Oakland, CA (Sports Network) – The Chicago Cubs placed outfielder Ryan Sweeney on the 60-day disabled list Tuesday with a fractured left rib he sustained over the weekend.<\/p>\n
Sweeney hurt himself while colliding into the outfield wall at Seattle’s Safeco Field after catching a fly ball during the third inning in Saturday’s game against the Mariners. He will be prevented from performing baseball activities for approximately 4-to-6 weeks.<\/p>\n
Prior to sitting out Sunday’s series finale, Sweeney had started 14 consecutive contests in center field with David DeJesus currently sidelined with a sprained shoulder, and was batting .295 with four home runs and 15 RBI over 44 games this season.<\/p>\n
Outfielder Dave Sappelt, who was hitting .269 with two homers and 34 RBI at Triple-A Iowa, was recalled from the minors to fill Sweeney’s roster spot.<\/p>\n
The Cubs also promoted pitcher Chris Rusin from Iowa, with the left-hander tabbed to start Tuesday’s game at Oakland after Chicago traded scheduled starter Scott Feldman to Baltimore earlier in the day.<\/p>\n
Rusin went 2-3 with a 6.37 ERA in seven starts with Chicago last season, and has compiled a 7-7 mark with a 3.27 ERA over 17 appearances (16 starts) with the I-Cubs thus far in 2013.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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