Bruce went 0 for 4 with a walk, dropping to 0 for 8 since he was acquired from Cincinnati on Monday.
Advertisement
Miguel Montero started the decisive rally with a leadoff double in the ninth and went to third on a single by Javier Baez. Fowler hit a fly to right, and Giancarlo Stanton seemed to have a bit of trouble with it in the sun.
Kris Bryant was struck out looking on a 3-2 pitch for the second out, and it looked as if Ramos might escape. Wednesday’s victory was just as dramatic as Sunday’s 7-6 comeback against the Mariners in 12 innings whenthey overcame a 6-0 deficit to score the tying run in the ninth on a wild pitch and then the game victor on pitcher Jon Lester’s pinch squeeze bunt.
We have quite a bit of time before the Cubs’ next game, more than 48 hours, as they won’t play until Friday at 9:05 CT at Oakland, in this curious little one-series, three-game road trop to northern California.
“Today I was a one-pitch pitcher”, said Hammel, who allowed four hits and set a career high for wins in a season. The starter is expected to make his next appearance for the Cubs, which is scheduled for Tuesday against the Los Angeles Angels at Wrigley Field.
Joe Smith made his Cubs debut in the eighth, trying to hold the game to a two-run deficit.
Chad Green and Matz (8-8) both struggled at the start, and Luis Severino (1-6) came out of the bullpen with 4 1/3 innings of one-hit relief for his first big league win since last September 27.
HOUSTON (AP) – Josh Donaldson hit two home runs, and Marco Estrada threw seven solid innings in Toronto’s victory over Houston. The Cubs have walked 41 more times than any other team in baseball, and they rank second to the Boston Red Sox with a.346 team on-base percentage. Diaz was promoted from Jackson on June 4 and has a 1.73 ERA in 25 appearances.
The comeback victory was a fitting way to cap a long, successful “home” stand for the front-running Cubs. “I’ve talked to him a few times, but listen, when you hit a home run and the next pitch is not even close to the plate and hits you, it just looks bad”, Teixeira said after the game. Coghlan’s tumbling catch against Yelich brought the Wrigley Field crowd to its feet. The Padres made it 8-0 on Yangervis Solarte’s two-run, two-out home run in the sixth. Miami had not been able to record a single out when Dexter Fowler came to the plate with the bases loaded. Only one baserunner managed to reach second base in the first seven innings against Seattle’s Hisashi Iwakuma (12-7), that coming in the third when former Razorback Andrew Benintendi got his first major league hit and advanced to second on Brock Holt’s two-out single.
Justin Grimm (1-0) pitched the ninth inning for the win.
Sale had the rare and unfortunate feat of pitching a complete game and taking the loss.
New York Yankees designated hitter Alex Rodriguez tosses a ball before an interleague baseball game against the New York Mets, Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2016, in New York. None of Gordon’s three hits left the infield.
“At some level, I think both teams are aware of that”.
The center fielder added an RBI single in the fifth off Fernandez, who fanned eight and took over the major league lead with 192 strikeouts.
Phillies 5, Giants 4 • Maikel Franco drove in the winning run in the bottom of the 12th for Philadelphia.
Advertisement
Braves 8, Pirates 4 – At Atlanta: Ender Inciarte broke a tie with an RBI single in the fifth inning and offensively challenged Atlanta had 15 hits to beat Pittsburgh.
