CHICAGO - Cubs lefty Justin Steele was scratched from his scheduled start on Tuesday with elbow soreness, manager Craig Counsell announced after the team's 5-3 loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates on Monday night.
Steele, 29, is 5-5 with a 3.09 ERA this season as one of the Cubs top-of-the rotation arms. It's unknown how much time he'll miss as the club should have more information about the severity of the injury on Tuesday afternoon.
"It stinks," Monday's starter, Jameson Taillon said. "From everything I heard, we're hoping its just a quick thing.