CINCINNATI – Catcher Willson Contreras was removed in the fifth inning of Friday’s game against the Reds with mild right thigh tightness.
Contreras singled to lead off the top of the fifth and jogged to first base, but immediately called for the training staff and was quickly taken out of the game. Catcher Tony Wolters finished the game behind the plate for the Cubs.
“He’s getting checked by the trainers,” manager David Ross said. “He felt a little tightness coming out of the box there [in the fifth inning]. We’ll have to see how it presents tomorrow.