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May 12, 2021 Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about the Mariners’ impending call-up of top prospect Jarred Kelenic, the Dodgers’ recent slump, the Oakland A’s threatening to relocate, Wade Miley’s no-hitter and how long it takes for no-no fatigue to set in, whether MLB’s offensive downturn will force the league to take action, the role of hitters in the hit-by-pitch spike, a near-umpire perfect game and the unparalleled pitch-calling accuracy of unsung umpire John Libka, the Mets’ mysterious rat/raccoon fiasco, the return of Luke Voit, zombie runners, and players and staff test...

Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images Most people don’t have jobs that come with oppressive slumps, at least not slumps that are public and subject to scrutiny. Certainly not slumps like major-league hitters go through. Bob down at the bottle-opener factory goes the equivalent of 2-for-30 from the plate, and no one outside of his supervisor cares. Betty in HR makes a mistake on someone’s overtime claim and fixes it with a few keystrokes. No harm, no foul language from social-media critics. I’ll beat you to the punch: Rick from the sports department has been in a four-decade slump, nobody is...

Arrieta pitches Cubs to 3-1 win over Mets on cool night By JAY COHENApril 21, 2021 GMT CHICAGO (AP) — Jake Arrieta delivered. Eric Sogard scored on a daring dash. Jason Heyward set up another run with a nifty slide. On another tough night at the plate, the Chicago Cubs made just enough plays to eke out a win. Arrieta pitched five effective innings Tuesday and Craig Kimbrel escaped a jam in the ninth, sending the Cubs to a 3-1 victory over the Mets. “Really nice win when we had to scrap for some hits,” manager David Ross said. Arrieta (3-1) allowed one run and three hits, struck out four...

Arrieta pitches Cubs to win over Mets Jake Arrieta pitched five effective innings, Craig Kimbrel escaped a jam in the ninth and the Chicago Cubs beat the New York Mets 3-1 on Tuesday. The Canadian Press VIDEO SIGN OUT CHICAGO — Jake Arrieta delivered. Eric Sogard scored on a daring dash. Jason Heyward set up another run with a nifty slide. On another tough night at the plate, the Chicago Cubs made just enough plays to eke out a win. Arrieta pitched five effective innings Tuesday and Craig Kimbrel escaped a jam in the ninth, sending the Cubs to a 3-1 victory over the Mets.

Cubs 3, Mets 1: Signs of life Share this story Maybe, just maybe, there’s hope for this team. Sixteen games into the 2021 season, the Cubs finally won a game without hitting a home run, 3-1 over the Mets. They had previously been 0-4 this year when not homering and were outscored in those four games 22-5. This game began in brutally cold conditions, 39 degrees, though with not much wind at all, thankfully. Jake Arrieta and Taijuan Walker matched zeroes for two innings and then the Cubs got on the board in the third without a hit. Eric Sogard led off with a walk and was sacrificed to second ...