That was awful. That was pathetic. The Cubs roughed up Wainwright (9-7) for seven runs and chased him after two innings, tying his shortest outing in 245 career starts.
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(Chicago) – The Chicago Cubs scored seven runs off Cardinals starter Adam Wainwright and rolled to a 13-2 win for their 11th straight victory.
The 13 runs and 14 hits were more than enough for Jake Arrieta (14-5), who gave up four hits and one earned run in 5 2/3 innings.
The Cubs extended their lead in the National League Central to 13 games over the Cardinals. RHP Trevor Cahill arrived at the Cubs clubhouse on Friday, but has not been activated from the DL after making six starts at Triple-A Iowa in a rehab stint (right knee tendinitis).
Holliday kept the pitch from hitting him in the face, but the pitch got his right thumb flush.
But the reality is that the Cubs probably have another tricky stretch coming, though nothing like what they slogged through in June and early July this year. He’s one of the reasons the team succeeded in the past 10 games. That was embarrassing. This is the worst season of my career. He boasts a 1.30 ERA between the two levels, and has 92 strikeouts in 83 total innings.
Padres 8, Mets 6: Rookie Ryan Schimpf hit a grand slam and added a two-run shot to lead San Diego. Astros DH Evan Gattis had four hits, including two doubles.
ROYALS 2, WHITE SOX 1 Danny Duffy pitched his first complete game to win his eighth consecutive decision, Cheslor Cuthbert had two hits and drove in a run, and host Kansas City beat Chicago.
After going 1-for-3 with a walk in the game, Holliday is hitting.242 with a.318 on-base percentage, a.450 slugging percentage, 19 homers and 60 RBIs in 107 games this year.
They got two more quickly in the second inning, and Contreras’ three-run homer on the first pitch he saw – the 51st pitch Wainwright threw – landed in the bleachers. On a night filled with nostalgia as the Yankees and Rodriguez turn to uncertain futures, baseball’s most notorious star of the last two decades drove a 96 miles per hour fastball from Tampa Bay’s Chris Archer into the right-center field gap in the first inning of New York’s 6-3 victory Friday.
Both closers handled the ninth with the game on the line, Aroldis Chapman working a three-pitch inning and Seung Hwan Oh striking out the side. In the lingua franca of the clubhouse, Wainwright “wore it”. Rondon played catch and is scheduled for a bullpen session Friday.
“Unfortunately, that’s just part of the game and that happens pretty often”, Matheny said.
“Trying to make the playoffs, you lose your three-hole hitter, one of the leaders of the team, it’s pretty tough”, Grichuk said.
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“We’ve got some young talented players that are going to have to step up and get the job done”, Cardinals manager Mike Matheny said. “It’s just comforting when you’re used to the same sounds over and over again”.
