Cubs scratch RHP Marcus Stroman, put him on IL May 8 sharefacebooktwitterredditlink CHICAGO (AP) The Chicago Cubs have scratched Marcus Stroman for Sunday night's game against the Los Angeles Dodgers, putting the right-hander on the injured list without a designation.The move likely means Stroman's absence is connected to a COVID-19-related i sue.Stroman pitched seven sparkling innings in a 2-0 victory at Milwaukee last weekend. He is 1-3 with a 5.13 ERA in his first season in Chicago after Greg Pateryn Men Jersey finalizing a $71 million, three-year contract on Dec. 1.Justin Steele replaced Stroman against the Dodgers, making his first appearance since April 30. Steele was slated to pitch Monday night at San Diego, but Kyle Hendricks will make that start against the Padres instead.The Cubs also optioned struggling first baseman Frank Schwindel to Triple-A Iowa Matt Dumba Kids Jersey and promoted right-hander Adrian Sampson from the minors. Sampson went 1-2 with a 2.80 ERA in 10 appearances with Chicago last year, including five starts.The 29-year-old Schwindel was a bright spot for the Cubs last year, batting .342 with 13 homers and 40 RBIs in 56 games after he was claimed off waivers from Oakland. But he has struggled of late, hitting .186 (13 for 70) over his last 19 games.Somebody that we believe in, but need him to kind of get going a little bit, manager David Ro s said. Get down there, work on some things, Charlie Coyle Men Jersey take a little bit of the pre sure off, and let him continue to get back to what we expect him to be and what he expects himself to be. ___More AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/MLB and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports in this topic National League Major League Baseball Marcus Stroman Chicago Cubs Marcus Stroman Frank Schwindel Adrian Sampson Justin Steele Kyle Hendricks Chicago Cubs Los Angeles Dodgers San Diego Padres share World Cup fans find booze at hotels, Qatar's 1 liquor store Qatar's strict rules regarding alcohol have drawn attention as it hosts the World Cup 1 HOUR AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Sterling leaves England World Cup camp after home break-in England forward Raheem Sterling has left his teams World Cup camp in Qatar and returned to the U.K. after a break-in at his home 1 Jonas Brodin Kids Jersey HOUR AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Ronaldo looks to shine like Mbapp and Me si at World Cup Cristiano Ronaldo has been overshadowed by the brilliance of Lionel Me si and Kylian Mbapp so far at the World Cup 2 NHL Minnesota Wild Women Jersey HOURS AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Ottawa hosts Los Angeles after Giroux's 2-goal game The Ottawa Senators host the Los Angeles Kings after Claude Giroux's two-goal game against the San Jose Sharks in the Senators' 5-2 win 2 HOURS AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Penguins host the Blue Jackets following Kapanen's hat trick The Pittsburgh Penguins host the Columbus Blue Jackets after Kasperi Kapanen's hat trick against the St. Louis Blues in the Penguins' 6-2 win 2 HOURS AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS