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Fujikawa placed on DL

Cubs closer Kyuji Fujikawa hasn’t looked 100 percent right so far this season.

A 12.46 ERA and a 2.08 WHIP might have been tipoffs. On Saturday, the Cubs placed Fujikawa on the 15-day disabled list with what they described as a right-forearm strain. To replace Fujikawa, the Cubs recalled right-hander Rafael Dolis from Class AAA Iowa.

The move came one day after Fujikawa blew a save and gave up 3 hits and 3 runs in the ninth inning of the Cubs’ 4-3 victory over the Giants at Wrigley Field.

“It started a couple days ago, throwing in games,” Fujikawa said through his interpreter. “I felt my command wasn’t there (Friday).”

The Cubs said no MRI was performed on Fujikawa and that his elbow is not affected. The 32-year-old reliever signed a two-year, $9.5 million contract in December after starring in Japan with Hanshin.

He had just replaced Carlos Marmol as the closer after Marmol struggled. While Fujikawa is on the DL, Cubs manager Dale Sveum said he will go on matchups and how bullpen is used early in games to determine his closer.

However, Sveum said Marmol is not in the mix to close, meaning it’s likely right-hander Shawn Camp and lefty James Russell will share the closer duties.

Fujikawa said he has suffered similar maladies “maybe once or twice” over “a 10-day span” earlier in his career.

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