Cubs starter Jameson Taillon goes on injured list with left groin injury

SAN FRANCISCO AP Chicago Cubs right-hander Jameson Taillon was placed on the -day injured list Wednesday because of a left groin injury that manager Craig Counsell doesn t believe will keep him down for long The move is retroactive to Monday a day after Taillon exited having thrown just pitches but went five innings for the win against the Angels in Anaheim He was throwing a bullpen session Wednesday at Oracle Park and only - pitches in when he didn t feel quite right Counsell reported It went pretty well but I think we re in a position where we re going to be safe here and to skip a start will perhaps be a good thing Counsell explained I think it s just smart He s got a little something going on an and we don t want to push it There s a little something there that we think will resolve itself in five to seven days Given Taillon s right calf strain that sidelined him in late June the Cubs aren t taking a chance with him Right-hander Javier Assad was recalled from Triple-A Iowa and he is set to start Saturday at Colorado This is the latest blow for what has been a beat-up rotation The -year-old Taillon is - with a ERA over starts this year spanning innings Chicago also remains hopeful right-hander Michael Soroka will make an impact during the September playoff push with the club chasing Milwaukee in the NL Central Soroka acquired from Washington at the arrangement deadline made just one start for the Cubs tossing two innings against the Reds on Aug before straining his pitching shoulder He threw off a mound in San Francisco on Tuesday as he works his way back The Cubs have still somehow hung in there Look we ve pitched well Counsell revealed We ve pitched very well out of the starting rotation no question about it Everybody s responsible for that Five guys have taken a pretty equal turn in that and it s made us a consistent baseball group AP MLB https apnews com hub MLB Source