At long last, Kyle Tucker and Pete Crow-Armstrong are starting to show signs of life

One day after Pete Crow-Armstrong's three-hit effort, Kyle Tucker offered a glimpse of hope at the plate, collecting a pair of knocks and scoring two runs as the Chicago Cubs secured their first come-from-behind victory since July 2 in a 3-1 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates.

Chicago looks to snap a three-series losing streak on Sunday behind right-hander Javier Assad, and the offense hanging some crooked numbers would certainly go a long way toward achieving that goal. The Cubs have scored more than three runs in just two of their last eight games - and they've gone 3-5 during that stretch.

Cubs hoping their two biggest stars are about to break out in a big way

If the performances from their star outfielders this weekend are a sign of things to come, things could be falling into place for the Cubs at the perfect time, with the first-place Milwaukee Brewers coming to town on Monday. Milwaukee entered Sunday winners of 14 consecutive games, a new franchise record, in pole position in the division by an impressive nine games.

“Normally I don’t really show much emotion out there or anything, I just try to do my job,” Tucker said Saturday. "But I mean it’s been tough the last two months or so, but just got to keep going out there, having my at-bats, trying to do the most with them ... I don’t really try to do any of that [displaying frustration], at least on the field, but just kind of move on and just taking the next at-bat and trying to regroup.”

Since July 1, a span of 36 games, Tucker is slashing just .200/.336/.248 with one home run and 10 RBI. The lack of power, or really hard-hit balls in the air, in general, have left a huge hole in the Cubs' order and, to make matters worse, Crow-Armstrong has been in a major funk since the start of August.

The first-time All-Star and presumptive Gold Glove finalist in center field is batting only .133/.204/.178 this month, even with Friday's three-hit effort. Over his last 13 games, he's got 16 strikeouts to only one walk. His complete lack of being on base has curtailed his ability to steal bases, taking yet another element out of the Cubs' run-scoring approach.

The division is quickly looking out of reach, especially as Milwaukee continues its onslaught, but if Chicago wants to play deep into October and make noise as a wild card team, they'll need their two star outfielders to lead the charge.