Bryant Injured In 6-0 Loss To Pirates, As Cubs' Division Lead Shrinks To 1/2 Game
The Chicago Cubs lost again, and this one was particularly painful.
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The Chicago Cubs lost again, and this one was particularly painful.
Cubs superstar Kris Bryant met his biggest fan yesterday at Wrigley Field, a 12-year-old girl who traveled all the way from New Mexico to see him.
Jameson Taillon out-pitched Cole Hamels, Francisco Cervelli hit a two-run homer and the Pittsburgh Pirates made the Chicago Cubs wait at least another day to clinch a postseason spot with a 5-1 victory on Monday night.
Ben Zobrist had three hits and Kyle Hendricks dazzled again as the Cubs took the rubber game of the weekend series.
Ben Zobrist added two hits and two RBIs as the Cubs moved 2½ games ahead of second-place Milwaukee.
White Sox right-hander Reynaldo Lopez (7-9) struck out eight while pitching seven innings of one-run ball. He improved to 3-0 with a sparkling 0.79 ERA in his last five outings.
Domestic violence allegations against him first came to light a year ago, when a friend of his ex-wife, Melisa Reidy, accused him of abuse in an Instagram post.
The Cubs' lead in the NL Central dropped to 2 1/2 games over Milwaukee, which beat Cincinnati earlier Wednesday.
In the first inning, Baez drove a 2-0 pitch from Matt Andriese onto the pool deck in right-center. Baez's 33rd home run gave him 107 RBIs this season.
The Cubs stifled the Arizona Diamondbacks in a 5-1 win Monday night to open their important three-game series.
