Schwarber Lifts Cubs To Win, Moss' Walkoff Homer Guides Cardinals

Rookie Kyle Schwarber put an end to the first slump of his major league career on Tuesday night. Schwarber hit a two-run homer with two out in the seventh inning, lifting the Chicago Cubs to a 5-4 victory over the Cincinnati Reds.

Kris Bryant had three hits and two RBI for the Cubs, who had dropped five of six. Miguel Montero had two hits, and Fernando Rodney (1-0) got his first win since he was acquired in a trade with Seattle on Thursday.

The Reds led 4-3 before Dexter Fowler singled and Schwarber followed with a drive into the bleachers in left-center on a 3-2 pitch from Burke Badenhop (1-4). It was his 13th homer in 48 major league games.

Entering Tuesday, Schwarber had been 1 for his last 14 and manager Joe Maddon said the rookie needed to calm down his feet, which was affecting his hands. He went 2 for 3 and scored three times in the win.

Joey Votto hit his 26th homer for the Reds, who had an 8-21 record in August. Votto reached three times and is batting .399 with 59 walks in 44 games since the All-Star break.

Cardinals 8, Nationals 5

This is what the St. Louis Cardinals had in mind when they acquired Brandon Moss at the non-waiver trade deadline.

"That's a long way to go," manager Mike Matheny said after Moss hit a three-run walk-off home run with two outs in the ninth inning for an 8-5 win over the Washington Nationals on Tuesday night. "I know he's been pressing a bit to show what he can do -- and I think we're seeing it."

The NL Central-leading Cardinals have won nine of 10 and lead the division by six games. They've won nine in a row over Washington, coming from behind the last two nights.

After a very slow start since coming from Cleveland, Moss is starting to put things together. All three homers with St. Louis have come in the last six games, and his drive off Casey Janssen (1-4) was his fifth career walk-off.

Twins 8, White Sox 6

Miguel Sano has been playing with a strain of his right hamstring, a mild injury that's still a concern for the Minnesota Twins. There's a natural solution to this. Keep hitting the ball into the seats, and Sano doesn't have to run hard at all.

Sano's towering home run tied the game for Minnesota in the seventh inning, and two Chicago errors aided the go-ahead rally in the eighth for the Twins in an 8-6 victory Tuesday night over the White Sox.

Eduardo Escobar's leadoff double, his third hit, started the trouble for Zach Duke (3-5), who threw away a sacrifice bunt attempt by Kurt Suzuki for one run. Third baseman Tyler Saladino let a grounder go through his legs, and the Twins scored twice more on a single and a sacrifice fly.

Tuesday, September 1 Scoreboard

Arizona 6, Colorado 4

Tampa Bay 11, Baltimore 2

Toronto 5, Cleveland 3 (F/10)

New York Yankees 3, Boston 1

Miami 7, Atlanta 1

Philadelphia 14, New York mets 8

Chicago Cubs 5, Cincinnati 4

Detroit 6, Kansas City 5

Milwaukee 7, Pittsburgh 4

Minnesota 8, Chicago White Sox 6

Seattle 7, Houston 5

St. Louis 8, Washington 5

Arizona 5, Colorado 3

Los Angeles Angels 6, Oakland 2

Los Angeles Dodgers 2, San Francisco 1

Texas 8, San Diego 6

Wednesday, September 2 Schedule (All Times Central)

Miami at Atlanta, 11:10 a.m.

Cincinnati at Chicago, 1:20 p.m.

Los Angeles at Oakland, 2:35 p.m.

New York at Boston, 3:05 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Baltimore, 6:05 p.m.

Cleveland at Toronto, 6:07 p.m.

Philadelphia at New York, 6:10 p.m.

Washington at St. Louis, 7 p.m.

Detroit at Kansas City, 7:10 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Milwaukee, 7:10 p.m.

Chicago at Minnesota, 7:10 p.m.

Seattle at Houston, 7:10 p.m.

Arizona at Colorado, 7:40 p.m.

San Francisco at Los Angeles, 9:10 p.m.

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