PITTSBURGH — Kyle Tucker’s lingering calf strain has the Chicago Cubs right fielder seeking other treatment.

Tucker left Wednesday morning with a member of the Cubs medical staff to fly to Tampa, Fla., where he will work with the physical therapy group that helped him during his recovery from a shin injury last year and in the offseason.

The idea was Tucker’s, manager Craig Counsell said, because his left calf hasn’t been improving and he had success last season with the Houston Astros working through the shin fracture with physical therapist Jeremy Maddox of Optimal Performance and Physical Therapies.

Counsell added the Cubs are “aligned” with the 28-year-old on the plan to get “a new set of eyes” on the situation. Tucker will rejoin the Cubs for their homestand that begins Tuesday.

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