CHICAGO -- Travis Wood got into trouble in the first inning when he walked the bases loaded before retiring Khris Davis on a grounder that kept the game
scoreless.
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The left-hander retired 19 of his final 21 batters and pitched two-hit ball for
seven innings as the Chicago Cubs beat the Milwaukee Brewers 4-2 on Sunday. "It
was a struggle there in the first," Wood said. "We werent missing bad, but we
were missing, so (there was) kind of a minor adjustment I had to make. I was
kind of flying open a little bit there in the first after the first or second
hitter, so we made it and were able to roll after that." Welington Castillo and
Mike Olt homered for the Cubs, who took two of three from the NL Central leaders
to win a series for the second time this season. Wood (4-4) allowed two runs and
struck out seven. All three of his walks came in the first inning. "When he
locates down into the corners, hes really, really effective," Chicago manager
Rick Renteria said. The Cubs won their first series since taking two of three
against the St. Louis Cardinals from May 2-4. "We had some timely hitting. Our
pitching has been really good, and weve been able to close out the ballgames we
lead," Renteria said. Hector Rondon earned his fifth save in five chances after
allowing a leadoff double to Ryan Braun in the ninth for Milwaukees third hit.
The Brewers, who began the day with the NLs best record, have scored 11 runs in
five games. "He keeps the fastball away well. He throws the cutter inside to
right-handers well and mixes in a curveball," Brewers manager Ron Roenicke said
about Wood. "He commanded the ball well, and were a little bit off offensively.
Three hits, just not many guys on base to do things with." Marco Estrada (3-2)
gave up four runs and seven hits -- five doubles and two homers -- in five
innings. In nine games this season, Estrada has served up 12 home runs,
second-most in the majors. "I was terrible, plain and simple. Terrible," Estrada
said. "Ive got to figure things out. My off-speed pitches havent been there and
thats whats letting me down, that and elevating the fastball when Im not trying
to." Castillos two-run shot gave the Cubs a 2-0 lead in the second.
Luis Valbuena scored on Castillos fifth homer after drawing a walk. The Cubs
extended their lead to 3-0 in the third after Starlin Castro and Valbuena hit
back-to-back doubles with two outs. Olt hit his team-leading ninth homer in the
fourth to make it 4-0. He leads NL rookies in home runs. "Ive just gotten some
good pitches to hit," Olt said. "As long as Im doing that, then Im happy. The
home runs, I guess, have come in bunches. Hopefully I can keep it going." The
Brewers got their first hit on Logan Schafers one-out double against Wood in the
fifth. Two batters later, Rickie Weeks hit a two-run homer to cut the lead to
4-2. The Brewers had been scoreless for 20 straight innings, since the second
inning on Friday. "The first inning or two, when you have a pitcher in trouble,
you need to get to them early," Roenicke said. NOTES: Renteria said RHP
Pedro Strop (groin) is expected to start rehabbing at extended spring training
in Arizona soon. ... Cubs OF Nate Schierholtz was out of the lineup. He was
hitting .197. "His at-bats have been better, but we havent had the results that
we wanted," Renteria said. Ryan Kalish started in right field. ... Brewers RHP
Wily Peralta (4-2, 2.05 ERA) will start against Atlanta on Monday. The Cubs have
Monday off before beginning a two-game series at home against the New York
Yankees.
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its national title dreams for a second straight season.
Reggie Jackson
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baseballs daily routine as a beer and a hotdog is to a fan in the stands.
Coaches, scouts, broadcasters and other media hover, tossing verbal barbs,
telling stories and sharing laughs. Occasionally, especially in spring when the
atmosphere is relatively laid back, the list of invited guests expands and on
this day, Gibbons welcomed two men strongly influential in his life.
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first. Then the catchers seventh home run of the season broke the game open in
the fifth. The 41-year-old Colon (10-8) retired the first 20 batters in his last
outing Wednesday against Seattle, eventually allowing two runs on three hits in
7 1-3 innings in a 3-2 win.ATLANTA -- Build it and the Super Bowl will come.
