CHICAGO -- The Cubs activated right fielder Kyle Tucker from the injured list Friday, days before the team embarks on its postseason schedule.

Tucker, 28, has been out of the lineup since Sept. 2 after leaving that day's contest with a tight left calf.

"I would ask him to go less than 100% here [ on the bases ] ," manager Craig Counsell said Friday morning. "I think at some point the game will give him some good feedback, but unnecessarily doing something is not what we're after today.

"The most important thing is get at-bats."

Tucker is the designated hitter for Friday's game against the St. Louis Cardinals ,with the hope of playing the outfield sometime this weekend before the Cubs take on the San Diego Padres in the wild card round next week. Tucker is hitting .270 with

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