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.
"He's going about his work today," Counsell said before Friday's game against Pittsburgh, "and we'll see how we're doing kind of daily. We're day to day with it, but still something there.