CHICAGO (AP) – Hisashi Iwakuma was in tough shape, even before his first pitch.
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Chicago Cubs’ David Ross, right, scores past Seattle Mariners catcher Chris Iannetta on a single by Chris Coghlan as Iannetta tries to get Chris Coghlan at second during the second inning of a baseball game Friday, July 29, 2016, in Chicago. His season in Oakland before being traded was a train wreck at the plate, and we frankly haven’t seen enough of him offensively to know whether or not the move back to Chicago is going to reverse course.
Jason Heyward and David Ross homered as the NL Central leaders improved to 9-5 since the All-Star break following a 1-9 slump.
“It was a bad day”, Servais said.
Seattle lost in its first trip to Wrigley since 2007.
Utility infielder Luis Sardinas pitched the eighth inning and retired three straight hitters. His arm felt tight when he started warming up in the bullpen and never was “on”, manager Scott Servais said.
In his last outing, Arrieta allowed four runs on five hits over six innings against the White Sox. Through 16 starts this season, Walker has a 3.66 ERA, throwing in 86 innings.
Lester (11-4) gave up four hits and struck out seven.
Heredia did make his major league debut following Friday’s 74-minute rain delay, settling in in right field in the bottom of the seventh.
“The guys swung the bats really well”, Lester said.
The Seattle Mariners are drawing strong interest on starting pitcher Taijuan Walker ahead of the MLB Trade Deadline, according to Bob Nightengale of USA Today Sports.
Leonys Martin delivered a two-run double off Aroldis Chapman in the eighth inning on Saturday, propelling the Mariners to a 4-1 victory over the Cubs.
Heyward hit his first homer since June 11 and had three RBIs.
Orioles (58-44) at Blue Jays (58-45), 1:07 p.m. ET: In the best matchup of the day, Yovani Gallardo (3-2, 5.37 ERA) takes the mound for Baltimore while Toronto counters with J.A. Happ (13-3, 3.27).
The Cubs scored three times off Iwakuma in the second inning after putting runners at second and third with two outs following Lester’s sacrifice bunt down the first-base line.
“It just seemed like everybody contributed one way or another – homers, doubles, walks”, Coghlan said.
The 12 runs the Cubs scored Friday were a season-high at Wrigley Field…The Cubs have now scored six runs in an inning four times this season but haven’t done it at home since last September 4 against Arizona.
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“We got beat”, said second baseman Robinson Cano, who had two of the Mariners’ eight hits. That’s just the way it is. Despite the Mariners having an off day Thursday and coming from playing a series in Pittsburgh, they were playing like they were jet-lagged. “A lot of our guys haven’t been here before”.
