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But instead of an easy win, the Cubs had to hang on. They also moved a half-game ahead of the Giants in the race for the second NL wild card.

Jason Hammel started the game, but only went four innings.

Hammel allowed two runs on three hits, walked two and struck out four in his four-plus-inning outing. There is no word about an injury to Hammel.

Schwarber made it 5-0 in the second with his first career Wrigley Field homer, a one-out shot to right-center on a 1-0 pitch off Heston that also brought home Hammel and second baseman Addison Russell.

The Cubs hit Heston early. “You could feel or sense that they were feeling pretty good about where they were at”. Adonis Garcia hit a two-run homer for the Braves, who won for just the fourth time in 15 games.

The Giants trimmed a three-run deficit to 5-4 with two outs in the sixth on Crawford’s two-run homer to left. The homer was the first hit off Heston since May 23 (covering 78 and 1/3 innings).

Hammel looked visibly frustrated while walking off the mound after only 76 pitches and requested to speak with Maddon after the game.

“They’re a talented club”, Bochy said.

There is only one day game on the major league schedule for Friday, and it may well not be included in the majority of DFS contests that get underway this evening.

“Joe told me nobody told him anything about that, so it is what it is”, Hammel said. This forced the front-office to recall rookie catcher, Kyle Schwarber from the Iowa Cubs and has worked out fairly well for the club as he played a key part in their six-game winning streak that ended on Wednesday.

General manager Jed Hoyer knows that this is a big test for the young Cubs. Hammel is enjoying another good season on the North Side (6-5, 3.17 ERA, 120 strikeouts in 122 innings) and said he felt great physically after dealing with a hamstring issue last month. “It was great, and I want our guys to embrace it”.

Chicago Cubs’ Jorge Soler hits a two-RBI single against the San Francisco Giants during the first inning of a baseball game, Thursday, August 6, 2015, in Chicago.

Let’s see how the weekend goes. Osich arrived previous to Friday’s recreation towards the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Area and is obtainable to seem.