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Quiet Crew bats unable to back Garza in Game 1
- Updated: August 17, 2016
CHICAGO — Cubs starting pitchers have been on a roll this month, and Trevor Cahill kept it going on Tuesday afternoon. The right-hander threw five shutout innings, drove in a run on a successful bunt, and showed some nifty footwork on a play at first in the Cubs’ 4-0 win over the Brewers in the first game of a day-night doubleheader.
Addison Russell hit a first-inning sacrifice fly to back Cahill, who was making his first start since April 26, 2015. They helped the Cubs improve to a Major League-best 21-8 since the All-Star break. Chicago’s starting pitchers now are 9-0 with a 1.20 ERA in 13 games in August.
The Cubs made Matt Garza work, and he threw 103 pitches over five innings to take the loss against his former team. The Brewers totaled three hits against five Cubs pitchers, who combined for Chicago’s 11th shutout of the season, tied with the Phillies for the most in the National League.
“They just executed better than we did,” said Garza. “That’s kind of where we’re at. That’s what it is. But I liked the way we kept fighting and kept going.”
Aroldis Chapman got the final two outs for his fifth save in six opportunities since joining the Cubs.
Game 1 of the doubleheader was a makeup of an April 27 game that was postponed because of rain.
MOMENTS THAT MATTEREDStart me up: Cahill had been on the disabled list because of patellar tendinitis in his right knee. Activated and added as the 26th man for the twin bill, he gave up two hits over five scoreless innings, walked two and struck out three. He also helped himself in the fourth. Chris Coghlan had doubled and advanced on Miguel Montero’s single, and he scored on Cahill’s bunt for a 3-0 lead. Cahill also made a nice defensive play when he was able to get to first in time for first baseman Anthony Rizzo’s off-balance throw to get Kirk Nieuwenhuis for the second out in the fifth.
“He’s a really good athlete,” manager Joe Maddon said of Cahill, who may get another start, depending on …
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