The Giants, who have lost six straight at Wrigley Field, hope Bumgarner can shut down the Cubs like he did May 22 in San Francisco, when he blanked them over 7 2/3 innings in a 1-0 victory.
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It coincided with a Major League Baseball initiative that had players and umpires wearing gold sweatbands to raise awareness for childhood cancer. Rizzo’s foundation has raised about $2 million to support families of children with cancer and cancer research.
“I give our guys credit”, he said. “We’ve still got the division in our sights for sure”.
Hunter Pence’s homer with two outs in the seventh was the only blemish on Lester’s line as he needed 102 pitches in a complete game effort. He then worked around Trevor Brown’s one-out double in the eighth. “Obviously not where I wanted it, but it ended up not hurting us, so move on and (I) kept making pitches after that.”. They recalled right-hander Ray Black and placed him on the 60-day disabled list with a right elbow bone spur.
Samardzija gave up three runs and five hits, walked three and threw 87 pitches in his second start against the Cubs and first as a visitor at Wrigley Field. The Cubs had won five in a row overall.
“Both outstanding competitors, both have won the top awards”, Cubs manager Joe Maddon said of Saturday’s matchup. RHP Albert Suarez will start Friday.
The Giants fell to a major league-worst 15-29 since the All-Star break, and this is how far they have fallen: They made a victory out of not getting embarrassed. He became just the second pitcher with 5 or more scoreless innings in relief in a winner-take-all World Series game, and the first since 1947 (Elias). Brandon Crawford was paying attention to Arrieta’s propensity for bouncing pitches, and he took a crucial bag in the sixth with the Giants nursing a one-run lead.
“It’s fun to be a part of”, Lester said.
The 32-year-old southpaw has 17 starts with one or fewer earned runs this season. That came less than two years after he was diagnosed with cancer. He ranks second in the NL in ERA to Kyle Hendricks and third in strikeouts behind Max Scherzer and Jose Fernandez, and he’s instinctively the man that manager Bruce Bochy and the Giants look to when things aren’t going well and the team is in dire straits. Green said he doesn’t think he will need surgery. “I was able to keep the ball down and keep the defense active today”.
Atlanta’s Freddie Freeman had the tiebreaking hit in the ninth and the Braves went on to win 8-4 at Philadelphia. Carlos Carrasco struck out 11 and blanked the Marlins on six hits over 7 1/3 innings.
San Diego’s Yangervis Solarte hit a tie-breaking home run leading off the eighth inning to lift the Padres to a 4-2 win at the Los Angeles Dodgers.
NATIONALS 4, METS 1 Bryce Harper hit two doubles and became the latest player to steal a base against Noah Syndergaard, helping A.J. Cole post his first major league win as Washington beat NY.
In Cincinnati, Zack Cozart hit a pair of doubles during run-scoring innings that included St. Louis misplays.
ORIOLES 8, YANKEES 0 Mark Trumbo hit his major league-leading 41st homer to cap a six-run second inning, and Baltimore peppered NY with four long balls.
In Arlington, Texas, Adrian Beltre and Nomar Mazara each homered and Derek Holland pitched his third straight quality start.
ROYALS 5, TIGERS 2 (at Kansas City) – Eric Hosmer hit his career-high 20th homer, Yordano Ventura repeatedly pitched into and out of trouble, and Kansas City snapped a three-game losing streak with a win over Detroit.
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WHITE SOX 11, TWINS 4 Todd Frazier homered for the second straight game, Adam Eaton had four hits and the Chicago White Sox beat Minnesota. He struck out seven, walked two and threw two wild pitches, including one that allowed a run to score.Arrieta leads the National League in victories and is sixth in ERA.
