Castro is hitting. 242 after going 3-for-4 in the Cubs’ 6-5 win Friday.
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The Chicago Cubs look to sweep the Chicago White Sox Sunday afternoon. I’m a firm believer at looking back at the end of the season and not putting too much emphasis on it right now. “The big thing is to keep them healthy”.
White Sox third. Eaton struck out.
“They made some mistakes”. The 20-year-old first baseman plays for the Helena Brewers in the rookie Pioneer League. Rizzo singled to right, Schwarber scored, Bryant to third. The reason is because his youngsters are maturing quickly into top-flight professionals. Jake Arrieta gets the ball, and he’s 13-6 with a 2.38 ERA and 158 strikeouts this season. “I don’t think he’s like, way off”, manager Joe Maddon said. He used 104 pitches after throwing 95 and 107 in five and 5 1-3-inning starts against Boston and Tampa Bay.
First baseman Anthony Rizzo, reluctant to speak about his private efficiency, is batting. Over five starts since the All-Star break, Sale has a 6.39 ERA in 31 innings.
3B Kris Bryant extended his hitting streak to 12 games with a single off White Sox LHP Jose Quintana in the fourth inning of the Cubs’ 6-3 win on Saturday. Haren, who took the loss, struck out four and didn’t walk any. “Twenty? In a game?” If not for an elevated pitch count, the lanky lefty was on pace for the all-time strikeout record of 20 when he was removed after 116 pitches.
Fans of the Chicago White Sox can officially stop worrying about Chris Sale now. Sale was backed by three solo home runs – Jose Abreu, Alexei Ramirez and Melky Cabrera.
Eleven times in 2015 Sale has struck out ten or more hitters in a start. But they still wound up keeping the Crosstown Cup due to the archaic rules invented by the two marketing departments, namely one that states if the season series is split, the tie goes to the team that won it past year. Rondon has 21 saves.
“This is what I grew up playing baseball in”, said Sale, who is from Lakeland, Florida. I enjoy doing well. “I don’t want to put any other burden on his mind”. “It absorbs sweat really well, so it’s not very bad”, Maddon joked. Most of the time you’d expect teams that are far above or below their projections to play closer to Pythagorean the rest of the way. It will be Haren’s ninth career start against the White Sox, whom he is 3-2 against with a 4.05 ERA. Here’s how it will work going forward. “So, I’m not as motivated or concerned about it as I would’ve been”. “We have a really good ballclub”.
Imagine that. Sale was so good Sunday, he not only helped the White Sox to a victory, he provided a teaching moment for the young Cubs as they try to wrap up a playoff berth.
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Braun is expected to return after sitting out Tuesday because of a back problem. With that being said they do have a four game series starting with them tomorrow night. Shuck went on the DL on August 1 for a strained left hamstring. He began a rehab assignment with Double-A Tennessee on June 9, but he was shut down in mid-June after experiencing a setback.
