PITTSBURGH (AP) — Cubs right fielder Kyle Tucker traveled Wednesday to Florida for additional treatment on his injured left calf on the same day Chicago clinched its first playoff berth since 2020 .

Manager Craig Counsell said before the Cubs’ 8-4 win over Pittsburgh that the four-time All-Star had plateaued in his recovery from the calf strain that has kept him out of the lineup since coming out of a game against Atlanta on Sept. 2.

Counsell said a member of the Cubs medical staff accompanied Tucker to Florida to get treatment from a group that helped him work through a similar issue last season when he was with the Houston Astros.

“We’re aligned with Kyle, and this is the best way for him to make some improvements,” Counsell said. “Unfortunately, we’ve plateaued and we weren’t m

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