CHICAGO -- Anthony Rizzo kept fouling the ball off, over and over again.
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with one mighty swing.Rizzo hit a three-run homer, Jon Lester pitched 7 2/3
innings and the Chicago Cubs stopped an eight-game losing streak against the New
York Mets with a 5-1 victory on Monday night in a rematch of last years NL
Championship Series.With one out and two on in the third inning, Rizzo fouled
off five straight 2-2 pitches before driving a changeup deep into the bleachers
in right-center for his 22nd homer.It was 2-2 for a while there. I dont think he
wanted to go 3-2, Rizzo said. He was making good pitches and I was just fighting
them off. Just try to grind at-bats, thats what were so good at doing.The crowd
of 41,353 cheered wildly as Rizzo rounded the bases on a picturesque night at
Wrigley Field. The All-Star slugger is batting .339 with three homers and 10 RBI
in July.Hes the anchor of the whole group. Theres no question about it, Cubs
manager Joe Maddon said.Matz (7-6) blamed himself for poor execution.You really
want to grit your teeth and beat this guy, he said. Unfortunately, he won.The
last time the Mets visited the iconic neighborhood ballpark, they finished off a
sweep of the Cubs to advance to the World Series. They swept Chicago again in
New York from June 30 to July 3, roughing up Lester for one of the wins.This
time around was much different.Lester (10-4) allowed one run -- Wilmer Flores
leadoff homer in the seventh -- and four hits in his first win in a month. David
Ross added a sacrifice fly in the sixth, and Albert Almora Jr. singled in Matt
Szczur in the eighth as the NL Central leaders won for the fourth time in five
games since dropping five in a row.We were able to get some quick outs with some
well-located fastballs and some well-located cutters, Lester said, so that was
huge for us tonight.Hector Rondon replaced Carl Edwards Jr. with two runners on
in the ninth and got Travis dArnaud to bounce into a game-ending double play for
his 16th save.Matz was charged with four runs and eight hits in five-plus
innings. The rookie left-hander dropped to 0-5 in his last nine starts.Even
though I thought he threw the ball fine, he didnt have his real Grade-A stuff,
manager Terry Collins said. But he battled the best he could.Matz nearly had
another run on his line, but left fielder Yoenis Cespedes cut down Willson
Contreras with a perfect throw to the plate when the rookie tried to score from
second on Szczurs third-inning single.BREAK FOR ZOBRISTCubs second baseman Ben
Zobrist rested for the second straight day. Maddon picked Sunday for a day off
for the All-Star, and then decided to give him another day of rest.He told me
yesterday that he wanted to give me two in a row, Zobrist said. I think it will
be good to be able to stay off my feet a little bit and try and get caught up.
Just didnt feel like the break kind of helped me get caught up as much as I
wanted it to.The 35-year-old Zobrist started at second in the All-Star Game. He
is batting .277 with 13 homers and 47 RBI in his first season with the
Cubs.TRAINERS ROOMMets: RHP Matt Harvey had season-ending thoracic outlet
surgery in St. Louis. ... RHP Jim Henderson (biceps) is throwing 91 to 93 mph
during his rehab stint at Triple-A Las Vegas, and Collins said the reliever is
nearing a return.Cubs: OFs Dexter Fowler (right hamstring strain) and Jorge
Soler (left hamstring strain) were traveling to Iowa and are expected to begin
their rehab stints with the Triple-A club on Tuesday. Fowler could return to the
Cubs by the end of the week. That would be the optimal situation, Maddon said.UP
NEXTAll-Star RHPs Noah Syndergaard of the Mets and Jake Arrieta of the Cubs face
off on Tuesday. Syndergaard (9-4, 2.56 ERA) was removed from last start on July
8 due to arm fatigue. I think the rest has been good for him, Collins said.
Arrieta (12-4, 2.68 ERA) is looking to get back on track after allowing four or
more earned runs in three consecutive starts for the first time since
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