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• Cubs pull off improbable rally, score six runs in ninth to beat Cardinals AP Photo/Joe PuetzIan Happ’s go-ahead, two-run double lifted the Cubs to a 7-6 victory Tuesday in St. Louis. The Cubs entered the ninth inning trailing 6-1. ST. LOUIS — Never say never. The Cubs had a wild ninth-inning rally in Arizona on Saturday, but they topped it Tuesday against the Cardinals, scoring six runs in the ninth for a 7-6 comeback victory. The Cubs trailed 6-1 and seemed ready to drop consecutive games against their division rivals. Patrick Wisdom started…
• SF Giants offense held to one run again, club loses another series to Cardinals A Giants offense that led the National League in home runs and OPS during the first half of the season came out of the All-Star break and relied almost solely on the long ball to score against the Cardinals this weekend. A three-home run game that featured two from Mike Yastrzemski powered the Giants to an easy victory on Friday, but the lineup struggled against St. Louis southpaw Kwang Hyun Kim on Saturday and didn’t fare much better against fellow…
• Cubs trying to stay in the moment amid uncertain second half AP Photo/Ross D. FranklinThe Cubs took two of three games against the DBacks and hope it’s a jumping off point for a strong second half. PHOENIX – No one really knows what the Cubs will look like in a few weeks or what will be left of the team’s current roster after the trade deadline. But the message the team is carrying into the second half until something happens is to stay in the moment. Following what was a rough…
• Buildings collapse in heavy floods across Europe leaving at least 21 dead Heavy rain was recored in several countries (Picture: AP/Getty/EPA)At least 21 people have died as floods hit several European countries, leaving homes collapsed and sweeping away cars. Most of those dead were confirmed in Germany, with dozens of other people missing there and some trapped on rooftops waiting to be rescued. However, Switzerland and Belgium have also been badly hit by the heavy rain. Authorities in the western German county of Euskirchen said eight deaths had been reported there. Efforts…
• With top hitters out due to injuries, SF Giants offense goes cold against Cardinals’ Kim A Giants team that’s missing several of its best hitters due to injury flexed its depth and used a pair of sweet swings from Mike Yastrzemski to trounce the Cardinals on Friday, but in the club’s second game back after the All-Star break, a lineup loaded with fill-ins was no match for St. Louis’ pitching staff. Cardinals southpaw Kwang Hyun Kim and a quartet of relievers limited a Giants offense that was missing four of its top eight home run…
• Willson Contreras getting opportunity to be Cubs’ new leadoff hitter AP Photo/Rick Scuteri“I think he’s done a nice job having professional at-bats,” manager David Ross said before Saturday’s game. PHOENIX – The Cubs’ are looking for a new leadoff hitter again. Outfielder Joc Pederson had taken over the role, but after Pederson was traded to the Braves on Thursday, the search for stability at the top of the lineup continues. Catcher Willson Contreras has the most at-bats out of the leadoff spot on the roster. Contreras, who normally leads off…
• Cubs pitchers can’t find command in 6-4 loss to the DBacks Photo by Norm Hall/Getty ImagesCubs pitchers walked 11 batters (two intentional), including four by starter Zach Davies in the 6-4 loss to the DBacks. PHOENIX – When your success relies on command, when that command goes astray, it can make for a frustrating afternoon. That was how things went for starter Zach Davies in Sunday’s 6-4 loss to the DBacks. The Cubs’ right-hander never found the command of his pitches and went into several deep counts on the afternoon. The…
• Cubs activate RHP Dillon Maples from injured list AP PhotosMaples threw a scoreless inning in Monday’s 8-3 loss to the Cardinals ST. LOUIS — The Cubs activated right-hander Dillon Maples from the 10-day injured list before Monday’s 8-3 loss to the Cardinals. Maples had been on the IL since June 16 with a strained right triceps. He has a 1.99 ERA with 32 strikeouts and 14 walks in 18 appearances. He tossed a scoreless inning in the loss. In a corresponding move, the Cubs optioned left-hander Kyle Ryan…
• Manager David Ross on Cubs’ second half: ‘We just got to focus on today’ AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar“I think that if we get outside of focusing on beating the Arizona Diamondbacks tonight, then we’re going to shortchange ourselves,” Ross said on Friday. PHOENIX – There’s a lot of things in store for the Cubs over the next 14 days and while the trade deadline line is going to be a major marker in the team’s second half, there is also a long time between now and the end of the season. The Cubs have…