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All those guys deserve the credit they'll get, but it was Cubs third-base coach Will Venable who will go down as an unsung hero of the 5-hour affair. In the bottom of the fifth inning with the Cubs trailing 1-0 in the game, Bote reached on an infield single with two outs. Albert Almora Jr. came up next and served a soft liner into the gap in right-center and Bote motored all the way around from first to score, even though Brewers right fielder Christian Yelich cut the ball off well before it reached the wall. Continue to Article

May 11, 2019 9:35:pm EST

Willson Contreras hit a walk-off home run in the 15th inning to lift the Chicago Cubs to a 2-1 win over the visiting Milwaukee Brewers on Saturday afternoon. Contreras crushed a shot estimated at 424 feet into the left-field bleachers for Chicago's third walk-off victory since Tuesday. The Cubs have won 11 of their past 13 games. Continue to Article

May 11, 2019 7:35:pm EST

The Boston Red Sox have scored eight runs in the third inning against the Seattle Mariners at Fenway Park. It's the second time in just over a week that they've had at least eight in an inning. Last Saturday, they scored nine — also in the third — against the Chicago White Sox in a 15-2 victory. Continue to Article

May 11, 2019 2:52:pm EST

Ryan Braun belted a solo homer and Gio Gonzalez scattered two hits over 5 2/3 innings as the visiting Milwaukee Brewers posted a 7-0 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Friday afternoon. Yasmani Grandal collected two hits and joined Jesus Aguilar with two RBIs for the Brewers, who have won seven in a row to reside just percentage points behind the first-place Cubs in the National League Central. Jose Quintana (4-2) allowed three runs on four hits in 6 2/3 innings for Chicago, which fell to 10-2 in its last 12 games after being shut out for the third time this season. Continue to Article

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