Erlana Larkins added 18 points and Marissa Coleman had 17 for the third-seeded Fever, who won the series 2-1 and advance to face top-seeded New York or fourth-seeded Washington. Or a Game 7?
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After an inauspicious start to their trip to Pittsburgh with a 5-4 loss in the matinee half of a Tuesday doubleheader, the Cubs bounced back for a 2-1 win in the nightcap behind a 5-hit complete game from Jon Lester.
Chicago Cubs’ Jorge Soler watches his pinch hit, three-run home run off Milwaukee Brewers relief pitcher Cesar Jimenez, also scoring Starlin Castro and Anthony Rizzo, during the seventh inning of a baseball game Monday, September 21, 2015, in Chicago.
“I really like the work of Trevor absolutely and Clayton Richard”, Maddon said.
The Cubs accomplished something they would like to forget about. “It definitely means something”. His home run surpassed the great Billy Williams for the most as a rookie Cub and it brought the crowd to its feet asking for a curtain call. In years past, it hasn’t been much of an issue as the Cubs have been out of the playoff race, but now, things are different.
Arrieta also lowered his ERA to 0.86 since the All-Star break, which would be a major league record, and he continued perhaps his best stretch of the season. His 0.903 WHIP is the lowest for any Cubs qualified starter since Hall of Famer Mordecai Brown posted 0.873… in 1909. “He [never] even permits the other team to come back on us when we’re not scoring a lot of runs. He hit his spots and he’s got electric stuff-swing-and-miss stuff in the zone-so you just have to battle and hope you string them together”.
The last Cubs pitcher younger than 30 to win 20 games was Greg Maddux in 1992. Gennett had taken third on a groundout, but he was the only Brewer to get past first base all evening. David Wright homered as the Mets lost for the fifth time in seven games.
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“It could have gone either way”.
Arrieta is the 27th Cubs pitcher to win 20 – just the fifth time it’s been done by a Cub in the last 38 years.
Within the American League East, Arrieta had a reputation as someone who would unravel, letting the game get too fast and giving up the big inning.
“It’s uncharted territory”, Maddon said.
Jake Arrieta said he didn’t feel sharp and that he was a little bit off Tuesday night.
It’s a feat Arrieta acknowledged to a standing ovation after getting Khris Davis to ground out to end the game, doffing his cap – and getting an ice-bucket shower from teammates, who mobbed him near the dugout after a brief postgame TV interview. “On a personal level and historically, there is a significance”.
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Another date with the Pirates and a long to-do list in October.
