San Francisco Giants starter Madison Bumgarner pitches during the first inning of a baseball game against the Chicago Cubs, Saturday, Sept. 3, 2016, in Chicago.
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“I just kind of froze”, Rizzo said. “It will be an interesting day there’s no question – it’s going to be a very low-scoring good game”. Rizzo’s foundation has raised about $2 million to support families of children with cancer and cancer research. ” I wanted to go faded changeup off (the plate) because of the at-bat before, and then come back four-seamer in, and just never got to it.”. “I don’t think Jon would tell you he had a good year”, said Ross, Lester’s personal catcher.
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. Brandon Crawford followed with a double, and Lester (15-4) got Eduardo Nunez to line to third and worked around Trevor Brown’s one-out double in the eighth.
“That’s huge”, Giants manager Bruce Bochy said.
“You’ve got to get there, but it’s a tough group”, he said.
“Yeah, that’s what we’re used to doing”, Crawford said.
Tyler Skaggs (3-3) allowed three runs on eight hits in six innings for Los Angeles, striking out seven and walking one. The surging Cubs had won five in a row before the offense cooled off in Saturday’s defeat to visiting San Francisco.
Carrasco had the 10th double-digit strikeout game of his career and the third this season.
“He’s been really solid, pretty much all season”, Cubs manager Joe Maddon said. Dexter Fowler would bunt over Rizzo, but he was stealing at the same time.
Pence’s second homer in two days ended a 12 2/3-innings hitless streak for the San Francisco.
For the first six innings, Lester allowed a lonely baserunner in the form of a first-inning walk to after-school special All-Star Buster Posey.
Third baseman Kris Bryant made a diving, backhand grab of Crawford’s liner to lead off the fifth and Dexter Fowler made a sliding catch of Kelby Tomlinson’s liner to center an inning later.
“It was bad”, Lester said.
The big outburst came against right-hander Marco Estrada (8-7), who had given up just two singles in the first five innings.
It’s almost impossible to get to him early: In the first three innings of his starts this season, Arrieta has allowed a 1.73 ERA, second in Major League Baseball to Kyle Hendricks (1.44). Porcello recently became the first Boston pitcher in 70 years to start a season 13-0 at Fenway Park, but this time he’ll take his act on the road. “This is Jon Lester, this is the guy I know”. “I was able to keep the ball down and keep the defense active today”.
PITTSBURGH – Six Milwaukee relievers picked up the slack when starter Junior Guerra’s return from the disabled list lasted less than four innings, leading the Brewers past Pittsburgh.
Miami’s Ichiro Suzuki finished 2-for-3.
DENVER – Nick Hundley hit a grand slam and pinch-hitter Daniel Descalso also homered in a seven-run eighth inning that sent Colorado past Arizona.
Bumgarner (14-8) allowed two runs and five hits in his fourth win in his past five starts.
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.
Both Bumgarner and Arrieta lasted six innings and 103 pitches, and Bumgarner barely got the upper hand by surrendering two runs to Arrieta’s three, though one of Arrieta’s was unearned, courtesy of Baez’s high throw in the first inning.
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.
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With 28 games to play in the regular season, Chicago is 16-1/2 games clear atop the National League Central and has all but wrapped up a playoff appearance, whereas the Giants remained two games off the pace in the NL West and with their playoff hopes in the balance.
