PITTSBURGH -- The Chicago Cubs added to their short list of the walking wounded when outfielder Chris Coghlan injured his left ankle on Wednesday night while pitcher Jason Hammel will be skipped on Friday due to elbow tightness, the team announced on Thursday. Neither injury sounds serious, but the Cubs are playing it cautious considering there’s nothing left to play for in the regular season.
“I’m hoping just a day or two,” Coghlan said.
Coghlan hurt himself running into the wall in left field trying to track down a fly ball while Hammel said his elbow has been barking for a couple of weeks.