Soriano Heads to the DL

According to Cubs.com:

The Chicago Cubs today placed outfielder Alfonso Soriano on the 15-day disabled list with a right calf strain and recalled infielder Eric Patterson from Triple-A Iowa.

Patterson will wear uniform No. 4 and is available for tonight's game against the Cincinnati Reds at Wrigley Field.

We can only assume that from Patterson's call up that Mark DeRosa and Daryl Ward will get the bulk of the time in left field until Soriano returns, otherwise they likely would have called up Matt Murton. A good sign from this is that Soriano likely won't be out too long, otherwise Murton certainly would have been a better option than forcing DeRosa to the outfield for an extended period of time.

Soriano's calf forces him to DL (cubs.com)