(670 The Score) The Cubs have placed right-hander Jameson Taillon on the injured list with a left groin strain, the team announced Thursday afternoon.
Taillon was scratched from his scheduled start later in the evening against the Dodgers. The Cubs recalled right-hander Javier Assad to start in Taillon’s place.
Taillon is 0-2 with a 4.50 ERA and 1.36 WHIP in 14 innings across three starts this season, his first with the Cubs. Assad made two appearances for the Cubs earlier this season, posting a 12.46 ERA in that limited action
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