Hopefully, it’s a sign of things to come.
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Kershaw was 11-2 and touted a 1.79 ERA before the injury. Never mind he wasn’t confident about his pitches.
“With Zobrist, he’s not going to swing [just] to swing”, Montero said. “You go out and try to be more productive and you’re not trying to do too much”. Miami does have a nice roster and should be able to keep up with the Cubs but that is easier said than done as Chicago is a very impressive 64-41 this season and have been one of the most consistent teams in the league this season.
RHP Spencer Patton was optioned to Triple-A Iowa to make room for Smith, acquired Monday.
The Padres made it 8-0 on Yangervis Solarte’s two-run homer in the sixth. Blash homered in the two-run seventh.
Philadelphia’s Maikel Franco drove home the winning run in the 12th inning to lift the Phillies past struggling San Francisco 5-4. The winning pitcher in Tuesday’s 3-2 triumph over the Marlins, Hammel is only the fourth Cubs pitcher to emerge victorious in his first four post-All Star starts with an ERA of 1.50.
The Miami Marlins blew a three-run lead as the Chicago Cubs completed a sweep with a 5-4 win on Wednesday.
Chicago has Thursday off before opening a three-game weekend series in Oakland.
Miguel Montero started the rally with a leadoff double and went to third on a single by Javier Baez.
PHOENIX – Max Scherzer struck out 11 in eight innings and had a two-run single in Washington’s victory over Arizona.
Actually, this marked the third time this season the Cubs rallied from a ninth-inning deficit to win a game – equaling last season’s total.
Braves 8, Pirates 4 • Ender Inciarte broke a tie with an RBI single in the fifth and offensively challenged Atlanta had 15 hits en route to winning at home.
It was the Marlins’ first advantage of the series and their first run in 16 innings against Cubs starters.
Texas at Baltimore, 6:05 p.m.
After pulling off one of their zaniest victories to cap a 7-1 homestand, pitcher John Lackey provided a blunt response to what the Cubs’ current expectations are. It was the Cubs’ first walk-off win on a wild pitch since June 20, 2009. Tom Koehler tossed six strong innings to help the Marlins take a 4-1 lead heading into the bottom of the eighth.
Brad Miller and Kevin Kiermaier also homered for the Rays. He threw a strike and then walked Zobrist to force in the tying run. Another was caught in a rundown between third and home. He allowed three runs on seven hits and struck out eight.
Minnesota at Cleveland, 6:10 p.m. The Indians’ lead over Detroit in the AL Central lead has shrunk to two games. He hasn’t allowed a run in his last 7.2 innings at the Major League Baseball level.
Michael Wacha (7-7) gave up a pair of runs in five innings as he won his fifth straight decision. They are 17-38 at home.
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Chicago Cubs’ Willson Contreras steals second on a throw from Miami Marlins catcher Jeff Mathis to shortstop Adeiny Hechavarria, as umpire Mark Wegner watches during the sixth inning of a baseball game Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2016, in Chicago.
