WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 2 , 2017 SPORTS Cubs acquire LHP Wilson, C Avila in trade with Tigers CHICAGO: The rolling Chicago Cubs got Anthony Rizzo. Just three weeks ago, the be looking ahead. We’ve got to take The 30-year-old Avila is batting .274 before Tuesday night’s series opener a big lift Monday when they acquired Cubs hit the All-Star break with a 43-45 care of business in our division. That’s with 11 homers and 32 RBIs in 77 against Arizona. reliever Justin Wilson and catcher Alex record after an embarrassing 14-3 loss to where all of our focus is now.” games. Contreras is the middle of a The Tigers are fourth in the AL Avila in a trade with the Detroit Tigers, Pittsburgh at Wrigley Field. They trailed While Chicago has benefited from breakout season and Victor Caratini hit Central, making them sellers at the non- bolstering their chance for another long Milwaukee by 5 1/2 games in the NL solid relief all season, the acquisition of a tiebreaking homer in the seventh waiver deadline. They traded outfielder playoff run. The addition of Wilson gives Central, and there was no sign of a turn- Wilson will lessen the load on primary inning of Sunday’s 4-2 win at J.D. Martinez to Arizona for three manager Joe Maddon another late- around on the horizon. setup men Carl Edwards Jr., Koji Uehara, Milwaukee. But Caratini has just 26 prospects on July 18. To replace Wilson inning option in front of All-Star closer But Chicago got left-hander Jose Hector Rondon and Pedro Strop. It also major league at-bats, leaving the Cubs and Avila on the roster, Detroit recalled Wade Davis. The World Series champi- Quintana in a blockbuster trade with the puts a third left-hander in the bullpen on the lookout for a veteran backstop right-hander Joe Jimenez and catcher ons had been searching for a veteran to crosstown White Sox on July 13, and alongside Mike Montgomery and Brian to help keep Contreras fresh. John Hicks from Triple-A Toledo before back up catcher Willson Contreras since took off from there. The Cubs won two of Duensing. “I think it really takes a bur- “Willson plays like the Energizer Monday night’s game at the New York they cut Miguel Montero a month ago, three in Milwaukee over the weekend to den off of a bunch of different guys, Bunny,” Hoyer said. “I think we all know Yankees. Candelario, who made his and Avila is having one of the best sea- improve to 13-3 since the break and which I think is really helpful for Joe,” that. Everyone has their limits, and I do major league debut last season, hit .152 sons of his career at the plate. open a 2 1/2-game lead over the Hoyer said. think we have to be very careful not to with a homer and three RBIs in 11 Tigers general manager Al Avila trad- Brewers in the division. St. Louis was 4 Wilson, who turns 30 on Aug. 18, is wear him down, to make sure he’s still games with the Cubs this year. The ed away his son, but his club received 1/2 back, with Pittsburgh 5 1/2 behind 3-4 with 13 saves and a 2.68 ERA in 42 fresh during the pennant race. We switch-hitting third baseman batted minor league infielders Jeimer Chicago. appearances in 2017. He also is under risked him playing too much without .266 with 12 homers and 52 RBIs in 81 Candelario and Isaac Paredes and a play- “The second half, we’ve played really contractual control through next year, going out and making moves like this.” games with Triple-A Iowa. er to be named or cash. The 23-year-old well,” Cubs general manager Jed Hoyer an important consideration for the Right-hander Dylan Floro was designat- The 18-year-old Paredes, who signed Candelario was considered one of said. “But we’ve got three teams we Cubs since Davis, Uehara and Duensing ed for assignment to create a spot on with the Cubs as a non-drafted free Chicago’s top prospects, but he was have to hold off to win our division, and are eligible for free agency after this Chicago’s 40-man roster. The Cubs will agent in 2015, hit .264 with seven blocked at the major league level by NL that’s our focus is. A team that was two season. Avila returns to Chicago after have to make two more moves to add homers and 49 RBIs in 92 games with MVP Kris Bryant and first baseman games under .500 two weeks ago can’t he played for the White Sox last year. Wilson and Avila to their active roster Class A South Bend.