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The way this season has been going Luis Severino Jersey , they were due for a pleasant surprise.Heyward hit two home runs for his first multihomer game in a Cubs uniform, and Victor Caratini and Javier Baez also went deep as Chicago snapped a six-game skid with a 14-8 victory over the Brewers on Saturday night.Heyward’s last multihomer game was on Aug. 16, 2015 for St. Louis against Miami, a season before he signed a $184 million, eight-year contract with Chicago.“It was a great day,” Heyward said. “It’s good to be a part of the offense. A lot of guys out there fighting their tails off and looking for a result to help the team win. It was good to contribute to that.”The Cubs struggles have been more about pitching, of course, and starter Cole Hamels provided the kind of stability Chicago had in mind when it picked up the veteran left-hander’s $20 million option this offseason.Hamels gave the Cubs six innings, holding Milwaukee’s offense to two runs and six hits while striking out five.“Cole was outstanding,” Cubs manager Joe Maddon said.Hamels (1-0) labored early http://www.yankeesfanproshop.com/authentic-giancarlo-stanton-jersey , throwing 51 pitches over the first two innings, but he mostly cruised through the next four innings, retiring 12 of his final 14 batters. He limited the damage, stranding two by striking out Christian Yelich to end the second. He also got Lorenzo Cain to chase a changeup that would have been ball four with two on and two out in the fourth.“I was able to go a little bit deeper in the pitch count for early in the season,” Hamels said. “I know they’ll be some times when I’ll get a breather when we are rolling.”Chicago improved to 2-6 with its first win since opening day. The front office revamped a struggling bullpen earlier Saturday, demoting right-hander Carl Edwards Jr. to Triple-A and putting lefty Mike Montgomery on the 10-day injured list. Kyle Ryan and Allen Webster were called up to replace them but didn’t fare well. Ryan allowed two baserunners while getting two outs to start the seventh, and Webster followed and allowed a three-run homer to Ryan Braun.Brewers starter Corbin Burnes (0-1) struck out six but gave up six hits and three walks.Braun had three RBIs for Milwaukee. Cain and Eric Thames also went deep.ROCKY START FOR BURNESBurnes allowed just four home runs in 38 innings as a rookie last season but has given up three in each of this first two starts in 2019. He’s the first Brewers pitcher to allow at least three home runs in consecutive starts since Jason Bere in 2000.“He has not been a homer-prone pitcher in the minor leagues and wasn’t in the big leagues last year,” Counsell said. “We’re going to have to work on that. It’s a little puzzling.”EDWARDS DEMOTEDEdwards was rocked in his first four outings, allowing six earned runs over 1 2/3 innings of work. Eight of the 13 batters he’s faced have reached safely.“He’s done such great work for us,” Maddon said. “We’ve got to get him back right.”NO WORRIES FOR MADDONWith a 1-6 record coming into the game and no contract beyond this season Aaron Judge Jersey , Maddon said he wasn’t worried about his job status.“The last four years have been pretty good,” he said. “If I have to rely on a week’s worth of baseball games, that’s a bad process. I’m willing to shoulder the blame, but I really have zero concern.”Chicago is 389-267 under Maddon, who has led the Cubs to the postseason in each of his first four seasons. HIs .592 winning percentage is the third-highest in franchise history, behind Frank Chance (1905-1912) and Al Spaulding, who led the Cubs in 1876-77.TRAINER’S ROOMCubs: Montgomery has a strained left lat muscle. After missing most of spring training with shoulder soreness, Montgomery made four appearances this season, posting a 16.88 ERA in 2 2/3 innings of work.Brewers: RHP Jeremy Jeffress could be back with the Brewers sometime during their next homestand. Jeffress has been sidelined with shoulder soreness since his first and only spring training outing but felt good after allowing two runs over 1 1/3 innings for Triple-A San Antonio on Friday night.UP NEXTAfter holding the Reds to two runs over five innings in his 2019 debut, RHP Zach Davies (0-0 Gleyber Torres Jersey , 3.60) gets the series finale against Chicago. He’ll go up against Cubs RHP Kyle Hendricks (0-1, 4.15 ERA). BRADENTON, Fla. (AP) — Lonnie Chisenhall knows his new gig as the Pittsburgh Pirates’ starting right fielder is likely temporary.Gregory Polanco is recovering from surgery to repair a torn labrum in his left shoulder and the Pirates say he will be out until sometime between mid-April and mid-June. Chisenhall was signed to a $2.75 million, one-year contract in the offseason to serve as the fill-in.The Pirates feel Chisenhall can be a valuable option off the bench once Polanco is healthy. He began his major league career with the Cleveland Indians as a third baseman and is also capable of playing first base as well as the three outfield positions.It will mark the first time in Chisenhall’s nine years in the majors that he will be a bench player.“Versatility is the way the game is trending now,” Chisenhall said. “Guys need to play multiple positions. You have to be able to affect the game in different areas. I’m just trying to stay the course.“You have to be open-minded and willing to grow. I needed to change and make myself more versatile. It’s something I pride myself in. It’s a lot of extra work. But there is always room to grow.”Chisenhall had spent his entire professional career in the Indians’ organization since being their first-round draft pick in 2008. The Pirates selected Chisenhall in the 11th round two years earlier following his senior year of high school in Morehead City, North Carolina, but he opted to attend the University of South Carolina.Not surprisingly, spring training has been a bit of an adjustment period for him.“You can do all the handshakes and meet-and-greets you want during spring training but until you’re in a game during the regular season, that’s when you get to know the players,” Chisenhall said. “I’m trying to accelerate that.”This also marks Chisenhall’s first spring training in Florida. When it was mentioned that the travel is much easier to teams in Arizona Tyler Austin Jersey , Chisenhall smiled.“I like to fish so I’ve enjoyed Florida,” Chisenhall said. “It’s hard to go fishing in Arizona.”Chisenahall is hoping to stay healthy this season. Last year, he was limited to 29 games because of injuries to both calves.“My goal this season is just to be on the field,” Chisenhall said.Polanco is trying to get back on the field. He is hitting without restriction, but his throwing is limited to 120 feet.“I’m feeling stronger every week, but I also know I have to be patient,” Polanco said. “I put too much work into my rehab to try to come back too soon and mess it all up.”NOTES: The Pirates made their first roster cuts of the spring Saturday by optioning RHPs JT Brubaker, Luis Escobar and Mitch Keller to Triple-A Indianapolis and reassigning LHPs Elvis Escobar and Blake Weiman, RHPs Dario Agrazal and Eduardo Vera and C Jason Delay to minor league camp. . LF Corey Dickerson left Saturday’s 10-1 loss to the Minnesota Twins after the third inning with right ankle discomfort following an awkward slide but was walking without a limp after the game.