May 04--With the Cubs entering Wednesday with a five-game lead in the National League Central, manager Joe Maddon was content to give right fielder Jason Heyward another day to rest his sore right wrist.
"There's no reason to push it," Maddon said as Heyward missed his third consecutive game when the Cubs played the Pirates in the finale of a three-game series at PNC Park.
Maddon said he contemplated using Heyward as a defensive replacement or pinch-runner in the eighth inning Tuesday against the Pirates but instead used Ryan Kalish.
Maddon said he would evaluate Heyward's progress before deciding whether to start him Thursday night against the Washington Nationals and Joe Ross at Wrigley Field.
"Let's not push it right now and make sure he's feeling pretty good about himself," Maddon said.
