Roundup: Cubs rally from eight-run deficit for victory
Roundup: Cubs rally from eight-run deficit for victory
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Cubs 10, Nationals 9
WASHINGTON — Darwin Barney’s tiebreaking double in the ninth inning capped a wild comeback as Chicago rallied from an eight-run deficit to beat Washington 10-9 on Thursday night.
Tony Campana reached on a fielder’s choice, stole second and scored when Barney doubled to right off Henry Rodriguez (3-2). It was Barney’s third hit and RBI of the game.
This was the second straight night a team blew an 8-0 lead. Cincinnati was up 8-0 in the fifth inning and beat St. Louis 9-8 in 13 innings on Wednesday.
Each Washington starter had at least one hit as the Nationals built an 8-0 lead in the fourth inning.
Chicago scored six runs in the sixth and two runs in the seventh to tie it.
The Cubs took a 9-8 lead in the top of the eighth, and the Nationals tied it at 9 in the bottom of the inning.
Sean Marshall (5-2), the fifth Chicago pitcher, allowed one run and two hits.
Marlins 5, Astros 0
MIAMI — Mike Stanton homered and Florida’s Brad Hand allowed two hits over seven innings for his first victory in the major leagues.
Logan Morrison drove in two runs and Emilio Bonifacio had three hits for the Marlins.
Hand (1-3), a 21-year old rookie left-hander, had his longest outing and held the Astros without a hit until one out in the fifth when Clint Barmes singled to centre. Hand lowered his ERA to 2.77 in five starts. He was sent down to double-A Jacksonville after the game so he could stay on schedule through the all-star break.
The Astros, who tied a season-low with three hits, have lost six of seven. It was the fourth time they have been shut out this season.
Stanton’s two-run homer — his 18th — came in his first at-bat since his walkoff homer in the 10th inning on Wednesday against Philadelphia. He had been homerless in his previous 20 games.
J.A. Happ (3-11) lost his seventh straight decision as he issued a career-high seven walks in 5 2-3 innings while allowing five runs and five hits. He struck out eight.
Brewers 5, Reds 4
MILWAUKEE — Rickie Weeks hit a three-run homer and Milwaukee’s bullpen held on in the opener of a four-game series.
Weeks hit a line-drive shot off Homer Bailey (3-4) as the Brewers built a 5-2 lead in the fifth.
LaTroy Hawkins gave up a run in the eighth and John Axford got into serious trouble in the ninth, allowing a leadoff home run to Ramon Hernandez and putting runners on the corners with two outs before getting Brandon Phillips to ground out for his 23rd save.
Cincinnati lost for the fifth time in seven games.
Chris Narveson (6-5) pitched six innings to improve to 4-1 over his last six starts.
Braves 6, Rockies 3
ATLANTA — Freddie Freeman hit a three-run homer, his fourth of the series, and Atlanta completed its first four-game sweep of Colorado in 18 years.
Jason Heyward homered for the streaking Braves, who have won nine of 10 and 14 of 17.
Freeman, the rookie first baseman, hit four homers and drove in seven runs in the series. His homer was the highlight of a five-run third inning that knocked Juan Nicasio (3-2) out of the game. Nicasio gave up six straight hits in the inning.
Colorado, which has lost five straight and was already playing without injured regulars Carlos Gonzalez and Troy Tulowitzki, saw outfielder Charlie Blackmon break a bone in his left foot while running the bases in the third inning.
Tim Hudson (8-6) pitched 7 1-3 innings, allowing five hits and three runs, to win his third straight decision. Craig Kimbrel pitched the ninth for his 27th save, the most in the majors.
Rangers 6, A’s 0
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