Cubs’ closer Craig Kimbrel hits injured list

Chicago Cubs closer Craig Kimbrel is headed to the injured list for the second time since joining the team in June, team president Theo Epstein told reporters Thursday.

While the last time he was sidelined – in early August – it was for knee inflammation, this time, it’s for elbow inflammation. Kimbrel missed two weeks during his prior stint on the IL and was able to forgo a rehab assignment and return directly to the closer…