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CHICAGO -- Bartolo Colon had a tough time on a hot, muggy day at Wrigley Field.Anthony Rizzo homered twice off Colon, Kyle Hendricks pitched 6 1/3 scoreless innings and the Chicago Cubs beat New York 6-2 Wednesday to take two of three in a rematch of last years NL Championship Series.With the Mets wearing 1986 replica road uniforms, Colon (8-5) gave up six runs and eight hits in 4 1/3 innings. Right-handed hitting Wilmer Flores hit his fifth home run in eight games, a two-run drive off lefty Travis Wood in the eighth.Addison Russell hit a two-run double in the first after the usually precise Colon walked a pair of batters.There are days I havent seen Bartolo throw 15 balls in five innings, let alone in one inning, Mets manager Terry Collins said. Certainly uncharacteristic, but youre going to have blips like that.Colon said fatigue or mechanics arent explanations for poor performances in two of his last three starts, sandwiched around a win over the Philadelphia.You have your highs and your lows in baseball, the 43-year-old said through a translator.Besides, the Mets dont have anyone to take his spot in the rotation.Hes going to pitch and start every five days, Collins said. Right now if he was 53, hes going to be out there.Rizzo pulled a slider to right for a solo homer in the third, a drive that would have traveled 451 feet had it landed at ground level unimpeded, according to MLBs Statcast program. Two innings later with a runner on, Rizzo sent a fastball into the right-field bleachers, estimated at 436 feet by Statcast.Rizzo also hit a two-run homer in Mondays victory as the Cubs rebounded from a four-game sweep in New York this month. Chicago has won five of its last seven overall.Hendricks (9-6) gave up seven hits and hasnt allowed an earned run in his last three appearances. He lowered his ERA to 2.27, third best in the majors.About 15 hours after loading the bases with no outs in the ninth and failing to score in a 2-1 loss, the Cubs wasted no time in a similar situation.Javier Baez added an RBI single off Antonio Bastardo in a three-run fifth as the Cubs completed a 4-2 homestand.New York, resting several starters ahead of a series in Miami, wasted chances.Juan Lagares hit into an inning-ending double play with runners at first and third base in the second. James Loney was thrown out at the plate by Jason Heyward to end the fourth when the center fielder charged Kelly Johnsons single and made a perfect one-hop throw to catcher Miguel Montero, who barely had to move his mitt. 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Custom Los Angeles Angels Nike Jerseys . -- Its been a long road back for Sean Bergenheim.MILWAUKEE -- Braden Shipley, the Arizona Diamondbacks top prospect, will make his major league debut Monday when he takes the mound against the Milwaukee Brewers at Miller Park.The 15th overall pick in the 2013 MLB Draft, Shipley started 19 games for Triple-A Reno this season, posting an 8-5 record and 3.70 ERA while striking out 77 and walking only 22 in 119 1/3 innings of work.Hes really pitched well in Reno, Arizona manager Chip Hale told MLB.com. When you talk to (Reno manager) Phil Nevin, theres been a couple ... farmhands have come through and really have controlled the offenses in Renos ballpark, and Bradens one of those guys. Were excited about it.In 81 career minor league appearances -- 80 starts -- Shipley is 24-27 with a 3.79 ERA.His pitches play in the big leagues, said Hale. His fastball, if its down, is very good. Hes got an above-average change-up and breaking ball. He has a chance to compete. We just have to work with him and realize there are going to be some butterflies tomorrow and have him enjoy it.Arizona has lost 17 of last 21 games but snapped a four-game losing streak Sunday with a 9-8 victory over the Reds in Cincinnati. The Diamondbacks hit four home runs in that contests, including a pair from Yasmany Tomas.Our guys did not quit, Hale said. Which they hadnt done that the last two days. They just were able to really hang in there in their at-bats. Obviously, Tomas with the two home runs were huge.Milwaukkee will try to bounce back from a frustrating loss to the Cubs Sunday.dddddddddddd The Brewers jumped out to an early 4-0 against Jon Lester but stranded 12 runners on the day and allowed five runs in the seventh inning to drop the series with their NL Central rivals.To get back on track, theyll turn to former Diamondback Chase Anderson, himself looking to get corrected. Anderson is 0-4 with a 9.13 ERA in his last six starts and has failed to work more than 4 1/3 innings in his last five outings.Anderson lasted just four innings his last time out, allowing three rubs in six hits and a pair of walks while striking out two in a 9-5 victory at Pittsburgh.I thought the second inning he got stuck a little bit, he got out of it and then the next two innings were pretty good, said manager Craig Counsell. He was up to 85, 86 pitches and going through the meat of their order again. Wed like to get him a little more efficient with his pitches, but I thought he rebounded from that second inning, which was important.Monday will mark Andersons first career start against Arizona, which selected him in the ninth round of the 2009 MLB Draft. He spent two seasons with the Diamondbacks, going 15-13 with a 4.18 ERA before being traded to Milwaukee in January along with Aaron Hill and prospect Isan Diaz for Jean Segura. ' ' '