WATCH: Lackey discusses shoulder tightness

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Video Description: Cubs starting pitcher John Lackey is confident that he'll be okay after being removed early from his start in a loss to the Cardinals.

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“We’re in a fortunate situation,” Lackey said to reporters on Sunday night. “When you have the kind of lead we have, you kind of have leeway to do some things. We’re just checking games off the schedule.”

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