Kyle Tucker has missed the last four games after leaving this past Tuesday’s contest with calf tightness, and he’s not expected to be in the lineup when the Cubs play in Atlanta on Monday. Pete Crow-Armstrong fouled a ball off his right knee during Saturday’s loss and left the game, then was likewise absent on Sunday. Despite Craig Counsell saying both could be available in a pinch, that was not the case.
“I don’t think Tucker will be in the lineup tomorrow,” Counsell said after Sunday’s gutting defeat. “I think we’re starting to approach it like availability though.