The Cubs are in for their second bullpen game in as many days tomorrow, as was among those to relay that left-hander has been scratched from his scheduled start tomorrow due to forearm tightne s. Right-hander will start the game in Wickss place just three days after pitching 2 1/3 scorele s frames against the Astros Thursday afternoon. Its not currently clear how serious Wickss injury is or if a stint on the injured list will be required, but a lengthy absence would be a major blow to the Cubs. The clubs first-round pick in the 2021 draft, Wicks has pitched solidly for the Cubs through five starts this season, posting a roughly league average 4.70 ERA and a much stronger 3.25 FIP in 23 innings of work. An trip to the shelf for Wicks would further exacerbate Chicagos early-season injury woes. Hurlers , Rayjon Tucker Jersey , , and are all currently on the injured list (though the former ) while the positional corps has lost both and from its outfield mix. The laundry list of injuries has left the Cubs somewhat thin in terms of rotation options, with both and now Wesneski stepping in to make starts after previously pitching out of the bullpen for the big league club. Chicago signed veteran right-hander to a in earlier this month, and the 33-year-old righty and lefty among the clubs top non-roster depth options for the rotation. More from the NL Central Brewers right-hander suffered a scary incident earlier this week when he was struck by an errant fly ball during the clubs pregame workouts prior to a game against the Pirates in Pittsburgh. Fortunately, Junis is back traveling with the team and spoke to yesterday. The right-hander noted that he underwent an MRI and CT scan, both of which came back clean, before he was released from the hospital. Now that hes back with the team, it appears Junis is set to continue rehabbing from the shoulder impingement that has cost him most of the season to this point. Per , Brewers manager Pat Murphy recently indicated that the club may look to bring Junis back into the fold as a reliever rather than build him up to start. Its something of a surprise given the recent injuries suffered by lefties and , though its po sible that a multi-inning relief role could allow the Brewers to maximize Juniss innings in the short-term. Cardinals outfielder has mi sed the entire season to this point after suffering a in his left shoulder just before Opening Day. Fortunately, however, it appears that the 25-year-old could be nearing his season debut. According to , Carlson is set to begin a rehab a signment in the near future if he comes out of a hitting se sion today pain-free. The return of Carlson would be most welcome for St. Louis, as the club struggling youngster to the minor leagues. With Carlson and both on the injured list, thats left the club to rely on and as major contributors to the outfield mix alongside and . Rudy Gobert Jersey