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The Chicago Cubs placed reliever Colten Brewer on the 15-day injured list and recalled fellow right-hander Porter Hodge from Triple-A Iowa on Friday.
Brewer, 31, has a low back strain and his IL designation is retroactive to Tuesday. He has no decisions and a 3.09 ERA in seven appearances this season, striking out 12 batters in 11 2/3 innings.
Brewer is 2-5 with a 4.78 E