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Cubs' Contreras gets 3 hits and steal, beats brother, Braves
Chicago won a day after ending its 10-game losing streak and also stopping the Braves’ 14-game winning string.
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Chicago won a day after ending its 10-game losing streak and also stopping the Braves’ 14-game winning string.
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The Cubs have been outscored 90-28 during their longest slide since they lost 12 consecutive games from August 5-16. They have held leads in seven of the 10 straight losses.
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Rookie Christopher Morel had a solo shot and three RBIs for the Cubs, losers of nine straight. San Diego has outscored Chicago 35-11 in the first three of a four-game series.
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The Padres trailed 5-0 when Kyle Hendricks was pulled after allowing a double to Jake Cronenworth to start the sixth inning. Voit homered off reliever Chris Martin to spark a four-run sixth, and his double off Mychal Givens gave the Padres the lead for good at 7-5 and highlighted a six-run seventh.
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Darvish (6-3), pitching at Wrigley Field for the first time since the Cubs traded him to the Padres as the centerpiece of a seven-player trade on Dec. 29, 2020, didn’t allow a runner past second base after Yan Gomes hit a home run in the second.
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Chicago’s six-game skid is its longest this year, dropping the Cubs a season-worst 13 games under .500 at 23-36. The Yankees outscored Chicago 28-5 in the three-game series.
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Trevino finally snapped a stalemate in the 13th with a pinch-hit single Friday night that gave New York a 2-1 victory over the Chicago Cubs.
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Catcher Willson Contreras and the Chicago Cubs avoided an arbitration hearing scheduled for later in the day, agreeing Thursday to a one-year contract for $9.625 million.
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Christopher Morel homered on the game’s first pitch off rookie Kyle Bradish and has reached base safely in 21 consecutive games to begin his career, extending his Cubs’ record.
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Chicago returned RHP Caleb Kilian to Triple-A Iowa after he made his major league debut in the second game of Saturday’s doubleheader. A top Cubs prospect, Kilian allowed three runs and three hits in five innings while striking out six in a no-decision.
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Stroman, coming off a string of strong starts, got pounded for a career-high nine runs and 10 hits in four innings. The right-hander had a 1.80 ERA in his previous five outings.
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Morel drove in Jason Heyward with a sacrifice fly in the 10th inning, and the Cubs beat the Milwaukee Brewers 4-3 on Wednesday night.