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Cubs put Jorge Soler on disabled list

Cubs outfielder Jorge Soler, center, gets helped off the field by trainer P.J. Mainville, left, and Manager Joe Maddon, right, during the third inning on June 6.
Cubs outfielder Jorge Soler, center, gets helped off the field by trainer P.J. Mainville, left, and Manager Joe Maddon, right, during the third inning on June 6.
(Chris Szagola / Associated Press)
By Associated Press
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The Chicago Cubs put outfielder Jorge Soler on the 15-day disabled list Tuesday because of a left hamstring strain.

Soler is batting .223 with five home runs and 13 runs batted in in 50 games this season.

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The Chicago White Sox are holding out Carlos Rodon from his scheduled start Thursday because of discomfort in his neck and arm. Miguel Gonzalez will replace him. ...

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Top Pittsburgh Pirates prospect Jameson Taillon, 24, will make his major league debut Wednesday night against the New York Mets. He is 4-2 with a 2.04 earned-run average and 61 strikeouts in 612/3 innings at triple-A Indianapolis. The right-hander sat out the last two seasons while recovering from elbow ligament-replacement surgery and a sports hernia. ...

Cincinnati Reds right-hander Anthony DeSclafani, sidelined since spring training because of a strained oblique, is expected to make his season debut Friday against the Oakland Athletics.

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