New injuries, moves for fill-in help show Cubs still desperate for pitching as trade deadline nears

You could probably hear Trent Thornton breathing his sigh of relief on the other side of Lake Michigan. The Cubs’ righty reliever came out of Monday night’s game after taking a 109-mile-an-hour liner off his foot, but Tuesday, the news seems good, that he’ll likely need just a few days to get back on the mound. With the team’s bullpen already riddled with injuries, he didn’t want to be another. “I do not want to go on the IL at all,” Thornton said Tuesday. “Whatever I need to do, put a Band-Aid…