— AP OAKLAND: Oakland Athletics’ Chad Pinder, left, scores past San Francisco Giants catcher Nick Hundley during the eighth inning of a baseball game in Oakland, Calif., Monday. — AP BASEBALL Gonzalez hurls eight no-hit innings in Nationals win MIAMI: Gio Gonzalez lost his no-hit bid in his 34th home run, regaining sole posses- Baltimore cooled off surging Kansas City. allowed five runs and seven hits in four capped by consecutive homers for the ninth inning when Dee Gordon led off sion of the major league lead, and Chase Manny Machado had two hits and scored innings. The Phillies have won five in a row Davidson and Yolmer Sanchez. Davidson with a clean single, and the Washington Headley sparked New York past Detroit. a run for the Orioles, who have won three and are 10-6 since the All-Star break, but also hit a game-ending, two-run homer in Nationals beat the Miami Marlins 1-0 Luis Severino beat Michael Fulmer in a traight. Caleb Joseph got Baltimore going still own the worst record (39-64) in the Sunday’s 3-1 victory over Cleveland. Monday night. Gonzalez was pulled after matchup of young All-Stars on the mound, in the ninth with a one-out single off majors. Gordon hit a soft liner the opposite way to though neither was at his best. Hours after Joakim Soria (4-3). Ruben Tejada singled ASTROS 14, RAYS 7 left-center field. He threw 106 pitches. acquiring Sonny Gray from Oakland at the with two outs before Gentry hit a MARINERS 6, RANGERS 4 Jake Marisnick homered twice among Gonzalez (9-5), who grew up in nearby trade deadline, Headley put the AL East grounder up the middle that sent Joseph Robinson Cano had a two-run single in his three hits and had a career-high five Hialeah, walked three, hit a batter and leaders ahead to stay with a two-run dou- home from second base without a throw. the ninth and Seattle won at Texas hours RBIs to help Houston coast past Tampa struck out five. He retired 14 in a row during ble in a four-run fourth inning. Todd Frazier It was the second loss in 12 games for the after the Rangers traded pitcher Yu Bay. The Rays cut the lead to one after a one stretch. Sean Doolittle relieved and got followed with a two-run single, and Judge Royals, who managed only five hits off Darvish. The Mariners trailed 4-0 after two two-run homer by Corey Dickerson in the NL home run leader Giancarlo Stanton to hit a solo shot in the fifth. Headley finished three Baltimore pitchers. Zach Britton (1-0) innings before getting even against Cole third inning before an RBI single by Tyler ground into a double play. After Christian with three hits as New York won for the - the subject of many rumors before the Hamels, the remaining ace for Texas now White made it 4-2 with two outs in the Yelich beat out an infield single, Marcell ninth time in 11 games. Severino (8-4) non-waiver trade deadline ended on that Darvish is with the NL West-leading bottom of the inning. Marisnick’s first Ozuna popped out, giving Doolittle his needed a career-high 116 pitches to get Monday afternoon - worked the ninth for Los Angeles Dodgers. Cano lined a ball shot - a three-run homer which bounced fourth save since being acquired from through five innings. Aroldis Chapman the Orioles. over the head of right fielder Shin-Soo off the wall above the seats in left field - Oakland and seventh this season. Jose entered with the bases loaded in the ninth Choo, getting two runs home before he came next to push the lead to 7-2. Two Urena (9-5) matched zeroes with Gonzalez and got two outs for his 13th save. Fulmer RED SOX 6, INDIANS 2 was thrown out trying to stretch the hit pitches later Derek Fisher, who finished a until the sixth, when Bryce Harper’s RBI sin- (10-9) gave up seven runs and seven hits Doug Fister took a shutout into the into a double. The hit came right after triple shy of the cycle, connected off Alex gle put the Nationals ahead. Urena allowed over six-plus innings. eighth inning and rookie Rafael Devers pitching coach Doug Brocail was ejected Cobb (9-7) on a home run to right field to just three hits in eight innings. went 4 for 4 with an RBI to lead Boston. for arguing a balk called against Alex make it 8-2. Houston starter Charlie ORIOLES 2, ROYALS 1 Mookie Betts stopped his mini-slump by Claudio (2-1) that put runners at second Morton (9-4) allowed a season-low two YANKEES 7, TIGERS 3 Craig Gentry singled home the winning driving in three runs with two singles, and and third.