PITTSBURGH – All-Star right fielder Kyle Tucker travelled to his hometown of Tampa, Fla., before the Cubs’ series finale against the Pirates at PNC Park with a member of the team’s medical staff to get a different set of eyes on his left calf injury, Cubs manager Craig Counsell said Wednesday morning.

Tucker will visit with the same physical therapy group that he works with during the offseason and saw last season while battling a right leg injury as a member of the Astros.

“We’re aligned with Kyle, and this is the best way for him to make some improvements,” Counsell said. “Unfortunately, we’ve plateaued and we weren't making progress, and that's frustrating for Kyle.”

Tucker was injured on Sept. 2 in a game against Atlanta, and he was placed on the IL on Sept. 9 . He has since be

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