Blind religion: Cubs’ Carl Edwards Jr. channels Karate Kid to

MILWAUKEE — The Cubs obtained into Milwaukee within the wee hours of Friday morning after an extended, wet recreation Thursday in Atlanta. That gave struggling reliever Carl Edwards Jr. loads of time to suppose after a two-batter outing in want of a strike-zone GPS. By the time he wakened, he had an concept and despatched bullpen catcher Chad Noble a textual content: ‘‘How much do you trust me?’’ Response: ‘‘I trust you a lot.’’Edwards covers the plate Thursday evening on a wild pitch that allowed a run to attain. A number of hours later, Edwards, Noble and bullpen coach Lester Strode had been within the guests’ bullpen at Miller Park, with two massive chairs positioned the place

Bruins Notes: Boston ‘Had The Faith’ Before Overtime Victory Vs. Stars

Bruins Notes: Boston ‘Had The Faith’ Before Overtime Victory Vs. Stars

The first line continues to make an impact for the Boston Bruins game in and game out. Such was the case Monday night when the deadly trio of Brad Marchand (1 goal), David Pastrnak (1 goal) and Patrice Bergeron (1 assist) all played key roles in Boston’s 2-1 overtime win over the Dallas Stars at TD Garden. The team certainly needed a win after a frustrating 1-0 loss against the Nashville Predators on Saturday, and Marchand said the B’s knew this game was theirs before the puck dropped. “Even before the game, it just felt like we had the faith tonight,” he said, as seen on “Bruins Overtime Live. “We were determined to

Red Sox Notes: Dustin Pedroia Keeps Faith In Boston After Brutal Loss To Angels

BOSTON — As far as losses go, it doesn’t get much worse than what happened to the Red Sox on Saturday night. The Los Angeles Angels demolished Boston 21-2 in a game that Red Sox manager John Farrell said he was embarrassed by. The contest was rough for everyone, as the pitching (obviously) imploded, the defense allowed seven unearned runs on a season-high four errors and the offense barely got on the board. But Dustin Pedroia wasn’t ready to give up on his team quite so easily after the game. “Yeah, absolutely we need to get out of (the slump),” the second baseman said. “We need to play better. But going into the year,