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23	Januar 2019

CHICAGO (AP) �

Although the Milwaukee Brewers still trail in the NL Central Andrew Cashner Jersey , they believe the pressure has shifted to the first-place Cubs.Curtis Granderson homered, tripled and scored three runs, Lorenzo Cain added three hits and the Brewers beat Chicago 5-1 on Wednesday night to move within a game of the division lead.Granderson finished with three hits and Mike Moustakas had a two-run single for Milwaukee, which took two of three at Wrigley Field.Josh Hader (6-1) struck out three in a scoreless eighth to get the win. Six Brewers pitchers combined to hold Chicago to six hits.�We put ourselves in a spot where the division is within reach,� Milwaukee manager Craig Counsell said. �Now you feel like, really, take care of your own self. You play well and you have a chance to be there.�When asked if winning the series puts pressure on the Cubs, Counsell said: �For sure. That was the goal coming in.�Kris Bryant had two hits and drove in Chicago�s run.�We�re still in first place; I�m not worried about that,� infielder Javier Baez said. �We know we�ll come through as a team. Nobody is going to beat us if we go out there and play.�Granderson nearly began the game with his 48th career leadoff homer, but it was ruled a triple following an umpire review. The ball appeared to bounce off the top of the home run basket twice before falling back into the field of play.�That might be my basketball skills,� Granderson said. �If I would have gotten them in before, then I would have been playing basketball.�Two batters later http://www.oriolesfanproshop.com/authentic-chance-sisco-jersey , Cain singled to drive in Granderson for the game�s first run. Travis Shaw�s sacrifice fly in the third gave the Brewers a 2-0 lead.Milwaukee starter Chase Anderson allowed just two hits in four innings before being lifted for a pinch-hitter in the fifth. Chicago then scratched across a run in the bottom of the fifth against relievers Jacob Barnes and Corey Knebel.Pinch-hitter Tommy La Stella, batting for starter Kyle Hendricks (11-11), led off with an infield single against Barnes and advanced to second on a throwing error by shortstop Hernan Perez. Three batters later, with La Stella on third, Bryant doubled off a 98 mph fastball from Knebel to make it 2-1.The Brewers gave themselves some breathing room with three runs in the ninth. Granderson led off with a homer against Steve Cishek to make it 3-1. Later in the inning, Moustakas singled through the left side with the bases loaded to make it 5-1.�Grandy starting the game off and then the homer in the ninth, those were the big moments in the game,� Counsell said.DARVISH SURGERYCubs RHP Yu Darvish underwent an arthroscopic procedure on his right elbow to clean out loose debris, the team announced. Darvish was declared out for the season last month after an MRI revealed a stress reaction in the elbow. He recently visited noted orthopedic surgeon James Andrews for a second opinion, and the surgery was recommended.The procedure, termed a debridement, was performed in Dallas by Texas Rangers physician Keith Meister.DAY TRIPPIN�Before opening a three-game home series with Cincinnati this weekend Jeremy Hellickson Jersey , the Cubs will play a makeup of Sunday�s rainout on Thursday in Washington. They are not happy about losing a scheduled day off because it means going 30 straight days without one.�Playing 30 consecutive days is the difficult part,� manager Joe Maddon said. �For me, I don�t think that�s been discussed enough regarding whether to play or not.�The Cubs announced that Friday�s game against the Reds has been moved to 7:05 p.m. It had been scheduled for 1:20.TRAINER�S ROOMCubs: RHP Brandon Morrow (right biceps inflammation) threw a 35-pitch bullpen and his next step will be a simulated game this weekend. If all goes well, Morrow hopes to return to the active roster by the end of next week. � LHP Jon Lester (back spasms) played catch and appears ready to make his scheduled start Saturday after leaving Monday�s game in the sixth inning.UP NEXTBrewers: LHP Gio Gonzalez (8-11, 4.40 ERA) makes his second start with Milwaukee on Friday night in the opener of a home series against Pittsburgh. RHP Chris Archer (4-7, 4.56) pitches for the Pirates.Cubs: LHP Mike Montgomery (4-5, 3.85 ERA) takes the mound for Thursday�s makeup game at Washington. RHP Joe Ross makes his season debut for the Nationals. BOSTON (AP) � Mitch Moreland put some recent struggles behind him with a clutch hit in the ninth inning. Helped the major league-leading Boston Red Sox do the same with their weekend woes, too.Moreland singled in the winning run with two outs in the ninth and the Red Sox beat the Houston Astros 6-5 on Sunday night to avoid a three-game sweep in a matchup of AL division leaders.