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CHICAGO (AP) — After dealing with ups and downs this season Joey Gallo Jersey , Kyle Hendricks feels like he’s in a groove.Hendricks allowed two hits in seven innings, David Bote and Kyle Schwarber homered and the Chicago Cubs beat the Cincinnati Reds 9-0 on Sunday to complete a four-game sweep.“My mechanics feel good now. Ball’s doing what I want it to,” said Hendricks, who is 5-2 with a 3.38 ERA in his last 11 starts. “Now it’s just concentration on making the good pitch, every pitch you’re out there. My fastball command has been a lot better, and everything works better off that.”Jason Heyward went 4 for 4 with a triple and drove in two runs for the NL Central-leading Cubs. Bote added two hits and three RBIs.Hendricks (10-10) struck out five and walked one. He has given up two runs in his last 14 innings.“I didn’t make many bad pitches at all and really changed speeds well,” Hendricks said. “(Catcher) Willson (Contreras) had a great game plan back there, calling good pitches.”Hendricks — who was 1-4 with a 7.03 ERA in June — said his change-up has been more effective.“Earlier in the season, I wasn’t able to locate my fastball http://www.rangersfanproshop.com/authentic-nomar-mazara-jersey , so they kind of saw the change-ups,” he said.Tucker Barnhart had two hits for the last-place Reds, who have dropped five straight and been shut out nine times.“They dominated us these four games, and you just have to take the day off and hopefully come back with the same energy but get different results,” manager Jim Riggleman said.The Cubs have homered in a season-high 11 straight games and won five straight.Hendricks was lifted for a pinch-hitter after throwing 98 pitches. Randy Rosario worked the final two innings to complete the three-hitter.A balk by Robert Stephenson scored Anthony Rizzo in the seventh inning before Schwarber smacked a two-run home run to right field, his 24th of the season.Bote hit a two-run homer over the left-field bleachers for a 5-0 lead in the third. Five of his six home runs this season have given the Cubs the lead or tied a game. Bote’s previous homer was a walk-off against the Reds in the 10th inning on Friday.The Cubs scored three unearned runs in the first. Heyward tripled to bring in a run when center fielder Billy Hamilton fell trying to catch his line drive.“Jason just spun that ball, and I understand it looked like it was going to go right at him and it just hit that other gear and he slipped,” Cubs manager Joe Maddon said. “That was fortuitous for us because Billy’s that good.”Heyward’s single drove in another run in the fifth inning. He was 0 for 14 in his previous three games.Homer Bailey (1-12) allowed six runs — three earned — and eight hits in five innings to remain winless since May 12. The Reds have lost 17 of his 18 starts.“With all due respect to that lineup over there — they’ve got a really good lineup — but today there was numerous balls that were off the end of the bat, broken bats Ferguson Jenkins Jersey , bloops,” Riggleman said. “If it could go wrong, it went wrong.“As the game progressed, they squared up on a couple. But overall Homer threw very well. The numbers will never indicate that.”TRAINER’S ROOMReds: 1B Joey Votto (lower right leg) was eligible to come off the 10-day disabled list Sunday but won’t return to the field until Tuesday against Milwaukee at the earliest. Riggleman said the injury is affecting Votto’s ability to run and play in the field.Cubs: 3B/OF Kris Bryant (left shoulder inflammation) and RHP Tyler Chatwood (left hip tightness) will begin rehab assignments with Triple-A Iowa on Monday. Bryant took batting practice Sunday and has been on the DL since July 24. The Cubs can make room for him on the roster if he’s ready before rosters expand Saturday, Maddon said. … Closer Brandon Morrow (right biceps inflammation) was scheduled to play catch Sunday.FLEXIBILITYWithout an off day until Sept. 13, the Cubs will use a six-man rotation for at least one turn. LHP Mike Montgomery — who is on the disabled list with left shoulder