​​CHICAGO — Amid a collective slump that has amplified the boos at Wrigley Field, Chicago Cubs manager Craig Counsell plans to temporarily bench Dansby Swanson, hoping “a couple days away from the game” will help the All-Star shortstop regroup.Swanson is a healthy player, Counsell said, and the manager wound up subbing him in as the automatic runner at second base for Saturday’s 10th inning against the San Francisco Giants. Swanson scored the winning run when Michael Busch singled past diving second baseman Luis Arraez and right fielder Victor Bericoto misplayed the ball for an error, giving the Cubs a 3-2 walk-off victory.The crowd of 39,248 erupted, and the players celebrated on the field, but the Cubs have already seen so many highs and lows this season that they aren’t viewing this as a turning point.Though still delivering his usual Gold Glove-caliber defense, Swanson has a .180 batting average and an OPS+ that makes him roughly 24 points worse than a league-average hitter. He’s nearing the halfway point in the fourth season of a seven-year, $177 million contract.“We’re just trying to get him a different look and a little break mentally,” Counsell said. “The things that he’s working on doing, we think, are good things and the right things. 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 and maybe cement some of those thoughts and habits. And then take it into a game.”After being featured in “Sunday Night Baseball,” the Cubs are off Monday before a three-game series against the Colorado Rockies starting Tuesday night at Coors Field, a hitter’s paradise.Meanwhile, Nico Hoerner was the starting shortstop in Saturday’s lineup, with rookie infielder Pedro Ramírez covering second base, underlining the potential options for a club with several versatile defenders.Does Swanson understand the reasoning behind this decision?