Chicago Cubs' Kyle Tucker (30) celebrates with manager Craig Counsell, right, at the dugout after scoring on a Carson Kelly single during the fourth inning of a baseball game against the Pittsburgh Pirates, Saturday, Aug. 16, 2025, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Paul Beaty) AP

The Cubs have been searching for a moment that might kick them out of their offensive slump and back into gear.

Maybe their postgame golf competition Saturday will help. Or the blast of noise from the Air and Water Show that sent the dugout scrambling for cover Friday.

“It got me, absolutely,” manager Craig Counsell said about the jet noise. “I was in the corner of the dugout, like, ducking.”

Or maybe Saturday's fifth inning, when Kyle Tucker struck out and angrily threw his bat to the ground, will do the trick. Tucker e

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