inflammation — is expected to start Thursday in Atlanta. RHP Alec Mills — who joined the rotation to fill in for the injured Chatwood — will start Wednesday against the Mets.UP NEXTReds: After a day off, RHP Anthony DeSclafani (6-4, 4.26 ERA) is set to start Tuesday against visiting Milwaukee and RHP Junior Guerra (6-8, 3.72) to begin a three-game series.Cubs: LHP Jon Lester (14-5 http://www.rangersfanproshop.com/authentic-jason-grilli-jersey , 3.64) is scheduled to start against the visiting Mets and RHP Noah Syndergaard (9-3, 3.38) to open a three-game series Monday. BALTIMORE (AP) — One night after setting a dubious record for losses, the Baltimore Orioles were ready to savor a rare win against a division rival.Rookie DJ Stewart hit his first major league home run and Baltimore used five pitchers to avoid a three-game sweep by beating the Toronto Blue Jays 2-1 Wednesday night.The Orioles bounced back one night after taking their 108th loss of the season, the most since moving to Baltimore in 1954. They remained three away from the franchise mark set by the 1939 St. Louis Browns.“I was thinking about it tonight how many times I walked down that long hall to get here after a great win, trying to temper the enthusiasm,” manager Buck Showalter said. “I still feel elated after we win a game and then I think about all the good things that went on, especially defensively tonight.”Jimmy Yacabonis started for Baltimore and threw four scoreless innings, followed by Mike Wright (4-2), who blanked the Blue Jays over two innings. Miguel Castro allowed a solo homer to Billy McKinney in the eighth that cut the lead to 2-1 before Tanner Scott managed the final out of the inning.Mychal Givens picked up his eighth save for Baltimore.Stewart Ryan Rua Jersey , who was promoted Sept. 11 from Triple-A Norfolk, gave the Orioles the lead when he led off the third with a towering shot off Estrada that caromed off the right-field foul pole. He also had a double in the seventh and scored an insurance run on a single by Cedric Mullins off Tim Mayza.“I’ve felt comfortable every at-bat pretty much,” Stewart said. “I think there was one at bat I kind of went up there chasing a little bit, just trying to get that hit. I felt comfortable for the most part, but whenever you see one fall for the first time, it’s a little bit of a relief that not only are you feeling well but you’re seeing the results also. It was definitely big for me.”Toronto won the season series 14-5.“Any chance you have to try and sweep a team is a big one,” Toronto manager John Gibbons said. “We have had a pretty tough year ourselves so you try to build and win as many games as you can.”The Blue Jays’ Marco Estrada (7-13) bounced back from his previous outing when he tied a career-high by allowing eight runs against the Yankees. He was charged with one run and four hits with five strikeouts and one walk over six innings.“It was a good outing. I made a lot of good pitches,” Estrada said. “One got away from me and the kid hit it out, Congrats to him. Weren’t too many hard hit balls.”The Blue Jays loaded the bases in the fourth against Yacabonis Drew Robinson Jersey , who was making his fifth career start. However, he escaped the jam when Kendrys Morales hit a fly ball to Adam Jones, who threw out McKinney trying to score from third. It was Jones’ 99th career assist and first in right field.YOUTH MOVEMENTBlue Jays C Russell Martin has not played since Sept. 3. Manager John Gibbons wants to give Luke Maile and rookie Danny Jansen an extended look behind the plate.TRAINER’S ROOMOrioles: Rookie C Chance Sisco will not travel with the team to New York. He took a foul ball off his mask Sunday against the White Sox and is still waiting to be cleared from concussion protocol.UP NEXTBlue Jays: Sam Gaviglio will start the opener Thursday in Tampa Bay. He has gone 1-8 since July 20 and lost both games against the Rays this season.Orioles: Rookie Yefry Ramirez (1-6, 5.50 ERA) will make his 11th start Friday in New York. He tied a career high with seven strikeouts over 5 2/3 innings Saturday against the White Sox.