The Chicago Cubs took game one of today's doubleheader against the Milwaukee Brewers at Wrigley Field by a score of 6-4, evening this week's pivotal five-game series at one game apiece. However, notably absent from the Cubs' lineup was 4x All-Star Kyle Tucker.
Tucker is in the midst of a brutal stretch at the plate. Since the calendar flipped to August, the Cubs' major offseason acquisition is slashing just .148/.233/.148 with zero extra-base hits and one RBI. It's a shocking slump from someone who posted a .982 OPS in the month of June.
Yesterday, after another 0-4 day at the plate for Tucker, boos rained down from the stands at the "Friendly" Confines as the Cubs' superstar recorded the final out in the 8th inning.