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Wood eyes fourth straight win in opener with Brewers
May 30, 2014 - 2:35 PM (SportsNetwork.com) - Travis Wood will try to win his fourth start in a row on Friday evening when the Chicago Cubs start up a three-game series with the Milwaukee Brewers.Wood is set to face Milwaukee for the third time on the season and is 4-3 against the club lifetime with a 3.68 earned run average in 10 games (9 starts).
The left-hander lost at Milwaukee on April 26, tagged for five runs over 5 2/3 innings, but then beat the Brewers at home on May 18. He gave up two runs and struck out seven over seven innings in that one.
Wood followed up that victory with a 3-2 triumph over the San Diego Padres on Saturday, charged with two runs on three hits and a pair of walks over a season-high 7 1/3 innings. That moved the 27-year-old to 5-4 on the year with a 4.35 ERA.
"I thought Wood did a great job," said Cubs manager Rick Renteria. "He attacks the strike zone. He keeps it low, but he can elevate when he has to."
Brewers hurled Marco Estrada has squared off against Wood twice already this season and gets the call again tonight.
Estrada earned the win back on April 26 by scattering three runs over 7 2/3 innings. That made him a perfect 5-0 against the Cubs lifetime, but he finally lost to the club on May 18 after allowing four runs over five innings.
The right-hander, who has a 4.02 ERA in 13 career meetings (8 starts) with Chicago, has given up four homers to the Cubs this season, two of those off the bat of Welington Castillo.
The longball was an issue for Estrada in his last start on Friday. He gave up four solo homers over 6 2/3 innings of work, but still won a 9-5 decision. That was the 30-year-old's third victory in his last four decisions and he is 4-2 on the year with a 3.98 ERA.
The Brewers took the final two contests of a three-game set with Baltimore, winning Wednesday's finale 8-3.
Starter Yovani Gallardo picked up the win one game after coming in as a pinch- hitter in the 10th on Tuesday and ripping a go-ahead RBI double.
Khris Davis helped Gallardo win on the mound Wednesday, hitting a late three- run homer to help Chicago pull away.
"To add on late like that -- huge," said Brewers manager Ron Roenicke. "We keep waiting for one of those and we got it."
The Cubs have been unable to get anything on offense lately, dropping back-to- back shutout decisions to the San Francisco Giants. They managed just two hits in Wednesday's 5-0 defeat for their fifth loss in eight games.
The Brewers and Cubs have split six meetings this season, with each club taking two of three at home.
- CHICAGO: 5
MILWAUKEE: 11
Final
May 30 11:27 PM - Pinch-Hitter John Baker singled to left scoring Luis Valbuena with two out. On the play, Starlin Castro advances to second. Runners on first and second and Welington Castillo due up.
Cubs 5, Brewers 11 Top 9, 2 OutsMay 30 11:26 PM - Starlin Castro singled to center scoring Junior Lake with two out. On the play, Luis Valbuena advances to second. Runners on first and second and Wesley Wright due up.
Cubs 4, Brewers 11 Top 9, 2 OutsMay 30 11:24 PM - Nate Schierholtz lead-off Home Run (2) to right. Mike Olt due up.
Cubs 3, Brewers 11 Top 6, 0 OutsMay 30 10:19 PM - Ryan Braun singled to left scoring Jean Segura with two out. On the play, Ryan Braun out at second, left to third to first, to end the inning.
Cubs 2, Brewers 11 End 5May 30 10:15 PM - Jean Segura singled to center scoring Martin Maldonado with two out. Runner on first and Ryan Braun due up.
Cubs 2, Brewers 10 Bot 5, 2 OutsMay 30 10:10 PM - Marco Estrada sacrifice bunt to pitcher scored Rickie Weeks with two out. On the play, Martin Maldonado advances to second. Runner on second and Jean Segura due up.
Cubs 2, Brewers 9 Bot 5, 2 OutsMay 30 10:09 PM - Rickie Weeks singled to center scoring Khris Davis with none out. Runner on first and Mark Reynolds due up.
Cubs 2, Brewers 8 Bot 5, 0 OutsMay 30 10:02 PM - Martin Maldonado singled to right scoring Rickie Weeks with one out. On the play, Martin Maldonado advanced to second on the throw. Runner on second and Marco Estrada due up.
Cubs 2, Brewers 7 Bot 3, 1 OutMay 30 9:19 PM - Junior Lake grounded into a fielder's choice, third to second, scoring Travis Wood with one out. Emilio Bonifacio out at second. Runner on first and Luis Valbuena due up.
Cubs 2, Brewers 6 Top 3, 1 OutMay 30 9:06 PM - Emilio Bonifacio singled to second scoring Mike Olt with none out. On the play, Travis Wood advances to third. Runners on first and third and Junior Lake due up.
Cubs 1, Brewers 6 Top 3, 0 OutsMay 30 9:05 PM - Carlos Gomez singled to center scoring Ryan Braun with one out. On the play, Jonathan Lucroy advances to second. Runners on first and second and Khris Davis due up.
Cubs 0, Brewers 6 Bot 2, 1 OutMay 30 8:56 PM - Martin Maldonado doubled to right scoring Rickie Weeks with two out. Runner on second and Marco Estrada due up.
Cubs 0, Brewers 5 Bot 1, 2 OutsMay 30 8:35 PM - Rickie Weeks singled to center scoring Khris Davis with one out. Runner on first and Mark Reynolds due up.
Cubs 0, Brewers 4 Bot 1, 1 OutMay 30 8:29 PM - Khris Davis doubled to center scoring Carlos Gomez with one out. Runner on second and Rickie Weeks due up.
Cubs 0, Brewers 3 Bot 1, 1 OutMay 30 8:26 PM - Ryan Braun none-out, two-run Home Run (8) to right center scored Jean Segura. Jonathan Lucroy due up.
Cubs 0, Brewers 2 Bot 1, 0 OutsMay 30 8:20 PM - CHICAGO: 0
MILWAUKEE: 0
Top 1, 0 Outs
May 30 8:11 PM
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