returning from Tommy John surgery, though, posting a 2.72 ERA and 1.13 WHIP with 46 strikeouts in 39.2 innings.

The Cubs signed Boyd to a two-year, $29 million deal in an offseason move that flew under the radar amidst a busy offseason for Jed Hoyer’s front office.

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“What we had hoped in signing Matt Boyd was he was going to be the guy that we saw for 39 innings [last year],” Cubs pitching coach Tommy Hottovy said earlier this month. “And it’s been almost identical to what that stretch was. That consistency of who he was and what we saw at the end of the year and what he’s done coming in has been fantastic.

“He knows there’s more in there, which is even cooler.”

The 34-year-old wants to pitch deep into the season — something he hasn’t done since 2019. Both he and the Cubs have been encouraged by his overall stuff and mechanics. His velocity is the best it’s ever been in his career, as he’s averaging 93.2 mph on his fastball.

“[He’s] a guy that’s just out there competing in big moments, making big pitches, has a feel,” Hottovy said. “He knows how to pitch but also has really good stuff right now, which is usually a very good combo for a starting pitcher.”