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Cubs center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong was out of the lineup for the second straight day Wednesday against the Braves.
On Tuesday, he entered the game on defense in the ninth inning but did not hit. And the Cubs have an off day Thursday. So, Crow-Armstrong will have most of three straight days to rest.
“We’re given the chance with the off day here to give him a real break,” manager Craig Counsell said Wednesday, “and to just kind of give him a reset a little bit.”
Two weeks ago, Counsell used similar language to describe Kyle Tucker’s three games off amid a long slump.