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Amid Kyle Hendricks’ struggles to begin the season, the Cubs put the veteran right-hander on the 15-day IL on Tuesday with what they identified as a low back strain.
“We’ve got to get past an injury first, and then put our heads together on a plan to get him pitching better, essentially,” manager Craig Counsell said before the game Tuesday. “... Obviously we, as he’s been going through this, [have been] trying to come up with ideas, and we’ll continue to do that.”
Hendricks going to the IL was one of a series of moves Tuesday as the Cubs opened a series against the Astros and a stretch of 16 games in as many days.