CHICAGO -- Left-hander Justin Steele was placed on the 15-day injured list by the Chicago Cubs because of tendinitis in his pitching elbow on Wednesday, a day after he was scratched from a start against Pittsburgh.
Right-hander Jorge López was put on the 15-day IL because of a strained right groin.
Steele, whose IL placement was retroactive to Sunday, is 5-5 in 22 starts and 128 innings and leads Cubs starters with a 3.09 ERA.
"We're hopeful, and Justin's hopeful, that if he feels better rather quickly here, that we can make this be a minimum stay," Cubs manager Craig Counsell said.