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PITTSBURGH — The Cubs’ wave of early-season injuries continued on Saturday, as the team put high-leverage reliever Yency Almonte on the 15-day injured list. In a corresponding move, they recalled side-armer José Cuas from Triple-A Iowa.
“Just didn’t recover from his last outing well,” Counsell said.
Almonte held the Padres to one hit in a scoreless inning on Tuesday and then took the next two days off. But playing catch Friday also didn’t go well, Counsell said. The Cubs don’t have a timeline for his recovery.
Almonte has been an increasingly important member of the Cubs bullpen this season, taking on more high-leverage innings since right-hander Julian Merryweather landed on the IL with a stress fracture in a rib a little over a week into the season.