Cubs place Arrieta on 10-day IL with abrasion on right thumb

Posted May 04, 2021 7:00 am

The Associated Press

CHICAGO (AP) - The Chicago Cubs placed former NL Cy Young Award winner Jake Arrieta on the 10-day injured list on Tuesday because of an abrasion on his right thumb.

The Cubs also placed second baseman Nico Hoerner (strained left forearm) and reliever Dan Winkler (right triceps tendinitis) on the IL, recalled left-handed pitcher Kyle Ryan and right-handed pitcher Keegan Thompson and selected infielder Ildemaro Vargas from Triple-A Iowa.

Arrieta, in his second stint with the Cubs after signing as a free agent in the offseason, lasted a season-low 3 1/3 innings in a loss Friday at Cincinnati. Manager David Ross said the Cubs decided to skip Arrieta's turn in the rotation after he threw a bullpen session on Monday. Adbert Alzolay will start in his place against the Los Angeles Dodgers on Wednesday.

Hoerner was hurt in a collision in short center field with outfielder Ian Happ during Sunday's loss at Cincinnati. Hoerner kneed his teammate in the head and kicked his ribs in what he described as 'œprobably the scariest play I've been a part of."

Happ, who was taken from the field on a cart, suffered bruised ribs in the collision. Ross said he was improving though was still 'œsuper sore'ť and considered day to day. He added that tests showed Happ did not suffer a concussion.

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Chicago Cubs center fielder Ian Happ, center, is carted off after a collision with teammate Nico Hoerner, foreground, in the eighth inning during a baseball game against the Cincinnati Reds in Cincinnati on Sunday, May 2, 2021. (AP Photo/Jeff Dean) The Associated Press

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