Chicago's Hendricks, a former Rangers draft pick, lowered his team-best earned run average to 2.41 per nine innings as he got through six scoreless frames. CHICAGO (AP) " Chicago's Kyle Hendricks steered the Cubs to a 6-0 win against Texas on Friday in a clash of divisional leaders that highlighted the resumption of Major League Baseball after the mid-season All-Star break. Addison Russell hit a single with bases loaded in the sixth inning to drive in two runs. San Diego's Wil Myers hit his 20th home run of the season as the Padres defeated majors-leading San Francisco 4-1. The Cubs also edged within two games of San Francisco for the overall NL lead after the Giants lost at San Diego.

Source: New Zealand Herald July 16, 2016 07:07 UTC