Kyle Gibson held the South Siders to one run over six innings
to cap off a great year."This game saw twelve straight half-innings of scoreless
baseball when the score was already
8-1
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tonight’s contest was. Still, it was a decisive victory for the Twins, who came
away with an 8-3 victory, and gave starter Kyle Gibson a strong note to end his
year on.After a lengthy first inning where a single from Omar Narvaez and a
double from Jake Cave brought home three combined runs, the Twins knocked Carlos
Rodon out of the game with a busy second inning. Johnny Field led off with a
double, Chris Gimenez walked, and Joe Mauer singled in a run to make it 3-1
Twins.Jorge Polanco singled in another run, then Willians Astudillo doubled home
another. After walking Robbie Grossman to load the bases, Jeanmar Gomez entered
in relief. He didn’t fare much better, walking Tyler Austin to force home
another run.Jake Cave brought home another tally with a sacrifice fly
(strikingly, the first out of the inning), and the frame ended shortly
thereafter
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but not before Johnny Field singled in a run with his second hit of the
inning.From that point on, the game progressed quietly. As mentioned, Gibson
threw six strong innings, striking out seven hitters, and allowing just three
hits. Trevor Hildenberger and Gabriel Moya pitched scoreless innings.On
Chicago’s side of the ball, Jeanmar Gomez threw three frames without being
charged for a run, and the quintessential duo of Aaron Bummer and Thyago Vieira
tossed a pair of shutout innings each.Things wouldn’t heat up again until Matt
Belisle gave up two runs in the ninth, but it was more of a light simmer than
anything else, so don’t hold your breath.Tomorrow afternoon, the year comes to a
close! Hope to see everyone there.Studs
P Kyle Gibson (7 IP, 3 H, 1
ER
Paul
Molitor Jersey , 3 BB, 7 K)DH Joe Mauer (2-for-4, 2 R, RBI, BB)SS Jorge
Polanco (3-for-5, 2 R, RBI)CF Jake Cave (1-for-4, 3 RBI)LF Johnny Field
(2-for-4, R, RBI)Duds:NO DUDS! TWINS WIN! TWINS WIN!Robot Roll Call:#Commenter#
Comments PITTSBURGH (AP) — Jon Lester wasn’t overly excited about winning for
the first time in just over a month.However, Cubs manager Joe Maddon couldn’t
have been happier with his performance.Lester pitched six innings and Ian Happ
homered as the Chicago Cubs beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 1-0 on Thursday
night.Lester (13-5) allowed five hits, struck out eight and had no walks while
improving to 3-1 against the Pirates this season. His previous victory came July
15 at San Diego and he had gone 0-3 with a 10.32 ERA in five starts since the
All-Star break.“This isn’t going to be like we figured out everything and I’m
going to throw six scoreless (innings) every time I step out
there
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Lester said. “It’s a step in the right direction, though.”Maddon was glad to
have his ace find his form.“He’s a world-class kind of athlete and they want to
be that way all the time,” Maddon said. “When you get away from it, it’s
disturbing and you’re always looking for answers. I know he’ll rest better and
this is absolutely a game to build off because he executed well. Everything was
there tonight.”Steve Cishek, Carl Edwards Jr. and Pedro Strop each pitched one
inning to complete the six-hitter. Strop hit David Freese with a pitch with two
outs in the ninth but converted his 10th save in 13 opportunities.Happ connected
with one out in the fourth inning off Ivan Nova (7-7) for his 13th home run, a
drive deep into the right-center seats that was the game’s only extra-base hit.
There was a fair share of cheers while Happ rounded the bases as he is from
suburban Mount Lebanon, Pennsylvania.“It’s always good to come here and see my
high school coach sitting in the fourth row behind the dugout,” Happ
said.Chicago (70-50) increased its lead in the NL Central to 3½ games over idle
Milwaukee while moving a season-high 20 games over .500. Pittsburgh (61-61) lost
its fourth straight to fall to .500.Nova took his first loss since July 3
despite giving up only one run in 6 2/3 innings. The Pirates had won five of his
six previous starts and he was 3-0 in that span.“Every time you lose a game,
it’s tough,” Nova said. “But having a game like this and the position we are in,
we need to win, we need to get
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best scoring opportunity came in the fifth inning when Josh Harrison and Adeiny
Hechavarria hit consecutive two-out singles. Lester then struck out Nova, an
.044 career hitter.The Cubs had runners in scoring position in the third and
seventh innings but failed to convert.Chicago’s Jason Heyward had two
hits.TRAINER’S ROOMCubs: RHP Yu Darvish (right triceps tendinitis/right shoulder
impingement) will begin a rehab assignment Sunday with a minor league team to be
determined. Signed to a $126-million, six-year contract as a free agent in
February, Darvish last pitched for the Cubs on May 20 and is 1-3 with a 4.95 ERA
in eight starts.Pirates: SS Jordy Mercer (strained left calf) was placed on the
10-day disabled list after being injured Wednesday during a loss at Minnesota.
Hechavarria started in his place and went 2 for 2. … RHP Nick Burdi (Tommy John
elbow surgery) had his rehab transferred to Triple-A Indianapolis from Double-A
Altoona on Tuesday and allowed two runs in two-thirds of an inning against
Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.HELLO, NEWMANShortstop Kevin Newman, the Pirates’
first-round draft pick in 2015, made his major league debut when he entered on
defense in the ninth inning after Hechavarria was removed for a pinch-hitter.The
Pirates purchased Newman’s contract from Indianapolis before the game and
recalled OF Jordan Luplow from the same club while catcher Jacob Stallings was
optioned there. Right-hander Casey Sadler was designated for assignment to open
a 40-man roster spot for Newman.UP NEXTCubs: LHP Cole Hamels (7-9, 4.22 ERA)
makes his fourth start Friday night since being acquired from Texas in a trade.
He is 2-0 with a 1.00 ERA for the Cubs.Pirates: RHP Trevor Williams (10-8, 3.66)
has been the starter in seven of Pittsburgh’s 13 shutouts this season.
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