DETROIT (AP) — When David Bote’s two-run homer cleared the fence

in the fifth inning http://www.philliesfanproshop.com/authentic-maikel-franco-jersey , it felt almost like a milestone for the Chicago Cubs — the first time in six games they’d scored more than one run.“Whatever it was, was broken at that point,” manager Joe Maddon said. “That was broken. It was good to move it forward from there.”Bote’s drive was the first of three homers by the Cubs in an 8-2 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Wednesday night. Chicago had scored exactly one run in each of its previous five games, but even so, the victory Wednesday gave the Cubs a 3-3 mark on the road trip they were wrapping up.Jon Lester (14-5) allowed a run and seven hits in 5 2/3 innings. Five Chicago relievers finished. Pedro Strop came in with the bases loaded in the eighth and walked in a run, but he retired James McCann on a grounder to end that threat with the Cubs still up 4-2.Javier Baez and Anthony Rizzo hit consecutive homers in the ninth for Chicago to break the game open. Baez’s drive, a three-run shot, was his 26th of the year.“They put some balls in the seats. You knew they could do that,” Tigers manager Ron Gardenhire said. “That’s a very talented group who can do a lot of things. We matched up with them as best we could, and we fought hard, but you can’t always expect to beat them.”Francisco Liriano (3-9) allowed four runs and seven hits in 5 1/3 innings.Daniel Murphy singled home a run in the fifth in his first game with the Cubs after being acquired in a trade from Washington on Tuesday.Lester Tim McCarver Jersey , who pitched six innings in a 1-0 win over Pittsburgh last Thursday, was sharp again in Detroit. He allowed an RBI single to Ronny Rodriguez in the second, but that was all the scoring against him for the Tigers.“Lester can move that cutter around, and that makes him tough,” Detroit infielder Niko Goodrum said. “He can make it move in on you or use it as a backdoor pitch. We had chances, but we didn’t take advantage.”Liriano didn’t get out of the second inning in his previous start, but he blanked Chicago for the first four innings before running into trouble in the fifth. The first six Chicago hitters of that inning reached base, and Bote’s drive put the Cubs up 2-1, snapping an 0-for-16 drought for the Chicago third baseman.Murphy added his RBI single, although a baserunning blunder by Willson Contreras and a double-play grounder by Rizzo helped Liriano escape the inning with only three runs in.Contreras hit an RBI infield single in the sixth to make it 4-1.The NL Central-leading Cubs snapped a three-game losing streak.STRONG DEBUTMurphy started at second base and hit leadoff for the Cubs. He went 2 for 5, driving in a run in the fifth and scoring on Baez’s homer.“Love the guy. I mean Pete Rose Jersey , baseball rat, just like us,” Bote said. “Talked to him a little bit there in the ninth inning, kind of just scratching the surface of hitting and approach, and what he’s got. I’m so excited he’s with us.”TRAINER’S ROOMCubs: Chicago put SS Addison Russell on the 10-day disabled list, retroactive to Monday, with a sprained left middle finger.Tigers: LHP Daniel Norris (left groin strain) made a rehab start with Class A Lakeland on Tuesday night at Daytona, throwing three innings.UP NEXTCubs: Chicago starts a four-game home series against Cincinnati on Thursday night. Cole Hamels (3-0) takes the mound for the Cubs against Anthony DeSclafani (6-3).Tigers: Detroit opens a four-game set against the visiting Chicago White Sox on Thursday. Matthew Boyd (7-11) takes the mound for the Tigers against James Shields (5-14). Rob Carr/Getty ImagesHouston Astros teammates Alex Bregman and George Springer hit back-to-back home runs in the 10th inning to help the American League beat the National League 8-6 in the 2018 MLB All-Star Game at Nationals Park on Tuesday. For his efforts, Bregman was named the game's MVP.Seattle Mariners shortstop Jean Segura smacked a three-run homer in the eighth inning and added an insurance run in the 10th to give the AL an 8-5 lead.A total of 10 home runs were hit, which shattered the previous record of six, as noted by ESPN StatsInfo. Ten runs were scored in the final three innings (the AL and NL were tied at two entering the eighth frame).For the first seven innings http://www.philliesfanproshop.com/authentic-dave-hollins-jersey , it looked like we would see another close, low-scoring game, which has been a trend in recent years. Washington Nationals ace Max Scherzer set the tone