Arrieta Pitches, Bats Cubs To Win, Brewers Edge Cardinals

Jake Arrieta has been pitching well for a while now. This time, he also contributed with his bat.

Arrieta tripled and scored in the second, and then pitched four-hit ball into the eighth inning as the Chicago Cubs beat the San Francisco Giants 2-0 on Sunday for a four-game sweep of the defending world champions.

Rookies Kris Bryant and Addison Russell each drove in a run, helping the Cubs to their 10th win in 11 games. Chicago's first four-game sweep of San Francisco since June 1977 increased its lead for the second NL wild card to 3 1/2 games over the reeling Giants.

Brewers 5, Cardinals 4

The Milwaukee Brewers kept waiting, patiently hoping Khris Davis would get in the swing. No more wondering when that'll happen.

Davis hit two more homers, including a two-run shot in the eighth inning off recent teammate Jonathan Broxton, and the Brewers beat St. Louis 5-4 Sunday and ended the Cardinals' four-game winning streak. It was his Davis' fourth home run in four games.

Broxton (1-3), traded from Milwaukee to the NL Central leaders on July 31, relieved Kevin Siegrist with a runner on second and one out with a 4-3 lead. Davis hit the first pitch into the Cardinals' bullpen for his 11th homer.

Royals 5, White Sox 4

With All-Star reliever Wade Davis nursing a bad back and closer Greg Holland earning saves the past two days and unavailable, Kansas City Royals manager Ned Yost turned to Ryan Madson to protect a one-run lead in the ninth.

Madson struck out two in a spotless inning as the Royals edged the Chicago White Sox 5-4 Sunday for a three-game sweep.

Madson saved 32 games in 2011 with Philadelphia, but had been out of the majors until this year because of injuries.

Sunday, August 9 Scoreboard

Toronto 2, New York Yankees 0

Boston 7, Detroit 2

Cleveland 8, Minnesota 1

Tampa Bay 4, New York Mets 3

Colorado 6, Washington 4

Kansas City 5, Chicago White Sox 4

Milwaukee 5, St. Louis 4

Chicago Cubs 2, San Francisco 0

Los Angeles Angels 5, Baltimore 4 (F/11)

Oakland 5, Houston 4

Seattle 4, Texas 2

Philadelphia 5, San Diego 3

Arizona 4, Cincinnati 3 (F/10)

Miami 4, Atlanta 1

Pittsburgh 13, Los Angeles Dodgers 6

Monday, August 10 Schedule (All Times Central)

Coloradoat New York, 6:10 p.m.

Detroit at Kansas City,7:00 p.m.

Los Angeles at Chicago, 7:10 p.m.

Philadelphia at Arizona, 8:40 p.m.

Baltimore at Seattle, 9:10 p.m.

Washingtonat Los Angeles, 9:10 p.m.

Cincinnati at San Diego, 9:10 p.m.