Cubs roster moves: Miguel Amaya to IL, Reese McGuire selected

Chicago Cubs catcher Miguel Amaya is headed to the injured list after straining his oblique during Saturday s loss to the Cincinnati Reds In a corresponding roster move the Cubs have called up catcher Reese McGuire from Triple-A Iowa with Carson Kelly expected to get the bulk of the starts behind the plate for the North Siders in Amaya s absence Amaya was attempting to throw out Elly De La Cruz in the fifth inning of Saturday s event when he began to wince in pain After visiting with trainers and manager Craig Counsell he was pulled from the contest with Counsell announcing after the contest that the catcher would be headed to the injured list It is expected that Amaya will undergo imaging on the injury to determine the severity of the ailment in coming days Amaya has hit four home runs and driven in RBI s this season slashing an impressive in total plate appearances for the Cubs McGuire made his MLB debut with the Toronto Blue Jays in and spent parts of three seasons with the Boston Red Sox prior to joining the Cubs organization this year In games with the Triple-A Iowa Cubs McGuire hit three home runs and drove in RBI s with a line of in total plate appearances The Cubs and Reds will wrap up their series on Sunday at Cincinnati s Great American Ballpark with first pitch set for p m