Could Cubs' Kyle Tucker be heating up 'at the best time'?

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS - OCTOBER 09: Kyle Tucker #30 of the Chicago Cubs rounds the bases after hitting a home run during the seventh inning against the Milwaukee Brewers in game four of the National League Division Series at Wrigley Field on October 09, 2025 in Chicago, Illinois.Geoff Stellfox/Getty

The home run Cubs designated hitter Kyle Tucker drove into the bleachers for an opposite-field home run Thursday was cool and all. But Cubs manager Craig Counsell honed in on a different sign that Tucker was heating up at the plate.

“The takes have been just really solid, Counsell said of Tucker’s at-bats in Game 3 and 4 of the NLDS against the Brewers. “I thought the first inning takes, some of the…