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Kim, Cronenworth, Darvish lead Padres over Pirates 7-3

By JOHN PERROTTOApril 30, 2022 GMT

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Ha-Seong Kim and Jake Cronenworth homered, and Yu Darvish pitched six effective innings to lead the San Diego Padres to a 7-3 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday night.

Kim hit a two-run home run in the second inning to pull the Padres into a 2-2 tie.

Woodford scheduled to start for St. Louis against Chicago

By The Associated PressOctober 3, 2021 GMT

Chicago Cubs (70-91, fourth in the NL Central) vs. St. Louis Cardinals (90-71, second in the NL Central)

St. Louis; Sunday, 3:15 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Cubs: Alec Mills (6-7, 4.77 ERA, 1.39 WHIP, 86 strikeouts) Cardinals: Jake Woodford (3-3, 3.88 ERA, 1.32 WHIP, 46 strikeouts)

Contreras 3 RBIs, Cubs beat Pirates, end 7-game losing skid

By JOHN PERROTTOSeptember 30, 2021 GMT

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Willson Contreras drove in all of the Cubs’ run as Chicago beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-2 on Wednesday night to end a seven-game losing streak.

Contreras’ two-run double high off the right-field wall in the seventh inning rallied the Cubs from a 2-1 deficit.