MILWAUKEE — Kyle Tucker strode up to the plate in the top of the sixth inning and ground his left foot into the dirt. The chalk at the back of the batter’s box of Game 5 of the National League Division Series had long been swept away over the previous five innings of play. The moment that could define Tucker’s tenure with the Cubs had arrived. This was the reason the club had acquired him. Their season was on the line, and their most important, and at times most impactful, player was at bat. At that point, Chicago was trailing by one. The first two batters of the inning had reached. A...

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