The rookie outfielder joined the Cubs on June 7.
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Addison Russell led off the ninth with a walk from Sammy Solis (1-2) and was sacrificed to second before Almora, who entered the game in the eighth inning, lined a shot to left center. It also snapped an 0-for-20 slump over Zimmerman’s last six games. “You try to stay confident”.
“Physically, I felt good”, Rea said. “I am trying to be a team guy”.
WASHINGTON (AP) – Albert Almora Jr. acknowledged his former Arizona Fall League foe when he batted against him in the ninth inning Tuesday night. “He jumped on the first pitch”.
Cubs closer Hector Rondon was tagged with his first blown save in the eighth, then earned the win in the ninth Tuesday in Washington.
All three Washington runs came via the sacrifice fly in the home half of the third, seventh, and eighth innings of play. But Strop fanned Jayson Werth for the final out of the inning with a runner on second. Gonzalez got through two scoreless innings against the Cubs before his luck ran out in the third.
I picked the Nationals to win the World Series at the beginning of the year, and see no reason to turn back now.
Nathan Eovaldi (6-3) gave up six runs and eight hits while striking out just two in four-plus innings. He struck out seven and won for just the second time in eight starts.
“It was a fight”.
The Cubs (43-19) didn’t shy away from Harper, who drew 13 walks in the four-game series in May.
When the Cubs signed John Lackey, I was somewhat concerned that his age might mean he’d be susceptible to sudden decline.
Giants 3, Brewers 2: Madison Bumgarner struck out eight over eight innings to win his career-best seventh straight decision, Buster Posey had a season-high four hits and San Francisco beat Milwaukee for its fourth straight victory.
Pagan also drove in a run on a groundout in the fifth off Carlos Torres, who relieved after Corey Knebel allowed a single and two walks to start the inning.
“If he’s done it once, you know he can do it again”, Baker said. “His stuff is really good”.
The Cubs bunched three hits with two outs in the third, starting with a single by Lackey and ending with Heyward’s two-run single. Jose Lobaton was out at second, and Gonzalez was ruled safe at first after the play was reviewed. The Nationals’ ace showed why that title belongs to him in their 4-1 win.
“He’s been great for us”, Nationals manager Dusty Baker said of Solis, whose ERA remains a tidy 1.71. They’re just like us. Chicago ranks in the top five at third with 336.
Ross gave Chicago a 3-1 lead with an RBI single in the fourth. He pitched seven innings in that game and allowed four earned runs while striking out 10.
Gonzalez had a solid start for the Washington Nationals and kept his team in the game.
I’ve gone on a mini-run to make a late coup at least possible, but left with mostly only baseball to make it possible.
And that starts with Almora.
Rangers: Yu Darvish has been placed on the 15-day disabled list with shoulder discomfort after making only three starts for Texas in his return from elbow surgery. It is his first time on the DL in his career. “I’m pretty comfortable that I’ll be able to come back stronger”, Papelbon said….
The Cubs’ newest player produced the game-winning hit.
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Cubs vs Nationals Wednesday in Washington – On Wednesday night, Jason Hammel and the Chicago Cubs will be facing Stephen Strasburg and the Washington Nationals in a battle between two of the National League’s best pitchers.
