Rizzo On Injured List; Cubs Win, Cardinals Lose; Weekend MLB Schedules

It’s the 13th victory in 16 contests for the Cubs. Ian Happ, Nico Hoerner, Mike Tauchman and Dansby Swanson had a double each for the Cubs  Happ drove in a run. Christopher Morel and Jeimer Candelario finished with an RBi each when they drew walks with the bases loaded in the third inning.

Jameson Taillon improved his pitching record to 6-6 on the season, going five innings, allowing two runs on seven hits, two walks and striking out five. The right-hander has a 2.08 ERA in his last five games.

Milwaukee is now in first place after handling Pittsburgh by a 14-1 count and is a half-game ahead of the Reds.

The Cubs sit in third place with a 56-53 mark. The Brewers are 59-51 and the Reds 59-52.

Twins 5, Cardinals 3

Minnesota hit the long ball in beating St. Louis by a 5-3 score Thursday.

Michael A. Taylor and Ryan Jeffers had two-run homers each in the second inning as the Twins moved ahead with four runs in the frame. The fifth run came in the sixth.

Sonny Gray was the winning pitcher going seven innings in his first start for the Twins. He gave up two runs and five hits.

The Cardinals outhit the Twins by an 8-7 count. Alec Burleson had three of those hits that included two singles and a solo home run. He went three for four on the night. Jose’ Fermin added two singles. Dylan Carson had a double.

St. Louis will be back in action tonight with a 7:15 contest against Colorado. Adam Wainwright has the call on the mound.

Rizzo On Injured List

Anthony Rizzo of the New York Yankees is on the injured list.

He is being treated for an injury that he may have sustained all the way back on May 28 when he collided with San Diego Padres outfielder Fernando Tatis Junior during a game.

Rizzo had a concussion test at the time and it came back clean. But he was sent for more tests this week after complaining about feeling “foggy” in recent days. They showed he probably was suffering from the effects of a concussion.

Major League Baseball

Thursday, August 3 Scoreboard

Chicago Cubs 5, Cincinnati 3

Minnesota 5, St. Louis 3

Texas 5, Chicago White Sox 3

Milwaukee 14, Pittsburgh 1

New York Yankees 4, Houston 3

San Francisco 1, Arizona 0

Baltimore 6, Toronto 1

Kansas City 9, New York Mets 2

Philadelphia 4, Miami 2

Seattle 5, Los Angeles Angels 3

Los Angeles Dodgers 8, Oakland 2

Friday, August 4 Schedule (All Times Central)

Atlanta at Chicago Cubs, 1:20 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Detroit, 5:40 p.m.

Washington at Cincinnati, 5:40 p.m.

Houston at New York Yankees, 6:05 p.m.

Kansas City at Philadelphia 6:05 p.m.

New York Mets at Baltimore, 6:05 p.m.

Chicago White Sox at Cleveland, 6:10 p.m.

Toronto at Boston, 6:10 p.m.

Miami at Texas, 7:05 p.m.

Arizona at Minnesota, 7:10 p.m.

Pittsburgh at MIlwaukee, 7:10 p.m.

Colorado at St. Louis, 7:15 p.m.

Seattle at Los Angeles Angels, 8:38 p.m.

Los Angeles Dodgers at San Diego, 6:40 p.m.

Saturday, August 5 Schedule (All Times Central)

Houston at New York Yankees, 12:05 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Detroit, 12:10 p.m.

Atlanta at Chicago Cubs, 1:20 p.m.

Miami at Texas, 3:05 p.m.

Toronto at Boston, 3:10 p.m.

Washington at Cincinnati, 3:10 p.m.

Kansas City at Philadelphai, 5:05 p.m.

New York Mets at Baltimore, 6:05 p.m.

San Francisco at Oakland, 6:07 p.m.

Arizona at Minnesota, 6:10 p.m.

Chicago White Sox at Cleveland, 6:10 p.m.

Pittsburgh at MIlwaukee, 6:10 p.m.

Colorado at St. Louis, 6:15 p.m.

Los Angeles Dodgers at San Diego, 7:40 p.m.

Seattle at Los Angeles Angels, 8:07 p.m.

Sunday, August 6 Schedule (All Times Central)

Chicago White Sox at Cleveland, 11:05 a.m.

Houston at New York Yankees, 12:35 p.m.

Kansas City at Philadelphia, 12:35 p.m.

New York Mets at Baltimore, 12:35 p.m.

Toronto at Boston, 12:35 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Detroit, 12:40 p.m.

Washington at Cincinnati, 12:40 p.m.

Arizona at Minnesota, 1:10 p.m.

Pittsburgh at MIlwaukee, 1:10 p.m.

Colorado at St. Louis, 1:15 p.m.

Atlanta at Chicago Cubs, 1:20 p.m.

Miami at Texas, 1:35 p.m.

Seattle at Los Angeles Angels, 3:07 p.m.

San Francisco at Oakland, 3:07 p.m.

Los Angeles Dodgers at San Diego, 3:10 p.m.