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Bryant’s 5-for-5 effort makes up for Arrieta’s off day
The Chicago Cubs scored five runs in the first inning and went on to knock off the Milwaukee Brewers 6-1 at Wrigley Field on Wednesday night. Evan Longoria had three hits and his 27th homer while tying Carl Crawford atop the Rays’ career list with his 1,235th game played. In a matchup of the two worst teams in the major leagues, Minnesota improved to 48-71, four games better than the Braves.
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“For me, I don’t feel like this too often, but today is one of those days where I was really locked in”. “You have to enjoy a 5-for-5 day. They don’t happen too much”.
The Cubs are the most games over.500 since they were 97-63 on September 27, 2008.
RED SOX 8, ORIOLES 1: At Baltimore, David Price allowed four hits before a rainstorm stopped play for good after six innings, and Boston beat Baltimore for its sixth straight victory.
Cubs: Manager Joe Maddon said they’ll decide in the next couple of days if RHP John Lackey (shoulder) will make his next scheduled start Tuesday. “He was not as sharp as he’d like to be”. We now project him to record a 4.06 ERA and a 1.35 WHIP over the rest of the year.
Chicago led 5-0 when Arrieta (15-5) allowed a pair of two-out walks in the fourth. Kirk Nieuwenhuis followed with a three-run homer.
Arrieta, who was pulled after walking No. 8 hitter Ramon Flores on his 103rd pitch with two outs in the sixth, had already looked at video of his performance before addressing reporters.
Milwaukee loaded the bases on two singles and a walk in the second inning, but Lester got Nelson to ground into an inning-ending force out.
Lester (13-4) was just as good from the mound, though admittedly without his best command.
Bryant singled and scored in the first, hit a two-run home run in the third and had an RBI double in the fourth off Zach Davies (9-6). He was batting.125 in 26 games.
“When Georgie is swinging it well, he’s a huge part of the team”, said Ross, whose third-inning homer was the aftershock to Soler’s three-run bolt to cap the first-inning surge. He has 78 RBI. Offensively, Jonathan Villar leads Milwaukee with 129 hits, Ryan Braun has 65 RBI and Scooter Gennett has 10 home runs.
But starting with a home run in his first at-bat off the DL on August 5, he’s 9-for-25 (.360) with three homers, a double and seven RBIs.
Cubs: RHP Kyle Hendricks (11-7, 2.19) starts Friday night at Colorado to begin a nine-game trip against the Rockies and LHP Tyler Anderson (4-4, 3.42).
Baltimore hit six home runs to move level alongside the Boston Red Sox, who lost 4-3 to the Detroit Tigers.
J.J. Hardy, Orioles – The shortstop went 3 for 4 with two homers and three RBIs in a 13-5 rout of the Astros.
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WHITE SOX 10, INDIANS 7: Adam Eaton’s ninth-inning grand slam off closer Cody Allen capped a five-run rally and lifted Chicago past Cleveland at Cleveland.