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CHICAGO -- Javier Baez and Anthony Rizzo hit back-to-back home runs as the Chicago Cubs roughed up Kyle Lohse and the Milwaukee Brewers 4-2 on Wednesday night. Starlin Castro, Rizzo and Baez, the nucleus of Theo Epsteins rebuilding effort, drove in all four runs against the NL-leading Brewers. Castro and Chris Coghlan contributed three hits each. Cubs starter Tsuyoshi Wada (2-1) was coasting until he was chased in the seventh, when he allowed consecutive home runs to Rickie Weeks and Martin Maldonado. Wada allowed two runs on five hits in 6 2-3 innings. He struck out five and walked one. Hector Rondon pitched a scoreless ninth for his 16th save in 20 tries. Lohse (11-7) allowed four runs on seven hits in three innings, and tweaked his right ankle during at at-bat. It was his shortest outing of the season and marked the second time in his last three starts that he failed to pitch into the fifth inning. Coghlan hit Lohses second pitch of the game off the centre-field wall for a double and scored on Rizzos sacrifice fly. Castro drove in Baez on a single to give the Cubs a 2-0 lead in the first inning. Baez and Rizzo sent the crowd buzzing in the third inning with back-to-back shots. Baez hit a tape-measure shot onto Waveland Ave. leading off the inning and Rizzo hit Lohses next pitch into the right-field basket for a 4-0 advantage. It was Baezs fourth of the season and Rizzos 27th. After not hitting a home run since July 22nd, Rizzo has hit home runs in consecutive games. TRAINERS ROOM Brewers: After soreness persisted in his right elbow, INF Jeff Bianchi had a second opinion in Arizona that confirmed the original diagnosis. He has sat out 25 games on the disabled list. Cubs: LHP Felix Doubront (strained calf) allowed three runs on four hits and two walks in four innings on Tuesday night. The recent arrival could join the parent club after one more start for Triple-A Iowa this week. RHP Brian Schlitter (inflamed shoulder) began his rehabilitation stint at the clubs spring training complex in Mesa, Ariz. UP NEXT: Brewers RHP Mike Fiers (1-1, 1.80) will oppose Cubs RHP Edwin Jackson (6-12, 5.61) in the series finale Thursday. Myles Straw Astros Jersey . Adding playoff teams. Monitoring instant replay from league headquarters. Possibly creating a set of guidelines to prevent locker-room bullying. Don Wilson Jersey . Ontario Superior Court Case Management Master Ronald Dash released the decision on Monday, saying John McCaw Jr. must testify in front of a jury by live video conference. Moores lawyer, Tim Danson, asked the court to compel McCaw - who is based in Seattle - to testify in the case back on February 27. https://www.cheapastros.com/1243o-martin-maldonado-jersey-astros.html . -- Henry Josey watched helplessly from the sideline last fall, rehabbing from a serious knee injury, while Missouri was getting pushed around in its first SEC season. Joe Morgan Jersey . Louis Cardinals continued their offensive tear with a 9-5 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers in the opener of a four-game series. Justin Verlander Astros Jersey . Today, well look at five frontcourt players today, here from the Bay Area. 1. AMIR JOHNSON (Raptors): I cant figure out what the issue or problem is, but based upon what Im seeing, hes not right.CARSON, Calif. -- New Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal will make his coaching debut in the clubs exhibition game against the Los Angeles Galaxy on July 23 at the Rose Bowl. Van Gaal wont be the only Man U newcomer making the clubs U.S. trip that begins July 18. New additions Ander Herrera and Luke Shaw will also be part of the travelling squad as they look to make their debut for the English Premier League team. Among Uniteds World Cup players joining the club for tthe duration of the tour are Wayne Rooney, David De Gea, Shinji Kagawa and Juan Mata.dddddddddddd. The complete travel roster will be announced later. After the opening match against the Galaxy in Pasadena, California, Man U will play AS Roma in Denver on July 26, Inter Milan in Washington, D.C., on July 29 and Real Madrid in Michigan on Aug. 2. If United qualifies for the final of the Chevrolet FC Cup, it will wrap up with the title game in Miami on Aug. 4. ' ' '