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Almora Jr. grounded out, third baseman Gurriel to first baseman White.

Grounded out, third baseman Gurriel to first baseman White.

Heyward flied out to center fielder Marisnick.

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Schwarber homered to left on a 1-1 count.

Reddick hit a sacrifice fly to center fielder Almora Jr., Bregman scored.

Hit a sacrifice fly to center fielder Almora Jr., Bregman scored.

Cubs first.  Schwarber homered to left on a 1-1 count.  Bryant struck out.  Rizzo struck out.  J.Báez grounded out, shortstop Bregman to first baseman White.

Cubs third.  Bote flied out to left fielder Fisher.  Schwarber struck out.  Bryant homered to center on a 1-1 count.  Rizzo popped out to second baseman Kemp.

Astros fourth.  Bregman doubled to left.  Brantley singled to right, Bregman to third.  Gurriel popped out to shortstop Russell.  Reddick hit a sacrifice fly to center fielder Almora Jr., Bregman scored.  Chirinos popped out to second baseman Bote.

 Chicago allowed 22 runs to Cincinnati over the weekend, losing two of the three games. In their last 12 games the Cubs' bullpen has posted a 4.74 ERA and opponents have hit .303 against them. In their previous 11 outings dating back to May 1, they had a 2.39 ERA and opponents hit .157 against them.

 Houston took two of three against Boston with both wins coming via one run. The Astros are 8-5 in games decided by one run this season, tied with the Yankees for second best in the American league behind only the Twins (8-4).

 This will be the third series the Cubs and Astros have had since Houston moved to the American League in 2013. The Astros have the all-time series record at 378-333 -- those 378 wins are their second most against any team in franchise history, behind only the Reds (401).

 Anthony Rizzo is on an eight-game hitting streak, slashing .469/.541/.938 with four home runs and 11 RBI. After hitting .222 in April he is hitting .359 in May, third-highest increase (.137) in the NL among qualifiers.

 Carlos Correa has tallied an RBI in seven of his last nine games. He is batting .320 with 12 RBI in 30 plate appearances with runners in scoring position this month. In April he hit just .241 with 10 RBI in 34 plate appearances with runners in scoring position.

 The Cubs currently have four qualified players with an OPS of at least .950: Willson Contreras (1.039), Anthony Rizzo (.987), Kris Bryant (.972) and Javier Baez (.959). The last team to have at least four such players before June 1 was the 2001 Cardinals (minimum 3.1 PA per team game before June).

HP - Bucknor, 1B - Culbreth, 2B - Nauert, 3B - Reyburn

The ninth inning on Tuesday appeared so routine, so breathlessly easy for Houston Astros closer Roberto Osuna that it made his struggles over the holiday weekend more difficult to comprehend in retrospect.
Osuna needed just 12 pitches to dispatch of Willson Contreras, Albert Almora Jr. and Jason Heyward and save the Astros' 9-6 interleague victory over the Chicago Cubs at Minute Maid Park. One day earlier, Osuna surrendered a pair of home runs to the Cubs in the ninth inning and barely held on for a 6-5 victory, capping his third consecutive white-knuckle appearance.

Astros go for sweep of Cubs

HOUSTON (AP)  After a forgettable April, Kyle Hendricks wrapped up a fabulous May with another strong start.
Hendricks pitched eight terrific innings, Kyle Schwarber homered for the second straight game and Kris Bryant added a solo shot in his return to the lineup to help the Chicago Cubs avoid a sweep with a 2-1 win over the Houston Astros on Wednesday night.

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Chicago Cubs @ Houston Astros on May 30, 2019

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