Reliever Carlos Villanueva (1-0) worked one inning – the sixth – for the win, and Rodney pitched a ideal ninth for his ninth save of the season.
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In Los Angeles, pinch hitter Trayce Thompson connected for a solo home run with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning to give the Dodgers a victory over NY.
(AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh). After throwing to first base, Rodney celebrated with his traditional imaginary arrow that he shoots to the sky.
“The misconception is that Scott wants everyone to go to free agency”, Arrieta said of Boras.
The San Diego Padres swept Wednesday’s doubleheader by 7-4 and 1-0 scores to win the series at Wrigley Field.
In the opener, Brett Wallace hit a three-run homer as San Diego’s 7-4 victory stopped the Cubs’ winning streak at eight games.
The Cubs had a chance to win both games Wednesday, including a bases-loaded, two-out chance in the eighth of the nightcap against left-hander Brad Hand and the struggling Jorge Soler at the plate.
“In pro ball, this is the best I’ve ever felt”, he said. That’s a positive for me. “Early in my career, I’d kind of burn out early and taper off”.
Chicago starter John Lackey will try to improve on a lifetime 1-2 record and 4.44 ERA (through four games) against San Diego. He threw five scoreless innings, giving up only one hit while walking three, against the Mets in his most recent start.
Chicago Cubs manager Joe Maddon is quick to preach that there’s absolutely nothing wrong with accepting a walk.
Asked about Strasburg’s deal as it relates to the Cubs, president of baseball operations Theo Epstein said it doesn’t impact them too much. “It speaks volumes about how well we’ve played so far”. They will have a rough game or two.
Jake Arrieta has a year remaining on his Chicago Cubs contract before he is eligible to become a free agent following the 2017 Major League Baseball season.
Maddon said he didn’t consider a pinch hitter (Addison Russell the only reasonable option), and Soler struck out swinging – his fourth K of the game. The next batter, backup catcher Tim Federowicz, doubled off the wall in left for a 4-2 lead.
“Offensively, you have to love his at-bats”, Padres manager Andy Green said. Famously a late-bloomer at the big league level, Arrieta toiled for several years with the Orioles before it all clicked for him in the Windy City.
CARDINALS 8, ANGELS 1: Matt Carpenter homered twice, including a leadoff shot on the fifth pitch of the game, and St. Louis had nine extra-base hits in a rout of Los Angeles. “Not a bad day for the kid”. Hand appeared to end the inning by getting Kris Bryant to pop up on the infield.
Dickerson’s drive on an 0-2 pitch from Adam Warren trimmed Chicago’s lead to 8-7 with two outs in the eighth inning. To that point, they were 18-2 this season when leading after six innings.
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Dan Jennings (1-1) allowed one run in 1 2/3 innings for the White Sox (23-12).
