Jon Lester Struggles Again as Cubs Blown Out by Nationals
Lester gave up eight earned runs
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Ryan Zimmerman hit two home runs off a shaky Jon Lester and tied a career high with six RBIs, sending the Washington Nationals over the Chicago Cubs 9-4 on Saturday.
Zimmerman hit a two-run homer in the first inning and a sacrifice fly to the warning track in the third. He chased Lester with a three-run drive in the fourth that made it 9-1. He is batting .355 (16 for 45) with four homers and 16 RBIs in 14 games since returning from the disabled list last month.
Daniel Murphy also homered and had three hits, helping Tanner Roark (7-12) win his fourth straight start.
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Baez has gone with “The Magician” for two years in a row, and it’s easy to see why considering his on-field exploits.
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TELEMUNDO DALLAS
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Cishek’s first job was at a Mobil gas station and his friends gave him the nickname.
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Hollywood is a nickname that Hamels’ former Phillies teammate Jimmy Rollins gave to him.
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Ian Happ
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SEPTA
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Kintzler says the nickname was given to him when he was in Triple-A in 2016 because he was “salty” about not being in the major leagues.
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Lester also skipped the nickname portion of Players Weekend last year, but opted for something other than his own name this time around.
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This may be the best of the bunch, as the nickname roughly translates as “Great Hair.”
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Lester (12-5) was tagged for eight earned runs and 10 hits in 3 2/3 innings. The left-hander is winless in his last five starts for the NL Central leaders, going 0-3 with a 10.32 ERA during that span.
Anthony Rizzo got his 1,000th career hit for the Cubs.
