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MILWAUKEE - The young Chicago Cubs finished 2014 with a flourish.Anthony Rizzo had a two-run homer among his three hits, Arismendy Alcantara hit a two-run double, and the Cubs beat Milwaukee 5-2 on Sunday to take two out of three in the season-ending series with the Brewers.Chicago still finished in last place in the NL Central at 73-89, but they were 31-28 since July 28.The future looked bright on a sunny afternoon at Miller Park.I think, as an organization, we all feel some momentum going into the off-season. And thats what we need, Rizzo said. Not only the players, but the front office, as well.Rizzo went deep to centre off Mike Fiers (6-5) in the first. He jogged home to score from third in a two-run sixth on Alcantaras double just inside the first base line.Rizzo became the first Cubs left-handed hitter with 32 homers since Rick Monday in 1976.The Cubs have the building blocks of a solid offence with Rizzo and rookie right-handed hitters Javier Baez and Jorge Soler.Theres always optimism and now you can see it around everywhere. We each got to keep the course, though, Rizzo said.Jacob Turner (6-11) allowed four hits and two runs in five-plus innings. He beat Milwaukee for the second time since being traded from Miami in August.Manager Rick Renteria said his starter had good velocity and a good sinker.He gave us a chance and the guys just a€” they chipped away, Renteria said.Hector Rondon threw a scoreless ninth for his 29th save in 33 chances.The loss culminated a frustrating five weeks for Milwaukee and its struggling offence. Fifteen games over .500 on Aug. 25, the Brewers went 9-22 down the stretch and dropped out of the NL Central lead following a five-month reign.The Brewers finished in third place in the division at 82-80, out of the playoffs for the third straight year.We played great for five months. We didnt play great the last month. Whether we played .500 ball or whatever, we didnt play well and we didnt get in it, manager Ron Roenicke said. Thats what matters. Well figure out how to stay away from the long losing streaks.Fiers gave up six hits and three earned runs while striking out seven in six innings. Alcantaras double broke a 2-all tie to score Rizzo and Soler after the runners went to second and third on a double steal.Rizzo had his eighth three-hit game of the season.THE .300 MANJonathan Lucroy, playing first base for Milwaukee, went 2 for 4 to finish the year hitting .300. Lucroy made the All-Star team as a catcher, but manager Roenicke started him at first in the finale hoping he could reach the .300 plateau.Lucroy over the weekend set the single-season record for most doubles by a catcher with 46.I mean its great and dandy but for me it doesnt really matter right now, Lucroy said, because Im still going to go home and be (mad) for a month until I calm a little bit from the way its been the past month.TRAINERS ROOMCubs: Three players finished the season on the disabled list. OFs Justin Ruggiano (left foot) and Ryan Sweeney (hamstring) have been sidelined since late August. RHP James McDonald spent the whole season sidelined with shoulder inflammation.Brewers: Roenicke is confident that Ryan Brauns production can improve once the outfielder finds a permanent fix in the off-season for his nagging nerve problem in the base of his right hand. Braun went 0 for 3 on Sunday to finish at .266 a€” by far the lowest average of his seven-year career.UP NEXTBrewers: When asked before the game, Roenicke said it was uncomfortable not knowing about his immediate future. GM Doug Melvin said this weekend that the fates of Roenicke and the coaching staff had not been decided. Roenicke is under contract through next season.___Follow Genaro Armas at http://twitter.com/GArmasAP Cheap Dallas Stars Jerseys . This weeks topics include his take on the Kevin Pillar incident, All-Star snubs, the firing of Padres general manager Josh Byrnes and more. Cheap Adidas NHL Jerseys . -- New York Yankees centre fielder Jacoby Ellsbury was sent for an MRI Thursday of his ailing right calf, which was negative. http://www.cheapstarsjerseys.com/. Or maybe he already did. Clark hit his first homer, Wily Peralta pitched into the seventh inning, and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Miami Marlins 4-1 Wednesday night. Wholesale Stars Jerseys .com) - James Harden put the Houston Rockets on his back and willed them to an overtime victory on Thursday. Cheap Stars Jerseys . Pospisil, from Vancouver, and Sock will compete for the title against defending champions and top seeds Bob and Mike Bryan of the United States, who defeated the 12th-seeded French duo of Michael Llodra and Nicolas Mahut 7-6 (4), 6-3, 6-2.(SportsNetwork.com) - The Detroit Pistons will get a third crack at the Milwaukee Bucks when the two Central foes clash Friday at The Palace. The Pistons and Bucks have split two meetings so far. Milwaukee has lost three straight and 12 of the last 16 trips to Auburn Hills, Mich. Detroit and Milwaukee will meet one more time this season on Jan. 24. Pistons big man Andre Drummond is averaging 17.0 points and 10.0 rebounds against the Bucks this season. Detroit is mired in a six-game losing streak and dropped a 104-98 decision to the Los Angeles Clippers on Wednesday, as D.J. Augustin posted 19 points to lead the hosts. The Pistons got 17 points from Josh Smith, Drummond and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope. Drummond grabbed 13 rebounds and is averaging 17.0 points and 13.0 boards in his last three games for Detroit, which led 51-48 at halftime and had a 73-72 edge heading into the final 12 minutes. Los Angeles led by 11 at one point in the fourth quarter and Smiths layup made it 93-91 with 2 1/2 minutes left. Its just frustrating for me that I couldnt find a way, either in terms of defensive scheme or in terms of something to run offensively to help our guys a little bit more doown the stretch, Pistons coach Stan Van Gundy said.dddddddddddd It was Detroits fourth straight loss at home, where it is 2-5 this season. The Pistons are in the midst of playing seven of eight games at The Palace. Pistons guard Brandon Jennings (thumb) is questionable Friday and has missed the previous two games. He is averaging 16.0 ppg this season. Milwaukee has won two in a row after losing back-to-back games and won for the seventh time in 10 tries with Wednesdays 103-86 victory at Minnesota. Brandon Knight and Larry Sanders scored 15 points apiece and Giannis Antetokounmpo ended with 13 for the Bucks, who shot 47.1 percent. The Bucks had seven players in double figures and won for the third time in the last four road games. Bucks rookie Jabari Parker scored 11 points. Our second group (late in the third) got defensive-minded and rebounded the ball, said Bucks coach Jason Kidd. In the beginning of the fourth quarter, (the starters) picked it right back up. We found a way to win on the road. The road ahead is a tough one for Kidds group, which will face the likes of Houston, Cleveland, Dallas, Miami, the Los Angeles Clippers, Phoenix, Portland and Sacramento. ' ' ' |
three in the season-ending series with the Brewers
