Hoerner went through a more normal pregame routine on Thursday, but manager Craig Counsell said his hamstring was still bothering him.
CHICAGO — Cubs second baseman Nico Hoerner is out of the starting lineup for the fourth consecutive day, increasing the possibility that he could need a stint on the injured list.Hoerner was scratched for Tuesday's 7-0 loss at Atlanta because of left hamstring tightness. He went through a more normal pregame routine on Thursday, but manager Craig Counsell said his hamstring was still bothering him.
"We'd like to avoid it," Counsell said when asked about placing Hoerner on the IL. "But obviously if it's still lingering, then it's on the table."The Cubs also have been playing without All-Star shortstop Dansby Swanson, who is on the 10-day IL with a right knee sprain. Swanson took live BP on Friday against Drew Smyly and Jordan Wicks.Smyly is working his way back from a right hip impingement, and Wicks is on the IL with a left forearm strain.
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