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CHICAGO — Two-time Gold Glove shortstop Dansby Swanson<\/a> was held out of the Chicago Cubs<\/a>‘ starting lineup against the San Francisco Giants<\/a> on Saturday because of his ongoing struggles at the plate.<\/p>\n

The 32-year-old Swanson entered batting .180, third-worst among regular players in the majors. Over his last 14 games, the two-time All-Star has only six hits in 46 at-bats for a .130 average.<\/p>\n

Manager Craig Counsell said it was time for Swanson to re-set.<\/p>\n

“Just at this point, just give him a couple of days away from the game,” Counsell said. “Obviously he’s healthy and could be in there, but you know, just try to give him a different look and just a little break mentally.”<\/p>\n

Swanson has been as smooth as ever — often sensational — in the field and has made only four errors in 60 games this season for a .983 fielding percentage.<\/p>\n

Nico Hoerner<\/a>, also a two-time Gold Glove winner, moved from second base to shortstop in the Cubs lineup on Saturday. Pedro Ramirez<\/a> was at second for slumping Chicago, which entered having lost 19 of its last 25.<\/p>\n

Counsell said Swanson was working to get out of the hitting funk.<\/p>\n

“We haven’t seen many signs of positive results from it, but let’s try to commit to a couple more days of good work,” Counsell said. “And maybe cement some of those thoughts and habits and then take it into a game.”<\/p>\n

In 2025, Swanson started in all but three of the Cubs’ regular-season games, batting .244 with 24 homers, 77 RBIs and .717 OPS. In his 11th season, the shortstop has a career .248 average with 171 home runs and 661 RBIs in 1,343 games.<\/p>\n

The Cubs recalled right-hander Javier Assad from Triple-A Iowa on Saturday and optioned righty Ethan Roberts<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Assad is 3-1 with a 5.88 ERA in eight appearances, including three starts, with the Cubs this season. The 28-year-old was recalled from Iowa on April 6 then optioned back on May 16.<\/p>\n

Last season, Assad was 4-1 with a 3.65 ERA in eight games with the Cubs, starting seven. He made 29 starts with Chicago in 2024, going 7-6 with 3.73 ERA.<\/p>\n

Counsell said he expected to use Assad from the bullpen in his latest call-up.<\/p>\n

Roberts is 0-1 with a 1.96 ERA in 14 relief appearances with the Cubs this season.<\/p>\n

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