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Rizzo homered, drove in three runs and stole two bases in his return to the cleanup spot, and Chicago beat the Milwaukee Brewers 8-4 to strengthen its hold on the NL Central. The Cubs bounced back nicely from their 7-0 loss in the opener of the two-game series, improving to 9-4 against the Brewers this year. "I think early on we knew it was going to come down to the wire," Rizzo said, "so I don't see us or any team pulling away like crazy. Continue to Article

August 15, 2018 7:19:pm EST

Even John Gant cracked a smile. Gant homered for his first major league hit and pitched one-run ball into the sixth inning, helping the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Washington Nationals 6-4 on Tuesday night for their season-high seventh consecutive victory. Kolten Wong had three hits and three RBIs as St. Louis (65-55) pulled within four games of the NL Central-leading Chicago Cubs and moved within one game of the Philadelphia Phillies for the second NL wild card. Continue to Article

August 15, 2018 12:42:am EST

Ryan Braun hit a pair of two-run home runs and Jhoulys Chacin pitched seven shutout innings to pick up his 12th win of the year and lead the Milwaukee Brewers to a 7-0 victory over the host Chicago Cubs on Tuesday afternoon at Wrigley Field. Chacin (12-4) allowed three hits and two walks while striking out a season-high 10 for the Brewers, who leapfrogged Philadelphia, which lost to Boston later Tuesday night to drop one game behind Milwaukee, for the No. 1 wild-card spot in the National League while also closing to within two games of the first-place Cubs in the NL Central. It was the second straight start that Chacin, who gave up four hits over six innings and struck out eight in a 1-0 win on June 13 at Miller Park, blanked Chicago and the third straight time that Milwaukee shut out the Cubs. Continue to Article

August 14, 2018 10:02:pm EST

Ben Zobrist figured plate umpire Phil Cuzzi was going to give him the boot regardless, so the Chicago Cubs veteran didn't hold back during his first career ejection. Zobrist told Cuzzi he would prefer an "electronic strike zone" before being ejected in the eighth inning of Chicago's 7-0 loss to the Milwaukee Brewers on Tuesday night. Zobrist was waiting on deck in the eighth when Javier Baez struck out to end the inning. Continue to Article

August 14, 2018 8:39:pm EST

Ryan Braun supplied the power at the plate and Jhoulys Chacin dominated on the mound to give the Milwaukee Brewers the lift they needed to tighten the NL Central race. Braun hit two of Milwaukee's four homers, Chacin struck out a season-high 10 in seven innings and the Brewers cut into Chicago's division lead with a 7-0 victory over the Cubs on Tuesday. Lorenzo Cain homered on Jose Quintana's second pitch . Continue to Article

August 14, 2018 7:37:pm EST