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HOUSTON -- Mike Fiers did not have his best stuff Sunday night, and the Chicago Cubs jumped on him quickly.Jorge Soler and Addison Russell homered to lead Chicago to a 9-5 win over the Houston Astros, moving the Cubs closer to clinching the NL Central.Soler hit a solo home run as part of Chicagos four-run third, and Russell hit a two-run shot -- his 20th of the season -- in the fourth as the Cubs built a 9-0 lead.I thought we played pretty well, I just didnt hold up my end of the bargain and end up losing because of it, Fiers said. Big games like this youve got to lock it in and play a lot better than I did. Put us in a hole pretty quick and it was tough to get out of.Fiers (10-7) was tagged for seven runs on seven hits in 2 1/3 innings as Houston fell 9 1/2 games behind Texas in the AL West and 3 1/2 back of Toronto and Baltimore in the wild-card race.Honestly I dont know what it was, Fiers said. Made some good pitches, made some bad pitches. They hit both and ended up getting ahead pretty early.The right-hander had won two straight and allowed three runs or fewer in each of his previous four starts.His command wasnt really there, Houston manager A.J. Hinch said. It seemed like he was losing a lot of breaking balls up into the arm side, which is a little bit of a delivery issue. So there was a lot of different things that just werent going his way. Just wasnt his night. I thought he did the best he could but it was an off night for him.Chicago extended its lead in the NL Central to 16 games over St. Louis.Jake Arrieta (17-6) allowed three runs on four hits with three strikeouts in 5 1/3 innings. His 17 wins lead the NL, and his 11 road wins leads the majors.Arrieta cruised through the first five innings, allowing a solo home run to Jose Altuve in the fourth to go with a walk and single but ran into trouble in the sixth.Alex Bregman hit an RBI double and came around to score on Arrietas wild pitch to cut the lead to 9-3 in the sixth. The Astros then loaded the bases with one out, but Justin Grimm induced pop-ups by Evan Gattis and Colby Rasmus to end the threat.Disappointing obviously to fall that far behind, Hinch said. We had a chance in the sixth, got a couple runs, could have had a bigger inning.Kris Bryant had an RBI double in the first, and David Ross had a sacrifice fly before Javier Baez scored on a wild pitch by Mike Fiers in the second.Baez added an RBI single, and Albert Almora hit a two-run single as part of the third.We came out ready to play, Chicago manager Joe Maddon said. We always do, but there was a little bit of juice about the whole game. Everybody was really raring to go and I thought we did a wonderful job of getting on top like we did.Yulieski Gurriel and Gattis hit back-to-back solo home runs in the ninth as the Astros lost for the fourth time in five games.TRAINERS ROOMAstros: SS Carlos Correa was back in the lineup after missing four games with inflammation in his left shoulder. Correa singled in the second and was replaced by pinch hitter A.J. Reed in the fourth. Hinch said Correa was fine. I wasnt going to let him reaggravate it with the score 9-0 going into that inning, Hinch said.WEB GEMSAlmora ended the fifth with a diving catch coming in on Marwin Gonzalezs falling pop fly. Jake Marisnick then robbed Almora of a hit in the eighth, coming in and making a diving grab on Almoras pop fly.UP NEXTCubs: RHP Kyle Hendricks (14-7) starts the first game of a three-game series against the St. Louis Cardinals on Monday. Hendricks leads the majors with a 2.07 ERA. He has allowed three runs or fewer in 19 straight starts.Astros: RHP Doug Fister (12-11) starts the first of a three-game series against Texas on Monday. Fister will look to bounce back after allowing six runs in 4 1/3 innings in his last start at Cleveland on Wednesday. Air Max 270 Cheap Online . LOUIS -- Cardinals cleanup hitter Allen Craig says hes recovered from a foot injury and ready to be put on St. Air Max 270 Clearance . Inter president Erick Thohir says in a club statement on Wednesday that Vidic is "one of the worlds best defenders and his qualities, international pedigree, and charisma will be an asset. http://www.cheapaustraliaairmax270.com/ . Now, with Game 6 set for Fenway Park and an 8:07 p.m. ET first pitch, the Detroit Tigers face the unenviable task of having to beat the Boston Red Sox twice, on the road, to