Cubs lose Daniel Palencia, get back Matthew Boyd, will be without Cade Horton for longer

Friday was a good-bad-ugly kind of day for the health of the Cubs’ pitching staff.

Left-hander Matthew Boyd said he’s on target to return to the rotation Wednesday, the team put closer Daniel Palenica on the 15-day injured list and manager Craig Counsell said Cade Horton could miss 16 months after undergoing elbow surgery.

The news of Palencia’s left oblique strain, which was announced just before the Cubs’ 12-4 victory against the Mets, came as a surprise. After the game, Counsell...