Cubs rally for 3 in 9th to complete sweep of Marlins

He struck out three in the ninth inning Tuesday night against Boston for his first major league save.

The start will be his first since 2015.

Fernandez (12-6) allowed three runs and eight hits over six innings, losing consecutive starts for the first time since April 2013 in his rookie season.

ORIOLES 3, RANGERS 2 Kevin Gausman outpitched Cole Hamels, and host Baltimore rode a three-run first inning to a victory over Texas.

“That’s one of the reasons I didn’t want to walk him there”, Ramos said of the intentional walk to Rizzo. Contreras then made a nifty Javier Baez-style slide and stole second [VIDEO] but was stranded, and on the game went to the seventh.

Tom Koehler tossed six innings of one-run ball Wednesday in a no-decision versus the Cubs.

St. Louis sent nine batters to the plate against Cody Reed (0-6) in the first inning, with Moss and Greg Garcia each driving in a pair of runs with singles.

Twins 13, Indians 5 -At Cleveland: Joe Mauer had four hits and four RBIs, Brian Dozier hit a three-run homer and Minnesota continued its mastery over Cleveland. Oh, and two doubles. I’ve never got inside someone’s head just standing there. I was breathing…. It got worse and worse, and he kept staring at me more and more and yelling stuff, so I just kind of started having some fun…. Sure enough – Yelich sliced a homer into the right-field bleachers to make it 4-1 and silence the full house.

Taking the rotation spot of traded Ivan Nova, Green lasted 3 2/3 innings but only with the help of double-play grounders in each of the first three innings – two of them off the bat of Wilmer Flores that ended the first and third. Hopefully that changes going forward.

Chicago cut it to 4-2 in the eighth when Fowler scored on Fernando Rodney’s wild pitch.

The Chicago Cubs today placed right-handed pitcher Jason Hammel on the bereavement list and recalled right-handed pitcher Justin Grimm from Triple-A Iowa. Dioner Navarro grounded out to second to end the game. Christian Yelich got the scoring started in the first inning, when he doubled to left, scoring Dee Gordon. Ramos then walked pinch hitter Szczur to load the bases.

He allowed an unearned run in the seventh after third baseman Chase Headley let Yoenis Cespedes’ hard-hit grounder bounce off his glove for an error that loaded the bases.

Since then, Chicago has played 14 games at Wrigley Field, a three-game series in Milwaukee and a two-game road set against the crosstown White Sox.

Cespedes struck out on the next offering, and new Mets outfielder Jay Bruce followed with a game-ending groundout, completing his second straight 0-for-4 night.

Ramos was able to strike out Kris Bryant for the second out of the inning. Ramos still couldn’t find the zone, running the count to 3-0. The Cardinals’ fill-in closer was the one celebrating this time after getting his eighth save in 10 chances.

That brought up Contreras.

In a season-long slump, Teixeira came to the plate in the second with the score 3-all.

Matt Szczur scored the winning run after Ramos’ pitch to Wilson Contreras sailed wide and into the backstop.

“I got a little upset”, he said through a translator. They work counts, work at-bats and even when things don’t go their way, they somehow find ways to win.

The Cubs continue to look like the team to beat in the National League as they take down competitor after competitor on a nightly basis and find new ways to win with each passing game which is a very good sign for them as the playoffs fast approach. RHP Zack Wheeler is scheduled to pitch Saturday for Class A St. Lucie of the Florida State League in his first game since Tommy John surgery on March 25 a year ago. Votto is 29-for-58 (.500) during the streak.