CHICAGO (AP) — The playoff-bound Chicago Cubs reinstated slugger Kyle Tucker from the injured list on Friday and placed him in their lineup batting fourth as the designated hitter against the St. Louis Cardinals for the opener of their final regular-season series.

Tucker has been out since Sept. 2 with an injured left calf, then went on the 10-day IL on Sept. 6. He rejoined the Cubs on Tuesday after going to Florida last week for additional treatment.

Tucker is hitting .270 with 22 homers and 73 RBIs in 133 games this season. He'll be held out of his regular position, right field, for the time being as the Cubs ease him — and his potent bat — back into the lineup for the postseason.

Manager Craig Counsell said Tucker will be expected to judiciously run the bases at about “80 to 90%," de

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