CHICAGO -- Cubs center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong will get his second consecutive game off Wednesday, with manager Craig Counsell saying he wants to give him a "physical and mental" break amid his struggles in the second half of the season.

Crow-Armstrong, 23, wasn't in the starting lineup against the Braves on Wednesday after coming off the bench to play defense late in Tuesday's game. The Cubs are off Thursday, giving Crow-Armstrong a full three days between starts.

"We're giving him a real break," Counsell said before Wednesday's series finale against the Braves. "Just to give him a physical and mental break, and then going into the last 3½ weeks of the season, hopefully a little bit refreshed."

Crow-Armstrong is hitting .212 with a .624 OPS since the All-Star break, but he has

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