CHICAGO -- The Cubs didnt want to see a championship celebration at Wrigley
Field -- not if the other team would have been whooping it up.
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rally prevented that. Dioner Navarro hit a tiebreaking single in a three-run
eighth inning, and the Cubs beat Atlanta 3-1 Saturday to keep the Braves on the
brink of the NL East title. Atlantas magic number remained at one to clinch its
first division title since 2005. Second-place Washington was rained out against
Miami later Saturday. Either way, the Cubs didnt have to watch a celebration.
"One day, hopefully, thatll be us and we can move forward from that," Travis
Wood said. The Cubs are a long way from contention, of course. They have 90
losses and are last in the NL Central, with another brutal season coming to a
finish. Not having to witness the Braves clinching was just one small victory.
"It was nice not to have to see (a celebration) in person," manager Dale Sveum
said. Starlin Casto singled off Kris Medlen with one out in the eighth,
pinch-hitter Donnie Murphy singled against Scott Downs (2-1) and Anthony Rizzo
hit a tying double down the left-field line. Navarro singled in the go-ahead run
against David Carpenter, and Nate Schierholtz added a sacrifice fly. "They just
made some good swings," Laird said. "Rizzo went out and got that ball, hit it
down the line. Dioner hit that slider down and in. Youve got to tip your cap to
them." Medlen held Chicago to one run and six hits in 7 1-3 innings after going
4-0 with an 0.98 ERA in his previous four starts. "Its tough, but Im a former
bullpen guy, and I know how tough that job is," Medlen said. "The dudes do their
best. Theyve carried us the entire year, so these things happen and nobody in
this clubhouse is panicking at all or anything. Credit their pitcher with
keeping the game close, too. (Travis) Woods having a great year. I felt it all
game. I felt like it was in my hands, and the game was over. I had all the
confidence in the world in myself and I just tried making pitches." Carlos
Villanueva (7-8) relieved Wood with two on and no outs in the eighth after
Justin Upton doubled and Freddie Freeman walked. Villanueva induced a
double-play grounder by Chris Johnson and a flyout by Evan Gattis. Pedro Strop
struck out the side in the ninth for his first save in four chances. Atlanta
went ahead in the fourth when Freeman walked and scored on Gattis single. But
B.J. Upton also struck out looking with the bases loaded to end the rally. Wood
settled down after that, allowing one run, five hits and four walks in seven
innings with seven strikeouts. "I had pretty command of most my pitches, being
able to locate my fastball and getting the cutter on their hands and get some
early swings and some quick outs," Wood said. "Just that last inning kind of got
away from me quick. I really wanted to go out there and finish it strong and
maybe overtried a little bit and left a pitch over that Upton could hit and
Freeman battled me." NOTES: Braves manager Fredi Gonzalez said OF Jason Heyward
"was feeling great," a day after Heyward returned from the disabled list.
Heyward was not in the lineup on Saturday after going 0 for 2 with a walk in his
first appearance since breaking his jaw on Aug. 21 because of a broken jaw. ...
The Cubs unveiled a logo to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Wrigley Field in
2014. It shows the ballparks familiar marquee and facade with "100 years
1914-2014." The logo, which will be featured as a patch on the teams home
uniform next season, was submitted by Brandon Ort of New Bremen, Ohio, as part
of a fan contest before the season. ... RHP Julio Teheran (12-8, 3.14 ERA)
starts Sunday for Atlanta, with RHP Edwin Jackson (8-16, 4.75) pitching for
Chicago.
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two bogeys for a 70.MILWAUKEE -- Matt Carpenter knew he had done something
special. The St. Louis Cardinals are confident there is more to come, too.
Carpenter broke Stan Musials team record for doubles by a left-handed batter in
a season as the Cardinals beat the Milwaukee Brewers 7-2 Saturday night to
maintain a two-game lead in the NL Central. Carpenters fifth-inning double was
his 54th one more than Musials total in 1953. Carpenter went into the game aware
he was tied with Stan the Man. "To know that you have done something, took a
record from (Musial) or broke a record that he held, you cant put it into
words," Carpenter said. "It is pretty amazing. It is something I am extremely
proud of and definitely a cool thing." Carpenter grounded out to start of the
game and flied out in the second. But with two outs in the fifth, he hit a shot
into the right-field corner to set the mark. "Someone had mentioned to me that I
tied him last night, so when I hit it today, I knew," Carpenter said. "I got the
ball and I got the base, so pretty cool." Despite his personal success,
Carpenter and the Cardinals know they have more to do. "The only thing on my
mind is the division championship," he said. "If I can do my job to help us win,
then all those individual things will take care of themselves. The Cardinals
lead Pittsburgh by two games and are ahead of Cincinnati by three games. St.
Louis won for the 12th time in 17 games and improved to 14-4 against the Brewers
this year, including 8-1 in Milwaukee. "We dont shy away from the fact that
anything you get to play after gaame 162 is special," Cardinals manager Mike
Matheny said.
Keyshawn Johnson Jersey. Lance Lynn (14-10)
allowed one run, four hits and four walks in 6 1-3 innings. He had been 0-5 with
a 5.44 ERA in eight starts since winning at Cincinnati on Aug. 4. "It is the
same motto weve had all year, one game at a time," Lynn said. "That is all you
can worry about." Lynn has made a career-high 32 starts this year, including
four against the Brewers. He had a rough first inning, but after that nothing
bothered him. "He was struggling a little bit," Matheny said. "Once he found
that groove, and you could tell found that four-seamer, it was a completely
different game." Yovani Gallardo (11-10) gave up two runs and four hits in seven
innings and dropped to 1-11 with a 6.46 ERA in 17 career starts against St.
Louis. Matt Adams hit a two-run homer for the second straight night, putting the
Cardinals ahead in the first. Davis hit an RBI grounder in the bottom half, but
the Cardinals blew open the game in a five-run eighth. "He hits mistakes,"
Gallardo said. "Hes one of those guys that got a lot of power. It doesnt take
much for him to hit the ball hard somewhere." NOTES: Brewers players drove
through the parking lots and tossed bobbleheads and T-shirts to surprised
tailgaters after batting practice, part of an effort to thank fans at the end of
a disappointing season. ... Cardinals GM John Mozeliak said that INF-OF Allen
Craigs left foot will be re-evaluated at the end of next week. Hes missed 16
games since spraining his left foot Sept. 4 at Cincinnati.
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