CHICAGO -- Ryan Sweeney credited his teammates with helping him have one of his best days at the ballpark. Puma Suede Creepers Nere . Sweeney had a career-high six RBIs, including a three-run homer, and the Chicago Cubs routed the Houston Astros 14-6 on Sunday. The centre fielder drove in runs in each of his first four at-bats, capping the stretch with his longball to right-centre. He also had two doubles and a run-scoring grounder in the second inning. "Anytime youre scoring 14 runs with 16 hits, its contagious," said Sweeney, who started in place of the injured David DeJesus. "Everybody hit the ball great today and it was fun to watch." Chicago first baseman Anthony Rizzo added a two-run home run and finished 3 for 3 with four runs scored and four RBIs. Chicago scored its most runs and had its most hits (16) this season. All nine starters reached base for the Cubs. "We have to give ourselves opportunities and eventually, somebody is going to come through," Rizzo said. "So we just have to keep giving ourselves opportunities." The Cubs outburst helped erase a pair of errors from shortstop Starlin Castro, who now leads the majors with 14 errors this season. Castro has also struggled at the plate, with just 13 hits in his last 98 at-bats. "The whole thing is not going real well right now so hopefully this day off can recharge him and get things going in Milwaukee," Cubs manager Dale Sveum said about Castro. Starting pitcher Jeff Samardzija (5-7) won his second straight, with five strikeouts and no walks. It was his first start without yielding a walk this season. "Anytime I dont walk somebody, usually the outcome is in the positive side of things," Samardzija said. "I attacked the zone, had a couple of three-ball counts, just wanted to stay there and not give any freebies up and just let our defence work." Houston pitcher Jordan Lyles (4-2) lost for the first time since May 12. "We got him to throw a lot of pitches and his velocity started going down," Sweeney said. "We made him throw more and get away from his strength (the fastball) and make him throw more off-speed pitches and we hit him." Houston first baseman Chris Carter finished with a career-high three doubles among his four hits. He drove in two runs and scored twice. "It was good to see him drive the ball the other way," Astros manager Bo Porter said. "Hes been doing that this last week or so and its coming together." Chicago pulled away in the fifth inning with consecutive hits by Alfonso Soriano, Rizzo and Sweeney. Each scored to give Chicago an 8-3 lead. Soriano hit his first triple of the season and Rizzo then hit a looping single to shallow centre field. Sweeneys double sent Houston centre fielder Justin Maxwell sprinting toward the warning track and the ball bounced off his glove. Rizzo beat the relay throw to home plate. Second baseman Darwin Barney added a two-out RBI single to score Sweeney. Jose Altuve tried sparking an Astros rally for the second straight day, this time leading off the fourth with a single. Jason Castro followed with a double and Altuve scored on J.D. Martinezs groundout. Carter had a run-scoring double to centre field and Castro scored on Starlin Castros first error, a wild throw on a routine grounder by Matt Dominguez. Chicago jumped out to a 5-0 lead in the bottom of the third inning. Samardzija started the inning with a single and the Cubs loaded the bases on an error by shortstop Marwin Gonzalez and a walk. Nate Schierholtz hit a two-run single to get the scoring started. Rizzo followed with a sacrifice fly to right field and Sweeney doubled in two more runs. NOTES: The Cubs are expected to make a roster move, possibly adding a position player, before Tuesdays game against the Brewers. The Cubs currently have 13 pitchers in the majors. . Sveum watched the Chicago Blackhawks victory over the Boston Bruins in Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Finals on Saturday night. He said if he could live another life he would be a hockey player. "Its such a true sport," Sveum said. "You cant do anything but play hard the whole game. Its OK to be physical. Its OK to fight." . Houston centre fielder Maxwell hit in the leadoff position for the first time this season. Puma Basket Heart . President of baseball operations Larry Beinfest was fired Friday after 12 years with the Marlins. The move came as the team neared the end of its third consecutive last-place season in the NL East. Puma Rihanna Scarpe . McCarthy, a player who played some games in the second tier for Wigan at the start of this season, would go on to shine inside Evertons midfield, outplaying the man he was brought in to replace, on one of the grandest stages in English football. On Saturday, it was fitting that Manchester Uniteds most recent dagger into the chest was delivered by Frenchman Yohan Cabaye, a wonderfully gifted central midfielder who put on an outstanding effort for Newcastle at Old Trafford. http://www.fentybyrihanna.it/puma-basket-heart/puma-basket-heart-rosse-91-ah/ .Y. -- Bills receiver Stevie Johnson has a bone to pick with the NFL schedule maker. Team GB consolidated their second-place on the medal table with another historic 24 hours on Monday. Charlotte Dujardin joined Laura Trott on three Olympic golds, while Sophie Hitchon won the countrys first hammer medal and Mark Cavendish finally made it onto a Games podium.Here is all you need to know about our heroes from Monday:?GoldEvent: Equestrian -- dressageName: Charlotte DujardinAge:?31Hometown: Leighton BuzzardImpress your friends: Dujardin has enjoyed a fruitful near decade-long relationship with her horse, Velegro, but the gelding was not initially intended for her. In 2007, the double Olympic champion was hired by her now-teammate Carl Hester to work at his yard as a groom, with one of the first jobs Dujardin was given being to bring on Velegro for Hester. However, following a strong start to the 2011 European Gran Prix season it was decided to keep them as a pair, and the rest is history.?Click here for moreSilverEvent: Cycling -- mens omniumName:?Mark CavendishAge:?331Hometowns:?Isle of ManImpress your friends: Cavendish is widely acknowledged as being the finest sprinter of his generation, and now he has an Olympic medal to sit alongside those 30 Tour de France stage wins. Puma Suede Heart Satin. . But cycling has not always been his only passion. As a teenager his competitive spirit saw him excel at ballroom dancing. People used to take the piss out of me for it but I was good at it and we won, so I kept at it, he said in 2011.Click here for moreBronzeEvent: Athletics -- womens hammerName:?Sophie HitchonAge: 25 ?Hometown:?BurnleyImpress your friends: Hitchon may have made history as a field athlete, but she began life as a ballet dancer. From the age of four until 14, the 25-year-old focused her energies on ballet. Three years after making the switch, though, Hitchon had broken the British under-17 record.?Click here for more Cheap NFL Jerseys Cheap NFL Jerseys China Cheap Jerseys From China Cheap NFL Jerseys Authentic Wholesale Jerseys China Cheap NFL Jerseys China NFL Cheap Jerseys Cheap NFL Jerseys ' ' ' 

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