Cubs outfielder Pete Crow-Armstrong reacts after swinging at and missing a pitch from Colorado Rockies starting pitcher McCade Brown in the first inning of a baseball game, Saturday in Denver. Crow-Armstrong was not in the starting lineup Wednesday for a second straight game. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski) AP
Pete Crow-Armstrong was missing from the starting lineup for the second day in a row as the Cubs sought to beat the rain and sweep a three-game series against Atlanta on Wednesday.
Essentially, the Cubs are trying to do the same thing they did with Kyle Tucker last month — give PCA a couple days to rest, reset and hopefully snap out of a hitting slump.
Crow-Armstrong did come off the bench to play center field in the ninth inning on Tuesday, but Kevin Alcantara was there most of the