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CHICAGO -- Chicago Cubs left-hander Jon Lester hasnt allowed a hit through six innings against the San Francisco Giants. Hugh McElhenny Jersey .Lester walked Buster Posey with two outs in the first inning and has followed by setting down 16 straight Friday. The Cubs lead 2-0 and Lester has thrown 66 pitches and has struck out three.Third baseman Kris Bryant made a diving, backhand grab of Brandon Crawfords liner to lead off the fifth and Dexter Fowler made a sliding catch of pinch-hitter Kelby Tomlinsons liner in center to squash San Franciscos best chances for a hit.The Giants have been held hitless in 12 consecutive innings dating to Thursdays 5-4 loss to Chicago.The 32-year-old Lester is seeking his second career no-hitter. He accomplished the feat on May 19, 2008, for Boston against Kansas City. That came less than two years after he was diagnosed with cancer. Jeff Garcia Jersey . PETERSBURG, Fla. Joe Staley Jersey . Mitch Holmberg added a goal and three assists. Connor Chartier also scored for the Chiefs (3-0-0). Luke Harrison spoiled Garrett Hughsons shutout bid with a power-play goal at 13:17 of the third period. The Spokane goaltender finished with 28 saves, including a Brandon Fushimi penalty shot in the second period that would have tied the game 1-1. http://www.custom49ersjersey.com/custom-...arge-2358d.html . Scott Kazmir allowed four hits in seven shutout innings, Michael Brantley hit a two-run homer in a three-run first inning and the Indians maintained their hold on an AL wild-card spot with a 4-1 win over the Houston Astros on Saturday night. ST. LOUIS -- Mike Leake is known for getting ground-ball outs. These days, hes taking care of business himself.Leake had his second straight double-digit strikeouts game with no walks, joining Bob Gibson as the only Cardinals to accomplish the feat, and St. Louis beat the San Diego Padres 10-2 on Monday night.Actually Im trying to attack and get a few strikeouts, I think thats kind of helping, Leake said. Im feeling good, feeling healthy and just going after guys.Leake (7-7) struck out a season-best 11, one shy of his career high, and allowed one run and six hits in six innings. The Cardinals top free agent pickup fanned 10 over seven innings in a victory at Milwaukee on July 10.Plus, he hasnt walked anybody in 19 consecutive innings.I feel like its all kind of coming together a little bit, Leake said. Im able to put the ball where I want it a little better right now than I was earlier in the year, thats for sure.Gibson accomplished the feat in his final start of the 1968 regular-season and his first in 1969, according to the Elias Sports Bureau.Leake has four career double-digit strikeouts games and is the first Cardinals pitcher with 10 or more in consecutive starts since Lance Lynn in 2012.Hes able to make big pitches in big situations, manager Mike Matheny said. He was so good on the corners.Pinch-hitter Matt Adams batted for Leake after the Padres changed pitchers, and his two-run double keyed a four-run sixth inning. Randal Grichuk and Jedd Gyorko connected in consecutive at-bats in the seventh, and Stephen Piscotty homered into Big Mac Land in the third deck in left in the eighth. Adams is 9 for 21 with two homers and eight RBI as a pinch hitter.We knew what we were getting into, Padres manager Andy Green said. It just didnt work out.Christian Friedrich (4-6) gave up four runs -- three earned -- six hits and five walks in 5 1/3 innings. Arik Armstead Jersey. The lefty has lost his last four starts.Even the outs I was getting, I was falling behind the hitters, Friedrich said. Same old story.Matt Kemp homered for the third straight game for the Padres, coming off a sweep at home over the NL West-leading Giants. The Padres have homered in a franchise-record 16 consecutive games, the longest streak in the NL since the Reds had 18 in a row in 2010.Rookie Aledmys Diaz added an RBI triple, and Stephen Piscotty had a run-scoring single in the sixth-inning rally that put St. Louis ahead 6-1. Diaz also singled and walked and has reached safely in a team-high 22 consecutive games.ROSENTHAL MOPUPCardinals manager Mike Matheny said former closer Trevor Rosenthal wont get any duty in high leverage situations for the time being. Rosenthal retired the side in order in the ninth.Were always going to celebrate when we get a positive from Rosey, manager Mike Matheny said.TRAINERS ROOMPadres: OF Jon Jay (right wrist) expects to get his cast off in about two weeks, and then a rehab will follow.Cardinals: 3B Jhonny Peralta (sore thumb) was not in the lineup. He was taken out in a double switch on Sunday. OF Matt Carpenter (oblique) and 1B-OF Brandon Moss (ankle) played light catch together.UP NEXTPadres: San Diego has won eight of the last 12 starts of Colin Rea (5-3). He had no decision his last time out, allowing four runs in 4 2/3 innings on July 6 at Arizona.Cardinals: Carlos Martinez (8-6) leads the majors with a .189 opponents batting average and has allowed just one extra-base hit to a right-handed hitter. ' ' '