He went 3 for 4 with two RBIs.
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Things started out properly for the Sox as Tim Anderson came around to score on a Melky Cabrera double in the right field corner in the first to give us a 1-0 lead.
Mitch Moreland’s eighth-inning homer – and second of the game – proved the difference as the Texas Rangers edged the Kansas City Royals 3-2.
He had a perfectly capable eighth-inning pitcher in Hector Rondon on the mound but chose to bring in Chapman with the tying run on third base and two outs with his team leading 2-1.
Hamels (12-2) allowed two runs and six hits in eight innings, matching his longest start of the season. He allowed just two earned runs over six innings of work, but was outdueled by Cubs pitcher John Lackey, who earned his first win since June 8 after allowing just one earned run in the first inning.
BREWERS 6, DIAMONDBACKS 4: Hernan Perez hit a two-run homer, singled and scored the go-ahead run in the sixth as Milwaukee won at home.
The Rockies scored twice off Mets closer Jeurys Familia in the ninth to snap a 10-game losing streak at Citi Field dating back to August 6, 2013. Kingman’s homers weren’t enough as the Cubs lost to the New York Mets 6-4.
Less than 24 hours later, he blew another one.
Rockies 2, Mets 1 • Mets steady closer Jeurys Familia stumbled for a second straight game, allowing two runs in the ninth as visiting Colorado won for the seventh time in eight games.
Davies got off to a rocky start, allowing a pair of first-inning runs on ground-rule doubles by Phil Gosselin and Yasmany Tomas.
Lackey was dealing until the sixth, having knocked down 10 in a row. The series kicks off Friday afternoon at 1:20 CT, with Jon Lester taking on the recently sharp Hisashi Iwakuma (4-0 in July with a 2.45 ERA).
Altherr returned to the lineup after missing the first 103 games of the season with a broken left wrist.
Diaz and Matt Holliday homered in the third inning against Fernandez (12-5), who had never previously given up more than one homer in a home game.
While the stud left-hander has not officially been placed on the trading block, the Yanks may feel that they now have the young assets following the Aroldis Chapman deal with the Cubs. “The way the game kind of turned, that kind of took a bad turn for us”. Kepler had an RBI double as part of a four-run seventh. Dexter Fowler’s “you go, we go” presence was in full effect, as he reached base three times and scored twice.
Only time will tell if it was his last start with the White Sox. That could mean that instead of the White Sox getting five prospects for him in trade, they only get four.
BRAVES 9, TWINS 7: Freddie Freeman homered, doubled and tied a career high with five RBIs and Atlanta held off Minnesota for a two-game sweep.
SAN FRANCISCO – Tanner Roark combined with four relievers on a five-hitter, leading Washington to a victory over San Francisco.
Fernandez gave up five runs in five innings and fell to 26-2 at Marlins Park. He walked three and struck out three. He also contributed an RBI single to a three-run second inning against Giants starter Johnny Cueto (13-3).
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Trea Turner, Anthony Rendon and Ryan Zimmerman each had two hits for the Nationals.
