Herrera’s squeeze brought home left fielder Chris Coghlan and gave the Cubs a 1-0 lead.
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It seems like anyone outside of those names is likely to be included in a major deal for a Cole Hamels or any New York Mets pitcher, save for Montero and Fowler who have a short-term future locked up on the North Side.
The Chicago Cubs look for a win after losing five of their last seven games. “And we came out and pitched extremely well (and) swung the bats just enough”.
Michael Cuddyer was lifted after the sixth inning Tuesday with a knee injury, and New York wasted a stellar effort by Jonathon Niese in a 1-0 loss to the Chicago Cubs.
“We’ve got to lighten it up around here”, Mets manager Terry Collins said. “So have we. It’s the ebb and flow of the season”. Unfortunately, there is no room for him on the Mets if they want to reach their utmost potential, but if he does provide a valuable return, his legacy could be of great important. He walked none and struck out seven.
The 34-year-old Leighton went 22-13-4 with a 2.26 goals-against average and a. 920 save percentage with the Rockford AHL affiliate last season. Overall, they’ve scored one run or less in 21 of 80 games this season.
DeGrom delivered another hard hit, too.
“Today was much better as far as mentally”, Hendricks said, “just focusing, making every single pitch”.
This is the first call-up for the 27-year-old Hatley, who joined the team for a two-game interleague series against the White Sox beginning Tuesday night.
“It’s tough to swallow but you’ve got to be professional about it”, Niese said.
“He stays ready, ” Maddon said. He could easily serve as a solid back-of-the-rotation pitcher for any contending team as he is capable of eating innings as well.
Arrieta said the sweep was no illusion.
The Cubs capitalized for a 6-1 victory at Citi Field and swept the Mets, holding them to one run in three games. Hendricks appears to have the know-how; Cubs fans are just waiting to see if he can put it all together. “We had to make a decision coming here: Were we up for that challenge?” First pitch is scheduled for a 7:10 PM (Eastern) start time and the game will be televised locally.
Anthony Rizzo, such a smart player.
Mariners 5, Padres 0: Seattle’s rookie left-hander Mike Montgomery allowed just a one-out double in the seventh inning for his second straight shutout.
Randal Grichuk homered for the Cardinals, whose nine-game home winning streak ended. Three relievers then held the Cubs scoreless for the next three innings before Carlos Torres gave up two runs in the eleventh. The catcher also picked off Daniel Murphy at first base on a call reversed by replay.
Cubs: OF Jorge Soler (sprained left ankle) went 0 for 3 with a strikeout and an RBI on Monday in his first rehab game, for Triple-A Iowa. In Arrieta’s case, the kind of pitching that has marked a career rise – and Cubs’ rise – since he took over a continuous role in the rotation in May of previous year. This season, despite the ERA being 4.15, his FIP is 3.55. It left the Mets in a spot where they could score on a John Mayberry Jr. fly ball.
On Sunday, Steven Matz made his major league debut.
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The 27-year-old Anisimov had seven goals and 20 assists in 52 games for the Blue Jackets last season.
