Like the grounder his body language at the time suggested should have gone for two – but that he wouldn’t say much about afterward?
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The outfielder continues to tear it up at home, with his two-homer, four-RBI game lifting the Brewers over the Chicago Cubs, 6-1, on a steamy Saturday night.
“It was opening day for me today, and the adrenaline was… through the roof”.
“You guys can decide”, Lackey said.
REDS 6, DIAMONDBACKS 1: In Cincinnati, Jay Bruce hit a three-run homer and barely missed another to lead Cincinnati.
Cubs: Jake Arrieta (12-4) takes the mound when Chicago travels to the South Side for an interleague series against the crosstown-rival White Sox.
The blown lead overshadowed another solid start by 31-year-old rookie Guerra, who allowed five hits, four walks and one unearned run over 6 1/3 innings.
After beating the Mets, Lester said he’d identified some flaws with his delivery that he’s since corrected.
“The last couple of days I just tried to change my mentality a little bit”, Nieuwenhuis said.
Hernan Perez had a run-scoring double for the Brewers, and Ryan Braun hit a solo homer. He is 6-1 with a 2.95 ERA over his last 13 starts.
Rockies 4, Braves 3: Jon Gray pitched seven strong innings, and Nolan Arenado and Trevor Story hit two-run homers for Colorado. I’ll take a shot with the big plus money and the home team.
The two stolen bases by the Brewers on Friday put the team at a major league-leading 86 for the season, eclipsing last season’s team mark of 84. His two-run double to left with the bases loaded in the second drew rousing cheers from the bevy of Cubs fans visiting Milwaukee. Guerra earned the victory in a May 15 start at Miller Park, giving up five hits and three runs over seven innings.
“It was a long game”, Counsell said.
He then broke the game open with a three-run blast in the eighth inning off Mike Montgomery.
“It started off with me throwing the ball away, so I kind of did it myself there”.
The Cubs signed Nathan in May, but sent him on rehab assignment to work back from a second Tommy John surgery.
Whether or not the Cubs have the trade chips and the appetite to deal with the Yankees or trade for another high-octane reliever, they need to find out what they have in Nathan, who made 11 appearances combined with Iowa and Double-A Tennessee.
Turner’s two-run double capped a four-run third.
“How about it? Just right out of the gate, crushes the ball to center-field”, manager Joe Maddon said.
Nieuwenhuis led off the fourth with a homer to centre field, extending Milwaukee’s lead to 3-0.
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Lester makes his fifth career start against the Brewers.
