See Also New York Mets Kyle Tucker needs a reset. Amid a horrible slump , the Cubs prized offseason acquisition will likely sit for several games, according to manager Craig Counsell. Tucker last homered on July 19 and is hitting .171 with a .195 slugging percentage and .522 OPS over his last 102 plate Ian Kennedy Jersey appearances while the Cubs (70-54) have fallen out of the NL Central race. He went 0-for-4 in Mondays 7-0 lo s to the Brewers and heard boos in each of his last three at-bats, . Kyles frustrated as well. The fans are frustrated, and Kyle is frustrated and its unfortunate, Counsell said. When you make outs, it doesnt look great, but hes trying, its just not clicking. Were going to have to take a step back here, for sure, and just give him some days off to reset him hopefully. Kyle Tucker is slumping. AP Hes frustrated, and were not coming up with solutions for him and hes not coming up with solutions. Sometimes, you have to take some steps back to go forward again. Counsell indicated the Cubs planned to sit Tucker for the nightcap of the scheduled doubleheader Monday, but bad weather postponed the second game and the teams will play two on Tuesday. Explore More That the Cubs are considering such measures for one of the games premier players shows how drastic his dip has been over the past month. Tucker owned a slash line of .281/.385/.504 with an .889 OPS after his last homer on July 19, but he now sits at .261/.374/.447 with an .821 OPS. Kyle Tucker has not hit for power over hte past month. Getty Images He has just two extra-base hits in his last 82 at-bats and five RBIs. The fans showed their displeasure for Tuckers recent performance Sunday against the Pirates when he hit a grounder to first and did not run. Mondays game featured Tucker grounding out in his first three at-bats before flying out to end his day. Kyle Tucker was just bood after he grounded out to first and didnt run to first base. Cubs Zone (@CubsZone) Kyle Tucker will be a top free agent this offseason? Getty Images Tucker suffered a jam right ring finger in June but has said thats not affecting him, per ESPN, and Cubs president of baseball operations Jed Hoyer said before Mondays game that Tucker is healthy. Its not for lack of effort on either the coaching side or on Kyles side, Hoyer said. Yeah, he hasnt slugged in quite a while. The ball is not in the air, the exit (velocities) arent high. I do think a lot of it is mechanical. If you look at his swing early in the year versus now, its le s connected and therefore le s powerful. The Cubs have gone 13-15 in the second half while Tucker has struggled, but they are now nine games back of the red-hot Brewers in the division and five games clear of a postseason spot. For the Cubs to make any type of postseason run, theyll need Tucker to return to form. Playing up to his capabilities would also help Tucker this offseason when hes a free agent since the outfielder is projected to receive a handsome contract. Hes too good a player for it not to click, Hoyer said. One of these days its going to click and hes going to get hot again. Hopefully, its a torrid-hot streak like it was in April. I think everyone is seeing the same thing, including him, its a lot of balls on the ground, theres not a lot of slug. Hell keep working to get there. Juan Gonzalez Jersey