Cubs put Ian Happ on IL, call up prospect Moises Ballesteros

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CHICAGO -- Cubs left fielder Ian Happ was placed on the 10-day injured list with a left oblique strain on Tuesday, with the team calling up hot-hitting prospect Moises Ballesteros to take his place on the roster.

Happ, 30, injured himself on a swing in New York on Friday. He finished the game but hasn't played since. He went through a workout Monday, but the team decided to slow down his recovery, expecting minimal missed time.

"He got through it but was a little cautious, essentially," manager Craig Counsell said Tuesday. "This way we feel like we can give him 4-5 days off here and start ramping up activity at the end of the weekend and have a shot at this being a minimum…