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PITTSBURGH – Cubs right-hander Jameson Taillon said he didn’t feel any discomfort in his back when he tested it throwing off the mound Saturday.
“I thought it went well,” he said.
Regardless, the Cubs decided to push his next start to Tuesday in Atlanta and activate right-hander Kyle Hendricks to start on Sunday against the Pirates.
“I definitely think I could pitch [Sunday],” Taillon said. “But it’s just the right thing to do.”
While putting together their rotation schedule, the Cubs have been juggling several moving pieces. Taillon tweaking his back on Tuesday was the first domino to fall.