The Cubs roughed up Wainwright (9-7) for seven runs and chased him after two innings, tying his shortest outing in 245 career starts. If you start allowing anything except your best every single night, I think you’re opening up the door for this game to humble you in a hurry. In fact, Wainwright had given up a run and had two men on before he even got an out, but the evidence of Wainwright’s struggles was clear by the time Addison Russell doubled in the second run of the game.
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“He plays with his hair on fire constantly”, Maddon said. In addition to his home run, he also doubled twice and scored a pair of runs in the night game as Houston won the final three contests of the four-game set.
CHICAGO (AP) – Adam Wainwright and the St. Louis Cardinals have hit rock bottom in their topsy-turvy season.
The Chicago Cubs are on a roll, and even their depth players are going deep to keep them streaking.
Cubs reliever Mike Montgomery worked two scoreless innings to collect the win.
Szczur, who recorded his first multihomer game, and Kris Bryant each had three hits.
In the 11th, the Cardinals loaded the bases after Kolten Wong coaxed a pinch-hit walk, but came away empty when Matt Carpenter struck out to strand three.
“Trying to make the playoffs, you lose your three-hole hitter, one of the leaders of the team, it’s pretty tough”, Grichuk said.
During the bullpen’s six innings of work and solo homers by Stephen Piscotty and Jedd Gyorko to avoid a shutout, Wainwright remained in the team’s clubhouse.
Bryant hit another RBI double in the second and Contreras sent his seventh halfway up into the left-center bleachers to make it 7-0. He is batting 9-for-21 (.429/.455/.905) with three home runs since returning last Friday.
NEW YORK – Rookie Ryan Schimpf hit a grand slam and added a two-run shot in San Diego’s victory over New York. Brandon Moss also homered for St. Louis.
Holliday will decide next week on treatments including surgery or letting the injury heal on its own, according to GM John Mozeliak.
In the absence of Dexter Fowler, easily the greatest catalyst for the Cubs offense, Szczur absolutely szczed the day (sorry) and involved himself in a bulk of the Cubs scoring this afternoon.
There were times during the Cubs’ 13-2 victory Friday over the Cardinals when manager Joe Maddon said he saw Jake Arrieta in his 2015 Cy Young form.
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“CHICAGO “ Whether it was the letdown from the previous night”s mishaps or the realization that life without Matt Holliday could extend for quite a while, the St. Louis Cardinals had little to slow the Chicago Cubs Friday at Wrigley Field.
