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When the Cubs are winning and (more often) losing games by such slim margins, any injury is magnified. That was the case when outfielder Mike Tauchman landed on the 10-day injured list with a strained left groin on Tuesday.
He was diagnosed with a Grade 2 strain, which will likely take about four weeks to heal, manager Craig Counsell said. So, there was no reason to delay the move. The day after Tauchman beat out an infield single and came up hobbled, the Cubs put him on the IL and recalled Miles Mastrobuoni.