CHICAGO -- The Chicago Cubs placed struggling right-hander Kyle Hendricks on the injured list Tuesday with lower back pain.
Hendricks, 34, has a 12.00 ERA over his first five starts, which include a league-high eight home runs, 37 hits and 28 earned runs.
Cubs manager Craig Counsell said Hendricks felt something in his back as he was warming up for his start Sunday against the Marlins. He lasted four innings, giving up four runs on six hits. The outing actually lowered his league-high ERA.
"We have to get past the injury first, then put our heads together on a plan to get him pitching better," manager Craig Counsell said Tuesday afternoon.