Slumping All-Star slugger Kyle Tucker returned to the Chicago Cubs' lineup on Thursday against the Milwaukee Brewers after sitting out three games.

Tucker batted second and started in right field, but continued to struggle at the plate, going O for 4 with a walk in a 4-1 loss that ended Chicago's three-game winning streak. The Cubs fell seven games behind NL Central-leading Milwaukee following the finale of a five-game series at Wrigley Field between the division rivals.

Tucker hadn't played since Monday, when he went 0 for 4 in Chicago’s 7-0 loss to the Brewers. He’s batting .138 (8 for 58) in 15 games in August, and has only two extra-base hits — both doubles — in his last 25 games.

The 28-year-old Tucker batted .290 with 17 homers and 52 RBIs in his first 85 games and was an All-Star

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