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Chicago Tribune
Chicago Tribune
Sport
Paul Sullivan

Cubs starter Jameson Taillon heads to the injured list while Kyle Hendricks nears a minor league rehab stint

CHICAGO — The first test of the Chicago Cubs starting pitching depth has arrived.

Jameson Taillon, who was scheduled to start Thursday at Wrigley Field, was placed on the 15-day injured list with a left groin strain.

The move was retroactive to Monday, and the Cubs believe the right-hander will be ready to return soon after he is eligible. The Cubs called up Javier Assad from Triple-A Iowa to take Taillon’s place in the rotation, and Assad started Thursday against the Los Angeles Dodgers.

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