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The move is retroactive to Monday, a day after
Taillon exited having thrown just 62 pitches but went five
innings for the win against the Angels in Anaheim. He was
throwing a bullpen session Wednesday at Oracle Park and only
12-14 pitches in when he didn't feel quite right, Counsell said.
It went pretty well but I think we're in a position where we're
going to be safe here and to skip a start will probably be a
good thing, Counsell said. I think it's just smart. He's got a
little something going on an and we don't want to push it.
There's a little something there that we think will resolve
itself in five to seven days.
Given Taillon's right calf strain that sidelined him in late
June, the Cubs aren't taking a chance with him. Right-hander
Javier Assad was recalled from Triple-A Iowa and he is set to
start Saturday at Colorado.
This is the latest blow for what has been a beat-up rotation.
The 33-year-old Taillon is 9-6 with a 4.15 ERA over 19 starts
this year spanning 106 1/3 innings.
Chicago also remains hopeful right-hander Michael Soroka will
make an impact during the September playoff push with the club
chasing Milwaukee in the NL Central. Soroka, acquired from
Washington at the trade deadline, made just one start for the
Cubs tossing two innings against the Reds on Aug. 4 before
straining his pitching shoulder. He threw off a mound in San
Francisco on Tuesday as he works his way back.
The Cubs have still somehow hung in there.
Look, we've pitched well, Counsell said. We've pitched very
well out of the starting rotation, no question about it.
Everybody's responsible for that. Five guys have taken a pretty
equal turn in that, and it's made us a consistent baseball
team.
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