CHICAGO -- The Marlins placed hard-throwing right-hander Drew Steckenrider, a late-inning fixture in their bullpen, on the 10-day injured list with right elbow inflammation (retroactive to Tuesday). Miami recalled left-hander José Quijada from Triple-A New Orleans as the corresponding roster move.

Steckenrider last appeared in Monday's 6-5 win over the Cubs at Wrigley Field, tossing a scoreless inning. His four-seam fastball velocity averaged 93.5 mph, and his maximum velocity was 94.4 mph, according to Statcast. His low was 91.4 mph. Steckenrider’s velocity wasn’t that far off from his season average of 94.7 mph. It was 94.6 mph last year.

The Marlins are in the middle of a four-game road series against the Cubs, and Steckenrider is returning to Miami to be examined by team physician Dr. Lee Kaplan for further tests.

“I thought he threw the ball good in his last couple of outings,” manager Don Mattingly said. “Obviously, he was a little stiff and felt something in that game [Monday]. When he came in stiff the next day, we knew it was going to be at least 10 days at that point. We’ll see what happens.”

Steckenrider, 28, has been used in high-leverage innings since being promoted to the Marlins in 2017. A year ago, he appeared in 71 games and logged five saves, four after the All-Star break.

Used primarily in setup situations, Steckenrider has struggled to keep the ball in the yard. Of the nine hits he has allowed, six have been home runs. In 15 appearances, he is 0-2 with a 6.28 ERA, 14 strikeouts and five walks.

Quijada is a promising 23-year-old southpaw who joins the Marlins for a second stint this season. He was inserted in the 11th inning of Wednesday night's 3-2 loss to the Cubs, but he gave up a walk-off home run to the first batter he faced, Jason Heyward. He had last appeared on April 25 at Philadelphia.

In two previous appearances, he had thrown one total inning, allowing no runs on one hit with three strikeouts and one walk.

"He just missed his spot," Mattingly said. "If he gets the ball where he wants to, he's out. We got it there most of the night. We know where to go. If we get it there, he's out. He just missed his spot. "

Miami now has three lefties in the ‘pen, with Quijada, Adam Conley and Wei-Yin Chen.

Austin Brice and Nick Anderson are right-handed setup candidates to get the ball to closer Sergio Romo.

A Venezuela native, Quijada has logged 11 innings in the Minor Leagues in 2019, posting a 4.91 ERA with 12 strikeouts and six walks.

“He’s aggressive in the zone for the most part, and he can give us some length and allows us to use different guys in different ways,” Mattingly said of Quijada, who is ranked by MLB Pipeline as the Marlins' No. 26 prospect.

Quijada hopes to build off the experience he gained from his short stint with the club a few weeks ago.

“It helped me a lot, because they told me to work more on my slider, and I was using my slider more in those [Minor League] games,” Quijada said through an interpreter.

Worth noting

• Garrett Cooper (left hand contusion) began a rehab assignment on Wednesday with Class A Advanced Jupiter.

• Brian Anderson got the start at third base on Wednesday, instead of right field, because Martin Prado was given the night off. The plan is to give Prado a breather every three or four games in hopes of him staying fresh.