Cubs deck Brewers in doubleheader

Straily allowed six hits and struck out seven.

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Jorge Soler hit a 3-run homer all over a 5-run first inning, Jon Lester pitched into the seventh and the Chicago Cubs beat the Milwaukee Brewers 6-1 on Wednesday in Chicago for his or her 17th win in 20 games.

It was Bryant's thirtieth homer of the season and he's the fifth Cubs participant to hit 30 via the age of 24.

and because the Cubs gained for the 18th time in 21 games and greater the top of the line checklist in the majors to 77-43, the simplest controversy in their jovial clubhouse is whether Bryant or teammate Anthony Rizzo is the improved NL MVP candidate.

in the opener, Trevor Cahill got here off the disabled checklist to throw 5 innings of two-hit ball in his first start in essentially 16 months in Chicago's 4-0 win. Kirk Nieuwenhuis adopted with a 3-run domestic run.

Hammel had two hits and the Cubs took control on Baez's two-run shot to left-center in Chicago's three-run sixth off lefty Rob Scahill to relaxed its 13th win in 15 games.

Aroldis Chapman allowed one hit in a scoreless ninth for his seventh Cubs' save and twenty seventh of the season.

DODGERS 7, PHILLIES 2: Adrian Gonzalez hit two home runs and had five RBIs to aid the los angeles lengthen its lead in the NL West with a victory over Philadelphia at Philadelphia. Bryant hit a solo homer off Blaine Boyer within the sixth and brought an RBI single within the eighth off Corey Knebel for his second profession five-hit video game (see full recap). Milwaukee has a 3-video game weekend series at Seattle earlier than returning to Miller Park to face Colorado on August 22.

The Chicago Cubs appear to wrap up a dominant homestand with a four-online game sweep of the visiting Milwaukee Brewers on Thursday.

WHITE SOX 10, INDIANS 7: Adam Eaton's ninth-inning grand slam off closer Cody Allen capped a 5-run rally and lifted Chicago previous Cleveland at Cleveland.

Keon Broxton led off the inning with a superb single to left, and then took abilities of the Lester/Ross battery to steal 2d and third. skills AL Rookie of the yr Michael Fulmer (10-3, 2.25 period) will toe the rubber for the Tigers, who're three 1/2 games behind in the race for the 2d wild card.

Milwaukee loaded the bases on two singles and a walk within the 2d inning, but Lester bought Nelson to floor into an inning-ending drive out. Francisco Rodriguez bought his 34th keep in 37 options. Kinsler become smartly located and needed to flow best somewhat to his right to make the play on Betts' liner.

Jimmy Nelson became tagged for six runs in five frames as he fell to six-and-13 with the loss. Mark Trumbo and Manny Machado additionally homered as Baltimore more desirable to 40-19 at domestic. The 13 runs matched a season excessive, set June 1 in opposition t Boston.

Milwaukee became outscored 23-eight in the sequence and fell to 0-6 at Wrigley container, while Bryant helped the Cubs circulate 34 video games over.500 for the primary time in view that September 2008.

Mike 1st viscount montgomery of alamein adopted Cahill within the first online game and pitched two innings, Hector Rondon worked the eighth and Joe Smith walked two within the ninth before Chapman hit 103 miles per hour and struck out one.