“The close game we grind out”. St. Louis RHP Luke Weaver makes his major league debut in Saturday’s third game of the series and faces Cubs RHP Kyle Hendricks (11-7, 2.17 ERA). In his 22 games (21 starts) in 2016, Hendricks has put forth an 11-7 record with a 2.17 ERA and 1.02 WHIP in 133 innings. Both came with two outs. Toronto has won seven of nine meetings with the Astros this season.
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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.
TIGERS 2, RANGERS 0: Casey McGehee had four of Detroit’s 14 hits against Cole Hamels, Matt Boyd pitched seven scoreless innings and the Tigers beat AL-leading Texas to snap a five-game losing streak.
The Cubs added a pair of runs in the ninth before Zach Duke recorded the final three outs. He hurt himself when he cut off a throw home that seemingly had a chance to get Rizzo on Chicago’s second run. Four of the hits against him were by Casey McGehee. The Cubs loaded the bases, but Bryant grounded out to end the inning.Alex Reyes, another highly touted prospect, replaced Weaver and struck out three in three scoreless innings in his Wrigley debut.Moss homered off Hendricks in the sixth to cut the lead to 2-1.
And New York’s 24-year-old newbies did it back-to-back in a five-pitch span during the second inning.
Chicago’s Dioner Navarro scored the go-ahead run on a strikeout, capping a freaky eighth-inning comeback that led the White Sox to an 8-7 victory at Miami. He is expected to be out 4-6 weeks.
The Cubs knocked Adam Wainrwright out of the game after two innings and seven earned runs.
Cleveland rookie Mike Clevinger held the Los Angeles Angels hitless for the first five innings to set up a 5-1 win. Last night’s game ended on a bit of a controversial note with the fourth ball that walked in the winning run, and all of that came after the pitch that probably ended Matt Holliday’s season.
The Cubs won their 11th consecutive game. Ben Zobrist has hit 105 times with 67 runs, 13 homers and 57 RBI of his own. Weaver gave up two runs in his first outing and left after four innings. Addison Russell drove Bryant home in the first inning for a 2-0 lead, and it felt as if Wainwright had dodged further damage.
RED SOX 6, DIAMONDBACKS 3 Brock Holt hit a two-run home run, Sandy Leon had a solo shot and host Boston beat Arizona.
Mets 3, Padres 2, 11 inn.: Wilmer Flores drove in the winning run when rookie second baseman Ryan Schimpf made a wild throw to the plate in the 11th inning of the NY win.
The win brings the Cardinals back to within 13 games of the first-place Cubs in the National League Central Division, and pulls them back into a tie with Miami for the National League’s second Wild Card spot.
TWINS 5, ROYALS 3 Brian Dozier hit his 25th home run of the season, leading Minnesota over visiting Kansas City.
MILWAUKEE – Eugenio Suarez hit a three-run home run during an eight-run sixth inning in Cincinnati’s victory over Milwaukee.
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Last August 4 Jon Lester told a joke of the Cubs secret on how they succeeded over St. Louis Cardinals for 11 innings.
