CHICAGO -- Travis Wood got into trouble in the first inning when he walked the bases loaded before retiring Khris Davis on a grounder that kept the game scoreless. After a simple tweak, Wood cruised the rest of the way. The left-hander retired 19 of his final 21 batters and pitched two-hit ball for seven innings as the Chicago Cubs beat the Milwaukee Brewers 4-2 on Sunday. "It was a struggle there in the first," Wood said. "We werent missing bad, but we were missing, so (there was) kind of a minor adjustment I had to make. I was kind of flying open a little bit there in the first after the first or second hitter, so we made it and were able to roll after that." Welington Castillo and Mike Olt homered for the Cubs, who took two of three from the NL Central leaders to win a series for the second time this season. Wood (4-4) allowed two runs and struck out seven. All three of his walks came in the first inning. "When he locates down into the corners, hes really, really effective," Chicago manager Rick Renteria said. The Cubs won their first series since taking two of three against the St. Louis Cardinals from May 2-4. "We had some timely hitting. Our pitching has been really good, and weve been able to close out the ballgames we lead," Renteria said. Hector Rondon earned his fifth save in five chances after allowing a leadoff double to Ryan Braun in the ninth for Milwaukees third hit. The Brewers, who began the day with the NLs best record, have scored 11 runs in five games. "He keeps the fastball away well. He throws the cutter inside to right-handers well and mixes in a curveball," Brewers manager Ron Roenicke said about Wood. "He commanded the ball well, and were a little bit off offensively. Three hits, just not many guys on base to do things with." Marco Estrada (3-2) gave up four runs and seven hits -- five doubles and two homers -- in five innings. In nine games this season, Estrada has served up 12 home runs, second-most in the majors. "I was terrible, plain and simple. Terrible," Estrada said. "Ive got to figure things out. My off-speed pitches havent been there and thats whats letting me down, that and elevating the fastball when Im not trying to." Castillos two-run shot gave the Cubs a 2-0 lead in the second. Luis Valbuena scored on Castillos fifth homer after drawing a walk. The Cubs extended their lead to 3-0 in the third after Starlin Castro and Valbuena hit back-to-back doubles with two outs. Olt hit his team-leading ninth homer in the fourth to make it 4-0. He leads NL rookies in home runs. "Ive just gotten some good pitches to hit," Olt said. "As long as Im doing that, then Im happy. The home runs, I guess, have come in bunches. Hopefully I can keep it going." The Brewers got their first hit on Logan Schafers one-out double against Wood in the fifth. Two batters later, Rickie Weeks hit a two-run homer to cut the lead to 4-2. The Brewers had been scoreless for 20 straight innings, since the second inning on Friday. "The first inning or two, when you have a pitcher in trouble, you need to get to them early," Roenicke said. NOTES: Renteria said RHP Pedro Strop (groin) is expected to start rehabbing at extended spring training in Arizona soon. ... Cubs OF Nate Schierholtz was out of the lineup. He was hitting .197. "His at-bats have been better, but we havent had the results that we wanted," Renteria said. Ryan Kalish started in right field. ... Brewers RHP Wily Peralta (4-2, 2.05 ERA) will start against Atlanta on Monday. The Cubs have Monday off before beginning a two-game series at home against the New York Yankees. Wholesale Authentic Jerseys . On Thursday theyll learn even more. 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Martinez called Evertons derby performance an embarrassment The Spaniard made no attempt to sugar-coat the evenings events afterwards, telling Sky Sports: It was a horrible, horrible showing.It started with the best intentions but then very close to half-time (there was) an inability to do the basics right and do the things you have to do in any performance.Martinez was forced to replace Gareth Barry at the break and later lost John Stones to illness moments after the defenders poor pass had contributed to Liverpools third goal.Gareth Barry picking up an injury at half-time, John Stones feeling ill and having stomach cramps. The whole thing is one after the other, a chain reaction of a disastrous group of actions that made it an impossible experience, Martinez said. Ramiro Funes Mori was shown a straight red for a foul on Divock Origi And on Funes Moris dismissal, which led to Origi leaving the field on a stretcher, he said: Itss a challenge that he should be avoiding.dddddddddddd Youre getting carried away with the derby.Maybe its the first time Ramiro is involved in this sort of game and he got carried away. I can understand the red card, maybe a yellow card I could understand as well. But top and bottom, we didnt cope with the emotions of the occasion and we didnt control ourselves well enough.Its such a huge game for us it doesnt need much motivation. Obviously were still hurting and we will be hurting for a long, long time but obviously we need to react really, really quickly and prepare for the game on Saturday because its the only way we can get rid of this feeling. Talking points Analysis of a one-sided Merseyside derby Its a feeling of embarrassment. We know we shouldnt put a showing on like this. I know there are sometimes things in football that you cant control, a chain of events that go against you but we brought that onto ourselves. Martinez is facing a defensive crisis for the semi-final, with Phil Jagielka a doubt, Funes Mori banned and Stones now also a concern.He said: Muhamed Besic is someone that can play in that role but to lose John Stones… well have to assess him.On his own future he said: Its not about my job. All I want is to bring success to Everton and its about the players wanting to be themselves, coping with the occasion.We know were one step away from the (FA Cup) final and thats the only thing that can bring satisfaction to our fans. Thats the only thing were going to concentrate on. Also See: Liverpool thump sorry Everton Origi injured in Liverpool win Klopp: Were in a good place Moyes: Everton were terrible ' ' '
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