The Cubs lost their second straight and never got to use new closer Aroldis Chapman hours after he joined the team.
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Tigers 9, Red Sox 8 • Miguel Cabrera hit a two-run home run, Jarrod Saltalamacchia and Tyler Collins each had a pair of RBIs and Detroit roughed up knuckleballer Steven Wright to win at Boston.
Aside from the walk-off hit from Saladino, the play of the game came in the first inning when White Sox outfielder Melky Cabrera ranged back to the wall in left field and leaped to rob the Cubs’ Kris Bryant of a solo home run. They had runners on first and second with two out when Jennings struck out Jason Heyward to escape the threat.
Down two runs and three outs from reaching a season-high, four-game losing streak, the Indians rallied against Nationals closer Jonathan Papelbon (2-4), who did not get an out.
The Cubs managed only four singles off James Shields and two relievers, wasting a solid pitching performance by Kyle Hendricks in a 3-0 loss to the rival White Sox on Tuesday night in Chicago’s crosstown rivalry. I don’t think it’s a trend.
Javier Baez hit a two-run homer for the Cubs, who were coming off a nice weekend series in Milwaukee.
“Good changeup”, Bryant said. He also connected against Arrieta last year, when the ace right-hander allowed just 10 homers all year long on his way to the NL Cy Young Award.
“Just need to execute better there”, Arrieta said. “That’s pretty much it”, Cubs manager Joe Maddon said.
The Cubs gave up their top prospect Gleyber Torres, another highly regarded prospect Billy McKinney, lower-level prospect Rashad Crawford, and 28-year-old Major League Baseball reliever Adam Warren. My girlfriend and I have worked hard to strengthen our relationship, to raise our daughter together, and would appreciate the opportunity to move forward without revisiting an event we consider part of our past.
NOTES: White Sox LHP Chris Sale will start Thursday against the Cubs after he finishes serving a five-day suspension for cutting up throwback jerseys the team was scheduled to wear Saturday. At one point, when asked about the precise substance of a conference call between the pitcher, agent Barry Praver, Cubs president of baseball operations Theo Epstein and owner Tom Ricketts, Chapman paused for several seconds, and, after offering a brief response in Spanish, Blanco translated, “He was sleeping when they had a meeting with him on the phone, so he’s trying to remember what he talked about”.
1976 – John Odom (five innings) and Francisco Barrios (four innings) combined on a no-hitter as the Chicago White Sox beat Oakland 2-1. Cubs SS Addison Russell was back in the lineup Monday after leaving the Sunday game because of right foot soreness. The return for Sale and/or Quintana can be greater in the offseason, similar to the package the Angels may get for Mike Trout this offseason if they choose to dangle him as trade bait.
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Jose Abreu had two hits, including an RBI single in the first off Hendricks (9-7) that ended his streak of 22 2/3 innings without allowing an earned run. He also had a throwing error.
