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MIAMI – The Cubs’ closer situation became murkier as the Cubs put right-hander Porter Hodge on the 15-day injured list with a strained left oblique Tuesday.
Manager Craig Counsell said the team hopes Hodge’s injury is in the same category as left fielder Ian Happ’s strained left oblique from a week and a half ago. The Cubs activated Happ off the IL Tuesday after a minimum 10-day stay.
“The way [Hodge has] reported it has sounded very similar to Ian’s situation,” Counsell said.