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Cubs battle back to beat Brewers
Chicago Cubs stunned leaders Milwaukee Brewers 7-1 on Wednesday at the Wrigley Field after surviving an early scare.
The game started with a two inning drought in what seemed to be a tight meeting in Chicago. Brewers were the first to take the minimal advantage through Betancourt who scored the first point after Hart grounded into fielder’s choice to shortstop, but also thanks to a throwing error committed by shortstop Castro.
Unfortunately for the visitors, that remained their only momentum as Cubs powered through to a seven point run which gave them the clear win in the end. Castro singled to left as La Hair evened the situation in the same third round. The fourth term went scoreless for both sides, while the fifth one saw the same hosts take the first lead through Soriano and Castro who came up with a double following Le Mahieu’s double.
Things got much worse for the favorites when Cubs scored a triple in the next round. Byrd hit a 404 foot homerun which also involved both Baker and Soto who made it 6-1 with three terms left. Finally, Le Mahieu brought his side the last point in the seventh one, following Soto’s double.
Said Wolf after the game: “Definitely we want to get it over with. I think the one thing that was a possibility that we really didn’t want was to clinch on our off day (Thursday). That would have been anticlimactic… It will be great to do it at home so we can spray some of the fans with champagne, that’s something they’ve been dying for.”
Cubs are fourth in the Central with a .442 record which includes 69 wins and 87 losses, the victory over Brewers being their fifth in the past ten games and 39th at the Wrigley Field. As for Brewers, they are top spot with a .583 impressive percentage featuring 98 wins and 57 losses. The defeat to Cubs was their fourth in the past ten games and 42nd on the road.
Colorado Rockies 0 – 4 San Diego Padres
San Diego blanked Colorado yesterday at the Coors Field where the visitors managed to keep the sheet clean throughout the entire meeting but also where the same away side scored all their points within the opening term.
Maybin brought the first lead after Headley hit a sacrifice fly to left. Gonzalez then hit another sacrifice fly to left allowing Hermida to double the lead with Denorfia getting to third. Even more than that, Padres extended the lead to three points when Denorfia scored his first one, following Rizzo’s single.
Finally, Martinez scored the last one right afterwards, following Parrino’s singling to give Padres an early clear win, their 36th on the road this season. Despite the win, San Diego remain foot of the table in the West with a .436 negative record which incorporates 68 wins and 88 defeats.
They have also extended their winning streak to three success, the victory over Rockies being their third in a row, sixth in the past ten games and 36th away. As for Colorado, they are second form the bottom with a .452 record featuring 70 wins and 85 defeats. The loss to Padres was their seventh in a row, eighth in the past ten games and 43rd at home.
Cincinnati Reds 2 – 0 Houston Astros
Reds have started to build streak when they defeated Houston yesterday at the Great American Ball Park where the hosts kept the sheet clean until the last moment, not allowing their opponents to score a point.
Phillips was the first to score a point in Cincinnati after Heisey singled to center, while Cairo doubled the advantage in the second term after hitting a 400 foot homerun, the only one of the meeting. The rest of the terms went scoreless as Cincinnati were celebrating their second straight early win.
Reds are third in the Central with a .487 record including 76 wins and 80 defeats, the victory to Astros being their fifth in the past ten games and 42nd at home. On he other side, Houston are foot of the table with a .342 poor record, by far the worse in the league, featuring 53 wins and 102 defeats. The loss at the Great American Ball Park was their second in a row, sixth in the past ten games and 56th on the road.
New York Yankees 4 – 2 Tampa Bay Rays
Yankees won the second meeting with Rays in the same manner they had won the first one. New York started the game on Yankee stadium with a two point lead set in the second and fourth terms. First, Cano hit a 378 foot homerun and then Granderson doubled it with Cano out at second and Teixeira to third, play which followed Montero’s grounding into double play.
Rays’ first reply came in the fifth term through Shoppach who fried a 410 foot homerun to cut the deficit to one point, but things got even worse for the leaders when Rodriguez came up with a second one in the seventh term, making it 2-2.
The eighth term saw Yankees go two points atop as Posada singled to center, allowing both Golson and Teixeira to score a precious double with Cano getting to second, which brought them the late win as well as the AL East title.
Yankees, who have already qualified for the play-offs, are top spot in the East with a .613 record including 95 wins and 60 defeats. The win against Tampa Bay was their fourth in a row, seventh in the past ten games and 50th at home.
On the other side, Rays are third with a .548 percentage which features 85 wins and 70 losses, the defeat to New York being their third in a row, sixth in the past ten games and 37th on the road.
MLB Wednesday results:
Colorado Rockies 0 – 4 San Diego Padres
Chicago Cubs 7 – 1 Milwaukee Brewers
Cincinnati Reds 2 – 0 Houston Astros
New York Yankees 4 – 2 Tampa Bay Rays
New York Yankees 4 – 2 Tampa Bay Rays (Game 2)
Cleveland Indians 4 – 8 Chicago White Sox
Florida Marlins 4 – 0 Atlanta Braves
Philadelphia Phillies 5 – 7 Washington Nationals
Arizona Diamondbacks 8 – 5 Pittsburgh Pirates
Kansas City Royals 3 – 6 Detroit Tigers
Boston Red Sox 4 – 6 Baltimore Orioles
Toronto Blue Jays 2 – 7 Los Angeles Angels
Los Angeles Dodgers 5 – 8 San Francisco Giants
St. Louis Cardinals 6 – 5 New York Mets
Oakland Athletics 2 – 3 Texas Rangers
Minnesota Twins 4 – 5 Seattle Mariners
Next fixtures:
New York Yankees – Tampa Bay Rays
Los Angeles Dodgers – San Francisco Giants
Cleveland Indians – Chicago White Sox
Houston Astros – Colorado Rockies
Philadelphia Phillies – Washington Nationals
St. Louis Cardinals – New York Mets
Detroit Tigers – Baltimore Orioles
Cleveland Indians – Chicago White Sox
Oakland Athletics – Texas Rangers
Minnesota Twins – Seattle Mariners
Toronto Blue Jays – Los Angeles Angels
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