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The Chicago Cubs produced two runs in the second and went on to blank the Kansas City Royals by a 6-0 count Tuesday.<\/p>\n

Chicago took that early lead then tacked on a single run in the fifth and three more in the seventh behind a nine-hit attack.<\/p>\n

Pete Crow-Armstrong had the only extra base hit of the contest, a double and drove in a run. Nico Hoerner and Matt Shaw had two singles and an RBI each while Seya Suzuki and Carson Kelly finished with a single and an RBI each. Dansby Swanson added two singles.<\/p>\n

The Cubs stole six bases. Justin Turner and Matt Shaw had a double steal in the second inning and the Cubs did it again as Kyle Tucker stole home and Seiya Suzuki second base in the seventh.<\/p>\n

Matthew Boyd upped his pitching record to 11-3 on the season. He went seven innings, giving up four hits, striking out six and walking one.<\/p>\n

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At Colorado<\/strong><\/p>\n

The St. Louis Cardinals dropped an 8-4 loss to the Colorado Rockies Tuesday.<\/p>\n

The two teams went through nine pitchers and both teams gave up 11 hits each.<\/p>\n

Colorado took a 1-0 first inning lead and never relinquished that lead the rest of the way.<\/p>\n

Brendan Donovan had a single, double and an RBI for the Cardinals while Willson Contreras and Jordan Walker had a single and double each. Yohel Pozo added a double and an RBI while Nolan Arenado and Mason Winn finished with a single and an RBI each. Alec Burleson added two singles.<\/p>\n

The Cardinals wen through four pitchers. Erick Fedde started the contest, lasting three innings, giving up one walk, seven hits and striking out five. He dropped to 3-10 on the season.<\/p>\n

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Major League Baseball<\/strong><\/p>\n

Tuesday, July 22 Schedule (All Times Central)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Chicago Cubs 6, Kansas City 0<\/p>\n

Colorado 8, St. Louis 4<\/p>\n

Tampa Bay 4, Chicago White Sox 3<\/p>\n

Cleveland 6, Baltimore 3<\/p>\n

Pittsburgh 8, Detroit 5<\/p>\n

Miami 4, San Diego 3<\/p>\n

Philadelphia 4, Boston 1<\/p>\n

Washington 6, Cincinnati 1<\/p>\n

New York Yankees 5, Toronto 4<\/p>\n

New York Mets 3, Los Angeles Angels 2<\/p>\n

San Francisco 9, Atlanta 0<\/p>\n

Texas 6, Athletics 2<\/p>\n

Houston 3, Arizona 1<\/p>\n

Seattle 1, Milwaukee 0<\/p>\n

Minnesota 10, Los Angeles Dodgers 7<\/p>\n

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Wednesday, July 23 Schedule (All Times Central)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Cincinnati at Washington, 11:05 a.m.<\/p>\n

San Diego at Miami, 11:10 a.m.<\/p>\n

San Francisco at Atlanta, 11:15 a.m.<\/p>\n

Detroit at Pittsburgh, 11:35 a.m.<\/p>\n

Los Angeles Angels at New York Mets, 12:10 p.m.<\/p>\n

Kansas City at Chicago Cubs, 1:20 p.m.<\/p>\n

St. Louis at Colorado, 2:10 p.m.<\/p>\n

Houston at Arizona, 2:40 p.m.<\/p>\n

Milwaukee at Seattle, 2:40 p.m.<\/p>\n

Minnesota at Los Angeles Dodgers, 3:10 p.m.<\/p>\n

Baltimore at Cleveland, 5:40 p.m.<\/p>\n

Boston at Philadelphia, 6:05 p.m.<\/p>\n

New York Yankees at Toronto, 6:07 p.m.<\/p>\n

Chicago White Sox at Tampa Bay, 6:35 p.m.<\/p>\n

Athletics at Texas, 7:05 p.m.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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