Rowan Wick pitched a scoreless ninth to earn his fifth save in seven chances. Hughes had allowed one earned run in his 13 previous innings prior to Meneses’ homer. That loomed larger as pinch-hitter Joey Meneses hit a two-run homer off Cubs left-handed reliever Brandon Hughes with two out in the eighth. The Cubs capitalized in the bottom of the inning as Willson Contreras hit an RBI single, and Suzuki hit a sacrifice fly. He committed a throwing error that placed runners at second and third with two out in the seventh, but reliever Michael Rucker struck out Victor Robles to end the threat. Morel, nursing a tight right hamstring, made his second start at third base. When he’s behind, he’s got to get more in the strike zone.” He can mix things up and get guys off-balance. “We’ve got to start working ahead of hitters. “A lot of it has to do with getting behind hitters, and having to throw strikes,” Nationals manager Davey Martinez said of Sanchez’s penchant for allowing homers. It was his 10th of the season and his first since July 7 at Dodger Stadium. Following the first of two walks to Nick Madrigal, Morel smacked a two-run shot into the left field bleachers. Sanchez retired the first six batters before Velázquez homered to left against a stiff wind. Nico Hoerner then hit reliever Steve Cishek’s first pitch for a single to center field to score Suzuki. But Sanchez was pulled after surrendering singles to Seiya Suzuki and Patrick Wisdom to start the sixth. The Nationals (36-75) dropped their sixth straight game and have been outscored 51-20 during that span.Īnibal Sanchez (0-5) pitched five-plus innings, the longest outing by a Nationals starter during their losing streak. The Cubs (44-64) won for the third time in four games. I didn’t know it was going to be a homer, that’s why I started running hard.” First at-bat, get the lead for the team, feels incredible. “A dream come true, my first home run at Wrigley Field. Velázquez’s homer highlighted the first three-hit game of his career. I think that’s been advantageous for me here.” You just keep pounding the zone and let the defense work because the ball usually doesn’t fly when the wind is blowing in. “That always helps when the wind is blowing in. “I think the conditions tonight with the wind blowing in, I think I got lucky with that a few times here,” Thompson said. Cubs starting pitchers have posted a 2.87 ERA and nine quality starts in 19 games since July 16. Thompson has posted a 6-2 record and 2.40 ERA in eight starts at Wrigley Field. Luke Voit hit a homer with one out in the sixth to end Thompson’s shutout bid. Thompson (9-5) didn’t walk a batter for the second time in three starts while scattering five hits over six innings. Who knows, but this has been a thrilling game and the Cubs’ lead evaporated quickly, and batters have been crossing the plate left and right.CHICAGO (AP) - Keegan Thompson pitched six effective innings, rookies Nelson Velázquez and Christopher Morel homered in the third inning, and the Chicago Cubs beat the Washington Nationals 6-3 Monday night. Luis Urias would add another solo shot and the Brewers just won’t stop pouring it on the Cubs.Ī football game is taking place in mid-June in Milwaukee, and fans can take a break from the depressing news of the Bucks and Giannis Antetokounmpo. A total of 21 runs combined, with the Brewers scoring 14 straight runs capped off by a grand slam for Adames, who has done wonders since coming over in the trade with the Tampa Bay Rays. Oh, and that was at the end of the 4th inning. However, Jake Arrieta gave up six runs (three earned) in just 1.2 innings and the Brewers were within one.įast forward a couple of innings, and the Brewers have now scored 15 unanswered runs, thanks to a Willy Adames grand slam that sent the Brewers fans into a frenzy, and in turn, sent the Cubs reeling even more in a whirlwind of a game. #CubTogether /FY42VfU1HoĪll seemed just fine for the Cubs. The Chicago Cubs rattled Milwaukee Brewers rookie pitcher Aaron Ashby for seven runs (four earned) in the first and jumped out to a 7-0 lead before the Brewers even got a chance to bat.
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