advance to the World Series. Air Max 270 Clearance Australia . -- Jaye Marie Green shot a 4-under 68 on Thursday to increase her lead to five strokes after the second round of the LPGA Tours qualifying tournament. Nike Air Max 270 Australia . -- James Young couldnt wait to apply those tweaks to his jump shot, and the first one he made against UT Arlington told him it could be a good night.KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Usually reserved on the mound, Aaron Crow let loose after striking out Miguel Cabrera to end the seventh with two runners on base. Jeremy Guthrie pitched impressively into the seventh inning, Salvador Perez hit a two-run triple and the Kansas City Royals beat the Detroit Tigers 3-2 Monday night for their sixth straight victory. "Aarons facing the best hitter to walk on this planet," Royals first baseman Eric Hosmer said. "The way he came in and showed no fear, went right after him with the crowd standing up on every pitch. Thats a big moment right there. Crow is usually not a big fan of showing emotion right there, but he got fired up. It just fires up the whole team at that point." Guthrie (7-3) limited the Tigers to a two-run homer by Cabrera in 6 1-3 innings in helping the Royals to extend their longest winning streak since they won seven straight in September 2011. He gave up six hits and walked three. Crow replaced Guthrie after he gave up a single to Avisail Garcia and he hit Andy Dirks with an 0-2 pitch. Crow retired Torii Hunter on a fly to shallow right and struck out Cabrera swinging to end the threat. "The slider was probably the best pitch Ive thrown all year," Crow said of the pitch he used to strike out Cabrera. "I havent thrown that many good ones. Thats what were paid to do. Its a situation you dont want to be in." The Tigers managed just one two-out single off four Kansas City relievers after Guthrie exited with Crow logging the biggest two outs. "The bullpen was huge for us," Guthrie said. "They won the game for us." Cabrera, who tops the American League with 90 hits and 69 RBIs, hit his 18th home run in the second after Hunter doubled. "I made a bad mistake and he didnt miss it," Guthrie said of hanging a breaking ball. Perezs one-out triple in the third by diving centre fielder Garcia scored Alcides Escobar and Hosmer after they each singled. Lorenzo Cains two-out infield single scored Perez with the go-ahead run. "Garcia gave aa good effort and missed," Hunter said.dddddddddddd "I chased it down. As an ex-centre fielder, I know, if you see me coming, you get out of the way. Thats his ball if he wants it. Ive got to get out of the way. On that ball, a right-handed batter, the ball fades back to right field. Its probably coming back towards me. He probably should have let it go. He played it aggressively and thats all right. Hes 21. Hell learn. Hes 6-5, 250. Im getting out of his way." Doug Fister (5-4), who is 0-3 in five starts since a victory May 14 over Houston, went the distance. He allowed three runs on nine hits. "Theyre patient," Fister said. "When they needed to they produced what they needed. They put two runs on the board for me and I didnt make it stand up." Greg Holland worked a flawless ninth for his 13th save in 15 opportunities. "Just a phenomenal job of pitching on our part," Royals manager Ned Yost said. The Royals are 7-2 in June after losing 20 of 28 games in May. The pitching staff has a 1.44 ERA in June. The Royals improved to 8-3 since George Brett was named the interim hitting coach on May 30. NOTES: Tigers CF Austin Jackson, who went on the disabled list May 12 with a left hamstring pull, began an injury rehab assignment Monday with Triple-A Toledo. He went 0-for-5, struck out three times and walked once at Rochester. ... Royals LHP Danny Duffy, who had Tommy John surgery last June, made a rehab start Monday for Triple-A Omaha, giving up seven runs on seven hits, two walks and a hit batter in 2 1-3 innings, throwing 58 pitches at Nashville. ... The Royals signed Stephen F. Austin SS Hunter Dozier, the eighth overall pick in the draft, to a $2.2 million signing bonus, which is $937,800 under the allotted slot bonus. ... RHP Anibal Sanchez, who missed a start Sunday with shoulder stiffness, will probably make his next start. "I think so," Tigers manager Jim Leyland said. ... The Tigers recalled RHP Evan Reed from Triple-A Toledo, where he was 1-1 with a 2.53 ERA in 21 outings. ' ' '