Cardinals: Michael Wacha was supposed to start but was pushed back until next week. The Cardinals mounted a ninth inning comeback against Cubs closer Wade Davis. Most, if not all those wins have come against teams that aren’t very good. You can’t complain about it now Eddie only let up two hits and didn’t allow a Cardinal to get past second base.
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The Cardinals plated three between the 3rd and 4th innings in the ordinary way.
Cardinals starter Mike Leake continued to pitch well, but was victim to Contreras’s homers. Pham singled Molina home after Greg Garcia’s sacrifice bunt. The Cardinals led 5-1 heading to the seventh.
BREWERS 7, METS 4: In Milwaukee, Eric Sogard and Orlando Arcia hit back-to-back homers in the sixth off Matt Harvey, spoiling the choppy return of the NY starter from a three-game suspension in Milwaukee’s win. Martinez was removed after the blast.
Happ will start in right field Saturday when the Cubs face the St. Louis Cardinals at Busch Stadium.
Happ is hitting.298 with nine home runs and 25 RBI in 26 games with Iowa.
After giving up the blast, Martinez was removed from the game in favor of reliever Matt Bowman. They activated first baseman Lucas Duda from the DL. But after Edwards walked Greg Garcia and Dexter Fowler with two outs, Contreras nipped the promising rally in the bud by picking Fowler off first.
The Cubs won for just the second time in seven games. “I ended up getting the guys a couple zeros there and they put up some runs”.
Tommy La Stella added the third one. That ruling resulted in Rizzo also being called out. Umpires reviewed and confirmed the call on the field, finishing the frame for good. Randal Grichuk scored from second on the play to make it a 3-2 game. Even veteran Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina believed it enough that he rolled the to the Cubs dugout for Happ. – Maddon talked uninterrupted for two minutes and 37 seconds (or 33 seconds longer than the replay review).
Molina’s stolen base was the 50th of his career. He was designated for assignment in January, then traded to the Cubs. Martinez got out of further trouble by striking out outfielder Albert Almora to end the inning.
“When you’re sliding on dirt, and you have momentum, you keep going”.
“We’re out there playing with a bunch of pansies right now”.
After last night’s surprise nail-biter, a routine win today would have been refreshing, but this season thus far has shirked the banal with zeal, and even a sleepy summerish afternoon turns odd.
If Martinez does start Saturday, that would line Wainwright up to start on Sunday. Garcia will bat sixth in the lineup.
PIRATES 4, DIAMONDBACKS 3: Trevor Williams pitched five strong innings and Pittsburgh snapped a six-game losing streak with a victory over Arizona at Phoenix.
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Happ, rated as the top prospect in the Cubs organization, was called up Saturday after injuries to stars Addison Russell and Kris Bryant left holes in the Chicago lineup.
