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Bryant homers, Mills shines as surging Cubs beat Royals 2-0 | |
CHICAGO (AP) Kris Bryant homered in his return to the lineup and Alec Mills pitched seven effective innings, helping the Chicago Cubs beat the Kansas City Royals 2-0 on Monday night for their fourth consecutive win. Javier Baez had a sacrifice fly and a nice play in the field as NL Central-leading Chicago improved to 8-2 for the first time since 2016. Bryant also doubled in the first after missing two games with a stomach ailment. Mills (2-0) allowed three hits, struck out four and walked three on a wet, windy night at Wrigley Field. Mills got a chance to start when Jose Quintana had surgery on his left thumb last month, but the right-hander is making a strong bid to keep his spot in the rotation. MORE | |
| Leaders | |||||
| AVG: | W. Contreras | .333 | |||
| HR: | J. Báez | 3 | |||
| RBI: | J. Báez | 6 | |||
| SB: | I. Happ | 1 | |||
| W: | T. Chatwood | 2 | |||
| ERA: | T. Chatwood | 0.71 | |||
| Saves: | J. Jeffress | 1 | |||
| K: | T. Chatwood | 19 | |||
| NL Central | ||||
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB |
| Chi Cubs | 8 | 2 | .800 | - |
| Cincinnati | 5 | 5 | .500 | 3 |
| Milwaukee | 3 | 4 | .429 | 3.5 |
| St. Louis | 2 | 3 | .400 | 3.5 |
| Pittsburgh | 2 | 8 | .200 | 6 |
| Full Standings | ||||
| General Batting (Rank) | |||||
| AVG: | .239 (16) | ||||
| Runs: | 50 (6) | ||||
| Hits: | 72 (13) | ||||
| Home Runs: | 15 (5) | ||||
| Stolen Bases: | 2 (21) | ||||
| OBP: | .343 (4) | ||||
| SLG: | .452 (6) | ||||
| Total Bases: | 136 (8) | ||||
| General Pitching (Rank) | |||||
| Earned Run Average: | 4.28 (17) | ||||
| Runs Allowed: | 40 (15) | ||||
| Saves: | 2 (19) | ||||
| Strikeouts: | 81 (13) | ||||
| OpBA: | .195 (4) | ||||
| OBP: | .290 (11) | ||||
| SLG: | .366 (9) | ||||
| Run Support: | 5.49 (7) | ||||
| Transactions | |||||||||
| Date | Player | Transactions | |||||||
| 8/2 | J. Norwood | Placed on 10-Day IL (Right shoulder inflammation) | |||||||
| 8/2 | J. Steele | Called Up from Minors | |||||||
| 8/1 | M. Dermody | Signed to a Minor League Contract | |||||||
| 7/31 | C. Allen | Signed to a Minor League Contract | |||||||
| 7/30 | C. Rea | Called Up from Minors | |||||||
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| Injuries | |||||||||
| Date | Player | Status | |||||||
| 7/30 | J. Norwood | Right shoulder inflammation (on 10-day IL) | |||||||
| 7/26 | B. Wieck | Strained right hamstring (on 10-day IL) | |||||||
| 7/23 | D. Descalso | Sprained left ankle (on 60-day IL) | |||||||
| 7/20 | J. Quintana | Left thumb laceration/nerve injury (on 10-day IL) | |||||||
| 7/15 | A. Rizzo | Lower back inflammation (day-to-day) | |||||||
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