Not only did the Cubs open a 13-game lead over the second-place Cardinals in the NL Central, St. Louis lost slugger Matt Holliday to a broken right thumb after he was hit by a pitch in the 10th inning.
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The 10-game run is the Cubs’ longest since a 12-game streak from May 19-June 2, 2001.
Manager Joe Maddon gave outfielders Dexter Fowler and Jason Heyward a day off following a 4-3, 11-inning victory over the Cardinals on Thursday. From left to right, Contreras, Szczur and Soler started in the outfield instead.
Although Maddon insisted it’s nearly impossible to replicate what Arrieta did last season, he saw glimpses, especially with the zip Arrieta had on his fastball and the way he pounded the strike zone with it.
All the trio did was combine to go 7-for-13 with four home runs, seven RBIs and seven runs scored during the Cubs’ 13-2 shellacking of the Cardinals at Wrigley Field. Maddon said he wasn’t ready to discuss the role Cahill could play, but Cahill and Mike Montgomery are options to start the first game of the day-night doubleheader Tuesday against the Brewers.
St. Louis Cardinals’ Stephen Piscotty is greeted my his teammates after hitting a solo home run against the Chicago Cubs in the fifth inning of a baseball game, Friday, Aug. 12, 2016, in Chicago. “That not a bad thing”. He walked two and struck out six. The three-time All-Star is 0-2 in his last five starts, during which he allowed 21 runs in 25 2/3 innings.
Two days after optioning the right-hander to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, the New York Yankees recalled the 22-year-old from the Class AAA farm team Friday and said he would start Sunday’s series finale against Tampa Bay.
The Cubs’ Jake Arrieta delivered a second straight solid start in August after going 0-3 with two no-decisions and a 4.88 ERA in July. In fact, Wainwright had given up a run and had two men on before he even got an out, but the evidence of Wainwright’s struggles was clear by the time Addison Russell doubled in the second run of the game.
Chris Coghlan had a two-run single and David Ross an RBI bunt single in the sixth for the Cubs.
Phillies 10, Rockies 6: Ryan Howard hit a grand slam and drove in five runs to help Jake Thompson earn his first major league victory for Philadelphia.
Wainwright (9-7) allowed six hits and three walks to remain winless since July 16.
PADRES 8, METS 6: Rookie Ryan Schimpf hit a grand slam and added a two-run shot in San Diego’s victory over NY. Jabari Blash and Christian Bethancourt also homered early for the Padres.
A total of seven homers were hit in the game. Carpenter won his first game for Chicago since being roped in from Seattle last month.
CLEVELAND – Rajai Davis and Jose Ramirez each stole three bases to help Cleveland tie the franchise record with eight, and Brandon Guyton drove in five runs against Los Angeles. The Chicago Cubs won in a rout, 13-2.
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Adam Eaton tied a career high with four hits for Chicago in its first game in Miami since 2004.
