Table of Content
Lester, who surrendered 12 hits in six innings, surrendered the lead again in the fifth, but a Javier Báez homer gave the Cubs a 5–4 lead in the bottom half. Pedro Strop continued to struggle and gave up a home run on the first pitch of the eighth to again tie the game. However, the Cubs retook the lead in the bottom of the half on an error by Padre first baseman Eric Hosmer.
August 30 – The Cubs returned home to face the Brewers at Wrigley Field. The Cub offense continued to put up runs, scoring five in the first two innings two homers by Nicholas Castellanos and an RBI-double by starter Jose Quintana. August 20 – After an off day, the Cubs returned home to face the Giants. Cole Hamels allowed three runs in six innings while Nicholas Castellanos and Anthony Rizzo each hit solo home runs in the first. Rizzo added a second solo home run in the third and went 3–3 with three runs scored and two RBI.
Overflow thread 3: Cubs vs. Pirates, Friday 7/12, 1:20 CT
However, Jon Lester struggled again, giving up six runs in five innings as the Cubs lost to the Dodgers 7–3. June 10 – The Cubs returned to the road to face the Rockies in Denver. Kyle Schwarber and Anthony Rizzo both hit two-run homers in the Cubs’ third inning, but Yu Darvish quickly surrendered the lead in the bottom half of the inning. The Rockies took the lead in the seventh, but the Cubs rallied to tie it in the eighth.
May 26 – José Quintana gave up 12 hits and six runs in five innings of work. The Cub bullpen also struggled, allowing fours runs in a 10–2 loss to the Reds. Kris Bryant and Jason Heywood collided in right field on a play in the sixth inning forcing Bryant to leave the game.
Bleed Cubbie Blue main menu
The Cubs also have the two-and-two interleague split with the Mariners, traveling to Seattle in late April and hosting them in early September. June 26 – Yu Darvish gave up five runs in five innings of work while the Willson Contreras and Kris Bryant homered for the Cubs. June 12 – Cole Hamels pitches seven shutout innings against the Rockies and drove in two runs as the Cubs avoided the series sweep. Kyle Schwarber hit a three-run home run and Javier Báez added a two-run shot as the Cubs rolled to an easy 10–1 win over the Rockies.
Contreras drove in three runs in the game and Jon Lester pitched well, allowing only two unearned runs in six innings. The win moved the Cubs a full game ahead of the Brewers for first in the Central. June 8 – Jon Lester surrendered four runs in the first inning, but did not allow another run in six innings of work. Victor Caratini hit a tie-breaking bases-loaded double in Chicago's four-run sixth inning as the Cubs rallied to beat the Cardinals 9–4.
Cubs activate Craig Kimbrel from injured list
April 3 – Following a scheduled off day, Jon Lester pitched six innings while allowing only two runs. He left with a 4–2 lead on the strength of a Willson Contreras two-run homer. March 30 – Following a scheduled off day, the Cubs jumped out early on the Rangers and led 3–0 after the first.
September 5 – After an off day, the Cubs traveled to Milwaukee to face the Brewers in a four-game series. A five-run sixth inning, highlighted by a grand slam by Kyle Schwarber pushed the Cubs into the lead as they won 10–5. Jose Quintana only last give innings while allowing four runs, but earned the win as the Cubs moved to within 2.5 games of the Cardinals. May 22 – With temperatures near 80 and the wind blowing out, Cole Hamels struggled against his former team.
Báez then led off the ninth with a double and advanced to third on an error setting up David Bote's game-winning single as the Cubs won 2–1. April 15 – After the prior day's game being postponed due to snow, the Cubs traveled to Miami to face the Marlins. With the Cubs scoring three runs in the first inning, Yu Darvish pitched into the fifth inning allowing only two runs and striking out eight.
With Kyle Hendricks on the DL, Tyler Chatwood started for the Cubs and allowed three runs in four innings. Adbert Alzolay, making his Major League debut, pitched four-plus innings of relief and allowed only one run, earning the win for the Cubs. Javier Baez homered and drove in two runs while Anthony Rizzo drove in two as well giving the Cubs the 7–4 win.
Craig Kimbrel pitched a perfect ninth to secure the win over the Reds. With a Brewers win later that day, the division lead remained at 2.5 games. June 24 – The Atlanta Braves came to Chicago for a four-game series. In the first game, Willson Contreras and Jason Heyward homered and the Cubs used a five-run fifth inning to beat the Braves 8–3.
Ben Zobrist, Kris Bryant, Nico Hoerner, and Victor Caratini all homered for the Cubs as they dismantled the Pirates 14–1. Bryant drove in four runs and Hoerner drove in three runs in the easy win. The win moved the Cubs to within three games of the Cardinals for the division lead. August 31 – Cole Hamels pitched six innings and allowed two runs, but the Cubs were blanked by the Brewers' pitching and lost 2–0. The loss with a Cardinal doubleheader sweep moved the Cubs to 2.5 games out of first.
The win returned the Cubs to 11 games over the .500 mark as they led the division by two games. May 21 – José Quintana pitched six innings and allowed no runs, leaving the game with a 1–0 lead. September 3 – Willson Contreras homered in his return to the lineup while Nicholas Castellanos and Kyle Schwarber also homered as the Cubs beat the Mariners 6–1.
July 12 – The Cubs returned home following the All-Star break to face the Pirates at Wrigley Field. Yu Darvish pitched well, striking out eight and allowing no runs in six innings of work. However, in the top of the eighth, Pedro Strop gave up a three-run homer to Starling Marte to tie the game. Jason Heyward gave the Cubs the lead again in the bottom half of the eight on a single that drove in Bryant.
No comments:
Post a Comment