LOS ANGELES -- The Cubs' Kyle Schwarber, who is batting .149 this month, did not start on Friday against Dodgers lefty Alex Wood, but the lefty-swinging slugger will be back in the lineup on Saturday. Manager Joe Maddon is trying to figure out a way to get Schwarber on track while helping him ignore his batting average on the scoreboard.
"My concern when a guy is struggling a little bit is you don't want him to get too many at-bats because it's hard to get yourself out of the mental or physical numerical hole," Maddon said Friday.