�Yeah, I�ll take those every time if I could,� he said, breaking into a grin. �It was at the right time to do it, I guess.�Coming into the game in a 2-for-26 slump http://www.oriolesfanproshop.com/authentic-caleb-joseph-jersey , the first baseman had a pinch-hit single in the eighth before his walkoff bloop.�Yeah, he gets jammed and he gets a single,� Red Sox manager Alex Cora said, adding �we need this guy to get going offensively. We know how good he is.�With runners on first and second, Moreland sent his opposite-single to left against Hector Rondon (2-3), and pinch-runner Tzu-Wei Lin raced home easily. Left fielder Marwin Gonzalez tried to barehand the ball for a quick throw but lost his grip and let it dribble toward the Green Monster.J.D. Martinez hit his 40th homer and drove in four for Boston, which snapped Houston�s seven-game winning streak even after the Astros rallied with a four-run sixth inning to tie the game at 5.The East-leading Red Sox sliced their magic number to 11 for their third straight division title. Boston leads the second-place Yankees by 8 ½ games after they lost at Seattle.Jose Altuve and Gonzalez each hit a solo homer for the West-leading Astros, who saw their lead over Oakland cut to 2 1/2 games. The Athletics beat Texas earlier in the day.�This was a really good game, really good series,� Houston manager A.J. Hinch said. �We win this series, which is one of the goals coming into this.�Craig Kimbrel (5-1) pitched a perfect ninth to preserve a tie.Trailing 5-1 in the sixth, the Astros rallied against starter Rick Porcello and Boston�s recently struggling bullpen. Altuve led off with a shot over the Monster Roberto Alomar Jersey , Tyler White had a two-run double off Heath Hembree, and Josh Reddick hit a tying double off Brian Johnson.Boston had built its lead on Martinez�s three-run shot an inning earlier. Martinez�s sacrifice fly had pushed Boston ahead 2-1 in the third.�Just one mistake pitch to J.D.,� Houston starter Dallas Keuchel said after giving up five runs in six innings. �I knew he was swinging. We have a long history together.�The Red Sox loaded the bases with one out in the eighth inning, but reliever Tony Sipp entered and struck out pinch-hitters Blake Swihart and Christian Vazquez.Porcello gave up four runs in 5 2/3 innings.LONG WAITThere was a 3-minute, 50-second review of a key play at the plate where Red Sox catcher Sandy Leon jumped for a throw from shortstop Xander Bogaerts to get Altuve in the seventh. He was called out, and replays were inconclusive on if the tag was applied before he touched the plate with his left hand.�He did get in there. It�s clear as day,� Hinch said. �I�m tired of these questions because replay�s set up for precisely that type of play, and we feel like we have clear evidence.�CLUB MILESTONEMartinez became just the fourth Red Sox player to hit 40 homers in his first season with the team.Dick Stuart had 42 in 1963, Jimmie Foxx 41 in �36 and Manny Ramirez hit 41 in 2011.HOUSTON INVASIONThere was a large contingent of Astros fans all weekend, filling Fenway Park, restaurants and bars in the area. The Houston Texans faced the New England Patriots about 45 minutes away in Foxborough, Massachusetts http://www.redsoxproshops.com/authentic-dustin-pedroia-jersey , earlier in the day.TRAINER�S ROOMRed Sox: Lefty Chris Sale is still set to be activated off the disabled list and start Tuesday. Cora said the plan is for the ace to go about two innings the first time as he gradually works back from mild left shoulder inflammation that landed him on the DL twice in less than three weeks.UP NEXTAstros: RHP Justin Verlander (14-9, 2.73 ERA) is scheduled to pitch in Detroit on Monday for the first time since being traded last season by the Tigers. LHP Francisco Liriano (4-9, 4.90) is slated to start for the Tigers.Red Sox: After an off day, Sale (12-4, 1.97) is set to face Toronto LHP Ryan Borucki (3-4, 4.39) when the teams open a three-game series Tuesday at Fenway.