Extra innings: Infielder Tommy La Stella did not start for Double-A Tennessee because of a bruised foot suffered when he was hit by a pitch in his first game there Wednesday. “So he always tells me I’m his Prince”. After struggling with fastballs all season (.333 slugging percentage against fourseamers and.261 against sinkers), Soler has hit all four home runs in August off fastballs. Right-hander Zach Davies, one of few brights spots for the Brewers this season, looks to build upon last year’s Wrigley Field debut in which he tossed six innings of two-hit, shutout ball to beat the Cubs.
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ROYALS 8, TWINS 1: At Kansas City, Mo., Alex Gordon hit a grand slam, Dillon Gee pitched seven strong innings and Kansas City beat Minnesota.
CINCINNATI (AP) – Ramon Cabrera hit a three-run homer, Dan Straily continued his second-half surge and Cincinnati beat Miami for its eighth victory in 10 series since the All-Star break. Zobrist walked, Russell singled and with two outs Willson Contreras doubled to right to tack on another run to make it 5-0.
INDIANS 3, WHITE SOX 1: Corey Kluber allowed one run in six innings to win his fourth consecutive start, and the Cleveland Indians defeated the Chicago White Sox for the seventh straight time.
In the opener, Trevor Cahill came off the disabled list to throw five innings of two-hit ball in his first start in almost 16 months in Chicago’s 4-0 win.
Kris Bryant starred as the Chicago Cubs got the better of the Milwaukee Brewers in a 9-6 slugfest in Major League Baseball action on Thursday.
“He’s one of the best hitters in the game”. It just felt like a great game overall, a fun day to hit. The Cubs have a 50-32 record against right-handed starting pitchers on the year, which is what they’ll be facing when Davies takes the mound.
“I think it’s a big thing, knowing when to save some bullets, just get loose in case (you don’t pitch)”, Wood said. RHP Chase Anderson, who was hit in the left quadriceps by Bryant’s comebacker Tuesday, said he felt much better and would play light catch and evaluate from there. Braun and manager Craig Counsell said he might be ready to play Thursday in Chicago and is expected to play during the weekend in Seattle.
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The Royals have won five straight and eight of nine to move above.500 for the first time since July 22. Our models now project the 24-year-old to knock eight more taters and record another 26 RBI’s, with a.279 batting average, over the remaining course of the season. Hernan Perez hit a solo homer in the sixth off Arrieta. Santana (6-9) walked two and struck out six, throwing 64 of his 107 pitches for strikes to win his third straight start. The center fielder also doubled and scored in the eighth. He worked five scoreless innings during a 4-0 victory over the Brewers (52-67) in Game 1 of the doubleheader.
