CUBS BLANK PIRATES 1-0 WITH RENAISSANCE MAN KYLE HENDRICKS
pittsburgh» Kyle Hendricks rediscovered his 2016 form, limiting the Pittsburgh Pirates to four hits over six innings to outduel Gerrit Cole and lead the Chicago Cubs to a 1-0 win on Tuesday night.
Hendricks (2-1) struck out two and walked three in easily his best start this year. The struggling Pirates managed just four singles off Hendricks and didn’t reach third base until he was out of the game. Wade Davis worked a perfect ninth for his fifth save as the Cubs won for the sixth time in seven games.
Addison Russell doubled in the second off Cole (1-3) and scored when second baseman Alen Hanson airmailed first base on a Jason Heyward grounder, the Pirates’ major league-high 20th error this season. They’ve also allowed 15 unearned runs, the most in the big leagues.
The miscue spoiled a terrific outing by Cole. He struck out eight without issuing a walk and retired 14 of his final 15 batters.
TUESDAY’S HIGHLIGHTS
Eric Thames hit his major league-leading 11th home run — his sixth against Cincinnati this season — and the Brewers cruised to a 9-1 victory over the Reds .… Dallas Keuchel pitched a complete game to extend his promising start to the season and the Astros beat the Indians 4-2 even though Jose Altuve and Teoscar Hernandez left following a frightening collision in the eighth inning. Altuve and Hernandez were chasing a popup in right field and stayed down for a while after. Altuve appeared to get hit near his chin by Hernandez’s arm, but he walked off the field under his own power. Hernandez, called up from the minors before the game, was carted off the field with an injury to his left leg. … Substitute starter Austin Pruitt combined with four other Tampa Bay relievers on a two-hitter, and the Rays capitalized on Wade Miley’s wildness in a 2-0 victory over the Orioles. … James McCann, Justin Upton and Alex Avila homered for Detroit — and that was before the Tigers added nine runs in the fifth inning en route to a 19-9 rout of the Mariners. … Ervin Santana delivered his fourth straight outstanding start, Miguel Sano sparked a seven-run fifth inning with a leadoff homer and the Twins pounded the Rangers 8-1. … Paul Goldschmidt drove in three runs to match a team record with his fourth straight multi-RBI game, Patrick Corbin struck out nine in seven innings and the Diamondbacks rolled over the Padres 9-3. … Todd Frazier drove in three runs, Leury Garcia had three hits and the White Sox beat the Royals 10-5 in their second straight one-sided win over Kansas City. A night after beating the Royals 12-1 and outhitting them 15-2, the White Sox outhit Kansas City 14-8. Chicago scored 10 or more runs in consecutive games for the first time since May 26-27, 2012. … Steve Pearce was safe at first on throwing error by St. Louis shortstop Aledmys Díaz, which scored Marcus Stroman as the Blue Jays beat the Cardinals 6-5 in 11 innings. … The opener of the three-game series between the Yankees and Red Sox at Fenway Park was postponed because of rain. The game has been rescheduled as part of a day-night doubleheader on July 16. … The Phillies’ game against the Marlins was postponed due to rain. A makeup date was not immediately announced. … The series opener between the Braves and Mets was postponed by rain. The game was rescheduled as part of a doubleheader on Sept. 25. The Associated Press