Chase Anderson was an out away from a complete-game shutout of the Cubs on Tuesday, instead settling for 8 2/3 innings in a 4-2 victory.
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Ben Zobrist doubled to lead off the 8th-inning, breaking up Anderson’s bid for a no-hitter.
Jason Heyward and Kris Bryant spoiled Anderson’s shutout with solo homers in the ninth.
Hammel finished with four runs on five hits and two walks in six innings, striking out seven.
Cubs came in with their best start through 36 games since the team was 28-8 to open the 1907 season.
METS 2, NATIONALS 0: At New York, Noah Syndergaard brought his 100 miles per hour heat and struck out 10, Curtis Granderson homered on Max Scherzer’s first pitch, and New York beat Washington to stop a four-game skid. Milwaukee had another golden opportunity in the bottom of the 12th, loading the bases with no outs before coming up empty with three straight pop ups. OF Domingo Santana was scratched just before first pitch with a sore shoulder….
Even with Dexter Fowler’s leadoff homer and Miguel Montero’s second-inning RBI single Thursday, the Cubs still led for less than three innings total in the series against a team six games under.500.
Tampa Bay also enjoyed a lopsided win as Brad Miller doubled, tripled and had three ribbies in a 12-2 laugher in Toronto. Vince Velasquez improved to 5-1 after striking out 10 over five innings. Kirk Nieuwenhuis untied it with a two-run shot off the upper-deck façade in right.
Lackey, though, was on the wrong end of a 1-0 decision to San Diego last Wednesday. The minor league system is unique in that nearly every player spends at least a couple of seasons there, taking years to contribute at the big league level.
Guerra (3-0) became the first Brewers pitcher with double-digit strikeouts since Mike Fiers had 10 last July 23 against Arizona.
Hits were so hard to come by for the Reds on Tuesday that Brandon Phillips had to hit the ball twice on the same pitch to get a seventh-inning single. Two runs to be exact.
Pitching against the Cubs for the first time in his career, the former Rider Raider got some major help from his defense in the first three innings. Cubs starter Kyle Hendricks struggled with all four runs plated on five hits and a pair of free passes over 5.1 frames to fall to 2-3.
Texas second baseman Rougned Odor was suspended for eight games and fined $5,000 by Major League Baseball on Tuesday for punching Toronto’s Jose Bautista on the jaw. Bautista is appealing his penalty.
Rangers shortstop Elvis Andrus was suspended for one game for aggressive actions and Blue Jays first base coach Tim Leiper for one game for returning to the dugout following his ejection.
Tigers manager Brad Ausmus served a one-game suspension Tuesday for his theatrical tirade following his ejection from Monday night’s game against Minnesota. 284 hitter who batted. The left-hander was 0-2 with a 10.13 ERA in his three previous starts against Baltimore. Outfielder Carlos Gomez was placed on the 15-day disabled list and right-hander Asher Wojciechowski was designated for assignment. Chicago has an eye for the strike zone, averaging an NL-best 5.0 walks per game.
Anderson won for the first time since a 6-4 victory over Houston on April 8, a span of six starts. Braun had back surgery in the offseason, and Counsell has said the 32-year-old slugger might need periodic days off for rest.
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Alabama offensive lineman Cam Robinson and reserve defensive back Laurence “Hootie” Jones have been released from jail in Louisiana following their arrest on drug and weapons charges.
