Todd Frazier’s three-run homer, his 29th of the season, off of Cubs’ ace Jake Arrieta with two outs in the sixth inning gave the White Sox a 4-0 lead after White Sox starter Miguel Gonzalez had protected a one-run lead from the third inning on. It was a timely postponement for St. Louis, which didn’t arrive in NY until 8:30 a.m. Monday because of travel delays following a nationally televised night game.
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Hours after NY traded Chapman to the Chicago Cubs, All-Star relievers Dellin Betances and Andrew Miller closed out the Astros to help the fourth-place Yankees (51-48) move three games above.500 for the first time this season.
The Orioles moved 2-1/2 games ahead of Boston, which was beaten at home by Detroit, while the other big fish in the division, the New York Yankees, won a tight game at Houston.
Maddon was just as defensive regarding the base running of Kris Bryant, who got caught between first and second and prevented the Cubs from scoring in the third, and he was thrown out trying to stretch a single into a double in the ninth and was woozy after his head appeared to hit the arm and leg of Saladino.
However the White Sox responded in the bottom of the frame.
Montgomery, who was acquired from the Seattle Mariners on Wednesday, has allowed runs in his first two appearances with the Cubs. Shuck advanced on Dioner Navarro’s sacrifice and Saladino followed with a bouncer into center field.
The Chicago White Sox enjoyed a third straight walk-off win in Major League Baseball, while several other teams also left it late. In his only career start against the Cubs on August 24, 2014, he allowed two runs in 6 1/3 innings.
Albert Pujols, Angels – Recording four RBIs in the Angels’ 6-2 win over the Royals, Pujols connected on three singles to push his slash line to.254/.329/.438 this season.
Javier Baez hit a two-run home run for the Cubs, who were coming off a nice weekend series in Milwaukee. His game-winning drive came on the first pitch from Ryan Madson.
Tommy Joseph hit a two-out RBI double in the top of the eighth to break a scoreless tie, and David Hernandez (2-3) pitched an inning in relief to earn the victory as four Phillies pitchers combined on a two-hit shutout. Shields allowed 22 runs in his first 8 2/3 innings with Chicago following a trade from San Diego, but has a 2.52 ERA over his last six outings.
Hellickson held Miami to a run over eight innings in a 4-1 win five days ago.
Cincinnati’s Jay Bruce hit a pair of two-run homers to power the Reds to a 7-5 victory over San Francisco. His results have been a mixed bag lately – 5.40 ERA in July – but I think he and the Cubs are primed for a mini-run starting today.
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Chasing their first World Series title since 1908, the Cubs sent top shortstop prospect Gleyber Torres, versatile pitcher Adam Warren and minor league outfielders Billy McKinney and Rashad Crawford to NY for Chapman, who has 166 saves and a 2.16 ERA in seven years in the majors.
