With Pedro Strop down, Cubs blow save however stroll off on Jason

With nearer Brandon Morrow already down, and Pedro Strop happening the injured listing Wednesday with a hamstring damage, Cubs supervisor Joe Maddon referred to as his nearer state of affairs “the wild, wild west.” It solely acquired wilder when Kyle Ryan gave up the leadoff hit within the ninth and veteran Steve Cishek finally blowing the save after one other single, a wild pitch and run-scoring grounder. It was the second blown save of the week and sixth in 12 probabilities this season for a bullpen that has principally carried out effectively — even appeared to overachieve at instances — for a Cubs crew in a three-way scrum jockeying this week for the highest spot within the National

Celta Vigo humble Real Madrid as Benfica stroll on

Celta Vigo humble Real Madrid as Benfica stroll on

WEDNESDAY ©Getty ImagesReal Madrid 1-2 Celta Vigo (Marcelo 69; Aspas 64, Jonny 70)Madrid will have to overturn a deficit in Vigo next Wednesday if they are to make it through this Copa del Rey quarter-final as they suffered their second straight defeat three days after Sevilla ended their 40-game unbeaten run. Marco Asensio went off injured early in the second half and the goals soon followed. Iago As... UEFA.com - News

Leading trio stroll in Spain, Arsenal held at bay

SUNDAYLas Palmas 0-3 Atlético Madrid (Filipe Luís 17, Griezmann 68 89)Diego Simeone's team still hold sway in Spain after a hard-fought victory, Filipe Luís enjoying their only real chance of the first half but registering with a superb finish. Las Palmas came close to levelling, yet Antoine Griezmann sealed the points as he took his Liga tally this term to 12 goals from 20 appearances.Barcelona 6-0 Athletic Club (Messi 7pen, Neymar 31, Suárez 47 68 82, Rakitić 62)Barcelona took advantage of an early red card for Athletic goalkeeper Gorka Iraizoz to stay within two points of Atlético with a game in hand. Iraizo...