Shu014dta Imanaga will be activated to start Thursday’s game, and there should be other reinforcements coming soon as well. Porter Hodge has made four relief appearances for Triple-A Iowa and is with the team in St. Louis, indicating he’ll be available out of the bullpen at some point over the next few days. His days between appearances decreased in each of those rehab outings, meaning he could be ready to go as early as Tuesday night.
The Cubs clearly aren’t worried about their former/future closer giving up eight runs (seven earned) over one total inning in his last two games, though they might need to ease him back into high-leverage action.