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- Updated: May 24, 2016
ST. LOUIS — Anthony Rizzo is among the National League leaders in RBIs and home runs, but he’s been in a funk during the Cubs’ current road trip.
“He’s probably trying to do too much, no question,” manager Joe Maddon said of Rizzo, who entered Tuesday’s game 2-for-27 in the last seven games. “Regardless of how much you tell him not to do it, he’ll still do that. It’s just the nature of guys like him.
“It happens every season,” Maddon added of the peaks and valleys hitters experience. “If you poked your head around all the good teams in baseball, you’ll have a guy on that team who is really struggling who is very good. It …
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