Newcomer Clay Holmes was dominant in his second start with the Cubs, tossing one-hit ball into the seventh inning and leading the North Siders past the St. Louis Cardinals 3-0 on Friday afternoon at Wrigley Field.
Seiya Suzuki hit his 21st homer, a three-run shot in the sixth, to break a scoreless tie and added a double in the eighth. The Cubs kept the pressure on National League Central-leading Milwaukee with their ninth win in 11 games.
Less than 24 hours after getting one-hit in a 7-0 loss in Washington, the Cubs turned the tables by shutting down their next opponent.
Holmes retired the first 16 Cardinals hitters before José Fermin dumped a single into right field with one out in the sixth. Relievers Ryan Rolison, Ryan Zeferjahn and Jacob Webb finished the three-hitter.
Holmes walked just one in 6⅔ innings and bounced back impressively from a rocky debut with the Cubs, last Saturday at Kansas City, after they had acquired him from the New York Mets at the trade deadline. The 33-year-old right-hander allowed four runs on six hits in four innings in a 6-3 loss to the Royals as he started a big league game for the first time since May 15.
Holmes suffered a broken right fibula in the fourth inning of the Mets’ game against the Yankees at Citi Field when a 111-mph liner off the bat of Spencer Jones struck him on the shin.
Holmes came off the 60-day IL before his start at Kansas City. He was a two-time All-Star with the Mets, but as a reliever.
Manager Craig Counsell didn’t specify restrictions for Cabrera in his return, but said “I think normal first start off the injured list caution.”
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The Cubs whittled the Brewers’ lead down to three games coming into Thursday, as close as they had been in the NL Central standings since late May. But before they can start figuring out playoff seeding, there’s 40 games left to play in the regular season.
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The Cubs were threatened with a no-hitter Thursday, managing only one bloop single in a shutout loss that ensured they won’t catch the Nationals’ major league run-scoring lead.
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