Cubs reliever Rob Zastryzny (1-0) survived a hard 13th to claim the win. Kyle Hendricks (2.46 ERA, 101 cFIP, 3.96 DRA), who has not given up more than three runs in a start since mid-May, will look to extend that streak.
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Detroit’s Jarrod Saltalamacchia hit a two-run homer in the bottom of the eighth inning to lift the Tigers over the Chicago White Sox 4-3. It remains to be seen if Brault will get another start, but if he does he’ll need to make better pitches and go deeper into the game, because fourth inning exits are not a recipe for success for any starter.
PHILADELPHIA – Tanner Roark combined with two relievers on a four-hit shutout as Washington blanked Philadelphia. Jeff Locke has an ERA over 5.00, Jameson Taillon is still learning to pitch in the big leagues and Tyler Glasnow has spent time on the disabled list.
The Cubs’ Dexter Fowler led off the first inning with a single, and Kris Bryant reached on a force attempt where Brault committed a throwing error.
Jayson Werth hit a solo homer for the Nationals in the first inning against his former team.
The Cubs entered play Monday 14 games up in the NL Central and they’ve already started counting down their magic number before the calendar has even flipped to September.
The Cubs have been the cream of the crop in the MLB this season and are looking like a shoe in to lay claim to the top spot in the National League which would give them the ever important home field advantage until a potential World Series berth. Arrieta allowed two homers, a solo shot from Josh Bell and a three-run jack from Gregory Polanco. The rookie’s scoreless outing represented a rebound from consecutive struggles against the Orioles and Pirates, and the Houston bullpen protected the two-run margin that Musgrove delivered when he departed in the sixth inning.
Chapman hit 103 miles per hour while striking out one in a flawless ninth.
One major example is losing first basemen Pedro Alvarez last season and replacing him with John Jaso.
Washington also seems destined for a division title, moving nine games clear atop the NL East with a shutout win at Philadelphia.
Kang traveled with the team to Milwaukee, but went to Triple-A Indianapolis to work out when the team traveled to Chicago for a three-game series against the Cubs.
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Cole has pitched decently this season as he has pitched to a 3.55 ERA, 7.5 K/9 and a 2.5 BB/9 in 114 innings this season, including a 7-9 record, but he’s pitched poorly in his last four starts, pitching to a 7.06 ERA in that time. DJ LeMahieu had three RBI, including a two-run double in a five-run seventh, Nolan Arenado added an RBI double and Gerardo Parra had a run-scoring single.
