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NEW YORK – For the Cubs, Monday was a good injury news day, a nice change of pace for a team that has key contributors in all phases of the game on the injured list.
The team is targeting “later this week,” for veteran right-hander Kyle Hendricks (low back strain) to make his first rehab start since landing on the 15-day IL last week, manager Craig Counsell said. Hendricks progressed to throwing off a mound on Saturday, and that phase of his rehab process has gone well.
In his rehab stint, Hendricks will also be working to address the mechanical, execution and pitch-usage issues that plagued his rough start to the season, as he amassed a 12.