in the first inning and proceeded to strike out Boston Red Sox right fielder Mookie Betts and Astros second baseman Jose Altuve.He eventually got out of the inning after allowing two baserunners, but New York Yankees right fielder Aaron Judge gave the AL a 1-0 lead:Starting 9 Starting9Aaron Judge BIG fly off Max Scherzer right to Severino in the bullpen 5qDwox4jbtIn the following inning, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim center fielder Mike Trout delivered an offering from New York Mets ace Jacob deGrom over the fence. The AL led 2-0 after that hit:Bleacher Report BleacherReportMike Trout making his case for a 3rd All-Star Game MVP with a solo HR 馃憖(via FOXSports)EWx1i3jb6hChicago Cubs catcher Willson Contreras cut the lead in half in the bottom of the third frame, sending the first pitch he saw from Tampa Bay Rays starter Blake Snell into the stands. Jesse Rogers of ESPN noted how Contreras, a first-time All-Star, made history with the pitch:Jesse Rogers ESPNChiCubsFrom Elias: Willson Contreras is the first player in MLB history to hit the 1st pitch he saw in his career for a HR and the 1st pitch he saw in his All-Star Game debut for a HR.Both teams went scoreless from the fourth through sixth innings, but Colorado Rockies shortstop Trevor Story tied the game at two with a home run off Astros pitcher Charlie Morton:MLB MLBThe comeback story.#AllStarGame pres. by Mastercard cwhHjeWbHnSegura acted quickly to break the tie, hitting the aforementioned three-run shot off Milwaukee Brewers reliever Josh Hader:MLB MLBCLUTCH JEAN.#AllStarGame pres. by Mastercard b7eb5BjTYMHowever, Hader's teammate (left fielder Christian Yelich) cut the deficit to two with a homer off Morton. Per Adam McCalvy of MLB.com John Kruk Jersey , Yelich became one of just two Brewers to hit one out in an All-Star Game:Adam McCalvy AdamMcCalvyChristian Yelich gets one of those runs back by hitting an 0-2 home run. Hes the second Brewers player ever to homer in an All-Star Game, joining Prince Fielder in 2011.Heading into the ninth, the AL held a 5-3 lead, but Cincinnati Reds second baseman Scooter Gennett deposited a pitch from Mariners closer Edwin Diaz over the right-field fence to tie the game at five:Starting 9 Starting9SCOOTER GENNETT TIES IT UP IN THE BOTTOM OF THE 9TH LETS GET NUTS meYUOELBrMESPN StatsInfo noted that the Gennett homer made history for a few reasons:ESPN Stats amp; Info ESPNStatsInfoScooter Gennett is the 3rd player in All-Star Game history to hit a game-tying HR in the 9th inning or later, joining Fred McGriff in 1994 and Ralph Kiner in 1950.7 HR sets the new record for HR in an All-Star GameThe NL didn't score any runs in the rest of the ninth, which sent the Midsummer Classic into extra innings for the second straight year. Any inkling of a rehash of the 2002 game, which ended in a 7-7 draw after 11 innings, went away quickly as Bregman and Springer hit back-to-back homers to give the AL a 7-5 advantage:Starting 9 Starting9ALEX BREGMAN SAYS FORGET THIS DAMN TIE lFMoI8ULtlFOX Sports: MLB MLBONFOXBACK-TO-BACK. George Springer follows his teammates lead nuK2p9A7rWESPN StatsInfo reported that Bregman and Springer accomplished something that hadn't been done since 1975:ESPN Stats amp; Info ESPNStatsInfoTeammates Alex Bregman and George Springer hit back-to-back HR in the 10th. Theyre the 2nd set of teammates with back-to-back HR in the All-Star Game (Dodgers teammates Steve Garvey and Jimmy Wynn did it in the 1975 All-Star Game).Oh, and Joey Votto just hit HR number 10.The Junior Circuit got an extra run as a sacrifice fly from Cleveland Indians left fielder Michael Brantley scored Segura.Reds first baseman Joey Votto hit a solo shot off Toronto Blue Jays starter J.A. Happ to bring the NL within two, but the southpaw got the next three outs in order to give the AL a win.After the game, Bregman spoke about his home run:"I took a cutter down the middle first pitch http://www.philliesfanproshop.com/authentic-greg-luzinski-jersey , then kind of went into battle mode and was just trying to put a line drive in play and it left the yard. It was crazy. A lot of fun. Normally when we go back-to-back, I have to hit it after Springer does because he leads off, so it was pretty cool to see them go back-to-back."Understandably, Bregman also said that he was on "cloud nine," per Chandler Rome of the Houston Chronicle. The Astros third baseman also won a Chevy Camaro, which Bregman gifted to his mother, Jackie.With the win, the American League took a 44-43-2 All-Star Game series lead over the NL.