CHICAGO — Matt Shaw, the Cubs’ top prospect, has put up some eyebrow-raising performances since his April 15 demotion back to Triple-A Iowa.

One day after he bookended the second game of Thursday’s I-Cubs doubleheader with both a leadoff and a walk-off home run, Shaw wasted no time getting back to it. He crushed another two homers Friday.

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Prior to Shaw’s big game Friday, Cubs manager Craig Counsell acknowledged the adjustments the young third baseman has made to get back to The Show.

“I think he’s working on things, and I think he’s starting to get some results,” Counsell said. “He had a nice night [Thursday] night, so it’s good. We’re trying to win games, and we’re trying to put the player in a good position to succeed.”

Counsell again spoke of Shaw on Saturday after the latter’s second big game, responding to whether the 23-year-old has simplified his approach at the plate since his demotion.

“I think that’s along the lines of what he’s working on,” Counsell said. “All hitters are trying to simplify everything they do to be on time with as many pitches as they can.”

Shaw is 12-for-30 (.400) with eight extra-base hits, including five homers, in his last eight games with Iowa. He’s also walked four times and struck out just three times during that span.

Shaw’s hot streak has bumped his Triple-A season slash line to .302/.423/.593 with a 1.016 OPS in 86 at-bats.

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Shaw saw some success at the plate in his first big-league stint, including a pinch-hit solo shot for his first MLB homer March 29. However, he struggled to settle into a groove, and ultimately hit .172 with three RBI and a .545 OPS in the majors before the Cubs optioned him.

With their current third basemen struggling to produce at the plate, the Cubs soon might have a decision to make with Shaw. In the Cubs’ 13-3 win over the White Sox on Friday, the third base platoon of Jon Berti and Nicky Lopez were a combined 0-for-5 with four strikeouts. Berti, Lopez and Vidal Bruján are hitting a combined .188 (19-for-101) with three RBI this season.

Counsell didn’t want to give a definite answer Friday about what Shaw needs to do to return to the Cubs, but he wants to see him make it back soon.

“Hopefully, we’ll be able to say, ‘It’s time to give this a shot again,’ ” Counsell said. “But for us to say, ‘Yeah, this is it. He’s ready for sure,’ … he’s going to be challenged in the big leagues again, like every young player is.”