“We’ve got to figure out ways to grind through at-bats”. But I’m quite sure Cubs fans have found one group of lefties they can all rally behind. Reyes (2-1), who pitched 4 1/3 innings of relief after Jaime Garcia failed to get out of the second, walked six and allowed a hit but still managed to keep the Cubs off the board. He gave up two runs and three hits, including Fowler’s seventh leadoff homer of the season.
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BOSTON – Mark Trumbo’s towering solo home run in the second inning proved to be the difference for Baltimore at Fenway Park.
Wrigley Field has always been considered a graveyard for left-handed hitters and only seven have reached 30 home runs in a Cubs uniform.
With 30-plus home runs and 100-plus RBI this season, Rizzo has now become just the second left-handed hitter in Cubs history to reach both of those milestones in multiple seasons. Every starting position player for the Phillies had a hit, and six players had multi-hit games. “He had a good rhythm and feel for all of his pitches”, Mike Matheny said. “I don’t take it for granted one bit”.
With another brilliant performance on the mound, Lester’s ERA dropped to 2.40.
Cobb (1-0), who was making his third start since returning from Tommy John surgery, allowed one run, two hits and three walks in 6 2/3 innings. “(Lester) really played into all that”. But David Ross has caught the southpaw for a while now and believes this is Lester at his peak. The Cubs pulled to the brink of celebrating their first NL Central title in eight years with their 7-0 win at Busch Stadium on Wednesday afternoon. “It’s a good rest”, said Peralta, only half-seriously. “We didn’t see this guy that much a year ago, this is the guy I’m used to seeing”. Hendricks doesn’t really bring the heat when it comes to speed, however his command and control of each of his pitches is unreal.
Martinez is 4-0 with a 1.85 ERA over his last five outings and has recorded six straight quality starts, beginning with his no-decision against the Cubs on August 11. The Cubs close the regular season with seven road games beginning September 26.
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“I was trying to stay loose”, Quintana said of the 10 to 12 extra throws.
“I went in the cage and worked and worked and nothing seemed to come from it”, Moss said. “He was always a command kind of guy, but he had greater velocity”. “I think it’d be a nice thing to do”. I believe he can throw a strike whenever he wants to. The Cubs won 7-0.
For the first time since 2011, the Cardinals are slated to open the season at home, when they will host the rival Chicago Cubs on Monday, April 3.
The division crown would only be the Cubs’ sixth since Major League Baseball split into divisions 47 years ago.
“It’s been the Cardinals’ division for many years now, ever since I gotten over here”, Rizzo said. And, what’s hurt us in the past is that we’ve made more mistakes than they have, whether that’s on the pitching side or. the defensive side where it stands out more than anything else.
“We know the only “first-time since” number that matters is the big one”. “It’s just a matter of when”. That’s it. All that other stuff – I understand. “The way we’re losing games is not right”.
Lester’s continued dominance has catapulted him into the Cy Young conversation.
The Dodgers took advantage of errors by second baseman Starlin Castro and Betances (3-5) to increase their NL West lead to five games over San Francisco.
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“We’re over personal goals”, Ross said.
