Cubs’ Justin Steele leaves start vs. Rays with left forearm tightness

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Cubs left-hander Justin Steele left his start against the Rays on Wednesday after three perfect innings. File photo.After three perfect innings, Cubs left-hander Justin left his start against the Rays with what the team called left forearm tightness.

To open the third inning, Steele induced a groundout to third base from Christian Bethancourt. Then head athletic trainer Nick Frangella and manager David Ross met with Steele on the mound. They talked, and he stayed in the game.

Steele needed just five more pitches to get out of the inning. Third baseman Patrick Wisdom made a diving snag to catch a tailing line drive up the line from Taylor Walls. Then, Wisdom knocked down a sharp…