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The 34-year-old veteran not only pitched seven innings of five-hit ball without allowing a run, but induced five ground ball double plays. .@EliasSports says: The #Cubs tied a modern record tonight by turning SEVEN double plays in a 9-inning game. Continue to Article

August 17, 2018 11:48:pm EST

The Texas Rangers scored four runs in the eighth inning to complete a comeback from a five-run deficit, and an unusual triple play helped them beat the Los Angeles Angels 8-6 Thursday night in Arlington, Texas. With the bases loaded with and no outs in the fourth inning, Los Angeles' David Fletcher hit a one-hopper that appeared headed down the left field line. Third baseman Jurickson Profar backhanded the ball on a short hop and stepped on third for the first out. Continue to Article

August 17, 2018 2:28:am EST

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