Injury issues continue to haunt the Chicago Cubs as another one of their pitchers had to leave the game early.
With the Cubs back in Wrigley Field, they needed a big performance from their team in the opener of a three-game slate against their division rivalThis will be an important stretch and Jordan Wicks was handed the ball to get things going on a strong note.
He had started one game since being activated exactly a week ago following his stint on the injured list that lasted over a month because of a forearm strain.Wicks left the game on Friday early with an issue that manager Craig Counsell is calling an oblique injury."He felt it pretty good, so we'll just have to see what the doctors say after the game where we're at," the skipper told Marquee Sports Network's live broadcast in an exhasherbated fashion.
Coming into the year, Wicks was projected to be an important contributor, having put together a fantastic showing in his rookie season where he posted a 4.85 ERA that was only ballooned to that point following a tough final outing to close the year. Like Counsell said, they'll have to wait until after the game to see how much time Wicks will miss, if any.
But this is the last thing they wanted to have happen, especially with another one of their young stars already on the shelf.Brad Wakai graduated from Penn State University with a degree in Journalism. While an undergrad, he did work at the student radio station covering different Penn State athletic programs like football, basketball, volleyball, soccer and other sports.
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