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Cubs run streak to 8 behind Lackey, homers
- Updated: August 10, 2016
CHICAGO — John Lackey and Jered Weaver were former teammates on the Angels, and had met twice before, splitting those games. Lackey now has the edge and the Cubs have an eight-game winning streak, thanks to a high-powered offensive attack.
Kris Bryant belted his 28th home run, a 414-foot shot that landed on Waveland Avenue, Willson Contreras added a solo shot, and Ben Zobrist drove in a run in the Cubs’ 5-1 Interleague victory Tuesday night over the Angels in front of 41,227 at Wrigley Field.
Lackey served up Kole Calhoun’s 11th homer on the third pitch of the game, and gave up two more hits over eight innings for the win. Chicago is now 70-41, and it’s the quickest the Cubs have reached 70 wins since 1945, which was their last World Series appearance. The eight straight wins matches their season high, also done May 2-10.
MOMENTS THAT MATTEREDIn and out: With one out in the Chicago fifth, Dexter Fowler hit a popup near the seats along the third-base line. The Angels’ Yunel Escobar tried to catch it, but two fans also reached for the ball. Angels manager Mike Scioscia argued with third-base umpire Stu Scheurwater that the fans interfered, and after the umps conferred, Fowler was called out. Bryant then crushed the first pitch from Weaver over the left-field bleachers and onto the …
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