This article is not intended to belabor the decision Joe Maddon made to allow Pedro Strop to bat in the 10th inning Thursday in Washington. It’s a defensible decision; it came out in the worst possible way with an injury to Strop.
What happens now, Joe?
Strop will get MRI but expects to miss at least a couple weeks. Maddon doesn't know who will close in his place.
— Paul Sullivan (@PWSullivan) September 14, 2018
So the Cubs will need a closer for at least “a couple of weeks,” according to that.