That message rang loud and clear Tuesday when Minneapolis was awarded the 2018
game after a vote by owners rewarded the city for its new stadium deal. The
owners chose Minneapolis and the $1 billion stadium planned for the site of the
old Metrodome to host the championship over New Orleans and Indianapolis. "In
large part, it was due to recognition of the great work theyve done on the
stadium," Commissioner Roger Goodell noted. "Its been 10 years and weve always
been driving to build a stadium," Vikings owner Zygi Wilf said. "We can rejoice
right now for being rewarded this, but the hard work comes now." New Orleans bid
committee members were certain the new Minneapolis stadium, set to open in 2016,
swung the vote. The stadium will hold up to 72,000 for the Super Bowl. "The new
stadium was absolutely the deciding factor," Greater New Orleans Sports
Foundation President Jay Cicero said. "Any time that there is so much public
support for a $1 billion stadium, the NFL owners are impressed. "We did
everything we were supposed to do, had a fantastic presentation. In the end we
think the stadium did it." The big game will be staged in the Twin Cities for
the second time. It was there in 1992, when Washington beat Buffalo. It will be
there in 2018 because the Vikings lobbied for years to replace the aging
Metrodome, one of the NFLs least profitable facilities. When Minnesota political
leaders realized the team could move out of state without a new home, the
stadium project moved forward. Legislators in 2012 approved the stadium, with
taxpayers carrying about 56 per cent of the freight. Owners needed four ballots
to choose Minneapolis, with Indianapolis the first city eliminated. Indy was
praised for a highly successful 2012 Super Bowl, but could have been hurt by the
recent legal troubles of Colts owner Jim Irsay. Irsay underwent treatment after
he was arrested and accused of having $29,000 in cash and bottles of
prescription drugs in his car. He made his first public appearance at these
meetings since the arrest. Irsay said Indianapolis will bid again. "Before, we
had to lose one to get one," he said, noting Indy fell short in previous bids
before landing the 2012 game. "It will take persistence and we know we have the
type of people who will be that." New Orleans was considered the favourite and
has staged the Super Bowl 10 times, tied with South Florida for the most. Its
bid might have been damaged by the blackout tthat interrupted the 2013 title
game.
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Clara, California, for the 50th Super Bowl, then Houston. Earlier at their
spring meetings, NFL owners tabled any vote expanding the playoffs to 14 teams.
There is strong sentiment among the owners to add a wild-card team in each
conference to the post-season, most likely beginning in 2015. Under such a setup
only the team with the best record in each conference will get a week off at the
beginning of the playoffs. Goodell said it will be discussed again in October.
"I do believe it will be approved for the 2015 season," he said. New York Giants
owner John Mara is against adding more playoff teams. "I dont think its a sure
thing at all," Mara said. "Its probably more likely than not, but nothing is set
in stone. There was no straw poll taken. ... I think its good the way we have
it." The players union says it needs to be consulted on an expanded post-season,
and Goodell said he spoke with NFL Players Association Executive Director
DeMaurice Smith two weeks ago about it. Also Tuesday: --A committee examining
the time, length and site of the draft reported to the owners. The NFL will
consider whether to keep it in May. It drew record TV ratings this year after it
was moved back two weeks from its usual late April slot. It also will look into
adding a fourth day and moving it from its traditional spot in New York to a
variety of NFL cities, with a dozen already having expressed interest; "If I was
king of the world, Id put it right back where it was," Mara said, referring to
the April dates. --Goodell said that had HGH testing been implemented, 104 other
cases under the leagues drug policy would have been heard by an independent
arbitrator, with 21 players being referred to the first level of the drug
program rather than being suspended. The NFL and players union agreed to HGH
testing in the 2011 collective bargaining agreement, but the union first balked
at the procedures for testing, then at Goodell having the final say on appeals.
The NFLPA did not immediately respond to a request for comment. --New director
of football operations Troy Vincent hired three advisers, including Hall of Fame
linebacker Mike Singletary. Vincent, a former All-Pro defensive back, also hired
former NFL player and coach Jimmy Raye and former player and general manager
Mike Reinfeldt. Among other chores, the three new hires will serve as liaisons
to league coaches and front-office personnel.
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