“Austin Jackson got hot in this series and did a few damage”, Reds manager Bryan Price said.
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Lester and teammate Jake Arrieta set a work ethic second to none on the Cubs pitching staff. And now they’ll be asked to lead the team deep into the playoffs. Whether Hammel will be considered to start in the postseason will depend on whether the Cubs advance past the Wild Card game, and who manager Joe Maddon picks between Hammel, Kyle Hendricks and Dan Haren.
Lester’s strikeout of Ivan De Jesus Jr.in the fifth inning was his 203rd of the season, snapping the franchise record for a left-hander set by Ken Holtzman in 1970. Cincinnati has scored two runs or less seven times during the slump. It was a rocky start to his Cubs career but a stellar finish to his first season.
Cincinnati Reds starting pitcher Anthony DeSclafani throws in the… The right-hander is the first Cubs pitcher with at least 21 wins since Fergie Jenkins went 24-13 in 1971.
Starlin Castro hit DeSclafani’s first pitch of the sixth inning over the left-center field wall and when Jorge Soler walked, DeSclafani’s day was done.
Cincinnati Reds shortstop Eugenio Suarez (7) is unable to catch the…
Cincinnati (AP) – Anthony DeSclafani became the Cincinnati Reds’ ace by default. He allowed five hits and zero walks to reach 10 wins for the fourth time. Anthony Rizzo leads Chicago with 156 hits and 95 RBI while Kris Bryant and Dexter Fowler have combined for 144 RBI.
Cincinnati’s 18 rain delays this season at Great American Ball Park (totaling 26 hours and 57 minutes) represent the highest total at home since the Reds started tracking weather delays in 1978…. 545 (12-for-22) with one double, three homers and nine runs during his current six-game hitting streak against the Cubs. The Pirates’ game against first-place St. Louis was rained out on Tuesday. With Johnny Cueto and Mike Leake traded midseason, the 24-year-old DeSclafani led the staff in starts (31), wins and innings (184 2-3) in his first full campaign.
Cubs reliever Travis Wood entered and induced a game-ending double-play grounder from the only batter he faced, second baseman Skip Schumaker, to earn this third save.
“Danny was very focused tonight”. “Our scouts said that he is a high-energy guy who can find his way on this team”, Price said.
“It’s been a pretty good month for him”, Maddon said, jokingly after Thursday’s game. “I’m confident I can get the job done”. They haven’t lost 12 straight since September 10-22, 1993.
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They have got a bad combination going: An all-rookie rotation and a struggling offence. Two batters later, a run scored on a fielder’s choice. The Reds are 0-4 in their last 4 during game 3 of a series and 1-4 in Lambs last 5 home starts.
