MILWAUKEE -- Cade Horton was out in center field at American Family Field on Monday evening, tossing a football around with teammates. It was a clear sign that the Cubs rookie is feeling like himself more and more as the days go by.

“I also threw a baseball,” Horton quipped ahead of Game 2 of the National League Division Series against the Brewers.

Horton has been playing catch regularly with an uptick in intensity to continue testing his tolerance and recovery from the right rib fracture that landed the righty on the 15-day injured list shortly before the playoffs. His progress has reached a point where the Cubs hope to have Horton get back on a mound for a light throwing session on Tuesday at Wrigley Field.

Cubs pitching coach Tommy Hottovy said the plan will be to have Horton go th

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