CHICAGO -- Brandon Cumpton pitched seven scoreless innings, Travis Snider hit a solo homer and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Chicago Cubs 2-1 on Sunday. [url=http://www.ramsrookiestore.com/Rams-John-Kelly-Jersey/]John Kelly Rams Jersey[/url] . Cumpton (3-2) won his third straight decision as the Pir

CHICAGO -- Brandon Cumpton pitched seven scoreless innings, Travis Snider hit a solo homer and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Chicago Cubs 2-1 on Sunday. John Kelly Rams Jersey . Cumpton (3-2) won his third straight decision as the Pirates won the last two games of the three-game series. Cumpton allowed just two hits and two walks while striking out four. The rookie right-hander retired 13 of the first 14 batters he faced. He allowed a walk to Nate Schierholtz in the fifth inning, but rebounded by getting John Baker to hit into an inning-ending double play. Ryan Sweeney reached on a single against Cumpton in the first inning and the other hit was by Cubs starting pitcher Jason Hammel in the sixth. Pirates closer Mark Melancon pitched the ninth for his 12th save in 15 chances. Melancon gave up back-to-back singles to Anthony Rizzo and Starlin Castro. Melancon then struck out Luis Valbuena and got Schierholtz to hit into a fielders choice as Rizzo scored. Melancon finished the game by getting Junior Lake to fly out. Gregory Polanco had his hitting streak snapped at 11 games. The Pirates rookie leadoff hitter had a hit in his first 11 major league games. He was 0 for 3 with a walk. Hammel (6-5) allowed two runs and six hits in seven innings. He struck out six and walked one. Hammels first pitch of the third inning was hit over the centre-field wall by Snider. It was Sniders fourth of the season. Later in the inning, Josh Harrison hit a liner right back at Hammel. The ball ricocheted off Hammels right side and allowed Chris Stewart to score from third. Harrison reached first base without a throw. Hammel was briefly looked at by a team trainer. Pirates reliever Tony Watson pitched out of trouble in the eighth. With runners on second and third with one out, Watson struck out pinch-hitters Welington Castillo and Justin Ruggiano. NOTES: Cubs OF Emilio Bonifacio has yet to return to baseball activities after being placed on the disabled list on June 13 with a rib injury. "Were still in the wait-and-see," Cubs manager Rick Renteria said. "Hes feeling better, hes not feeling any discomfort anymore." Renteria added that this type of injury can become chronic if not taken care of properly, so the Cubs are being as patient and proactive as possible to make sure Bonifacio is full recovered before returning to the active roster. ... Pirates 2B Neil Walker is expected to join the team in Tampa Bay on Monday. He has been on the DL since June 9 with an appendectomy. He is eligible to be reinstated on Tuesday. ... Pirates OF Starling Marte is expected to rejoin the club in Tampa on Monday. He is attending to a personal matter in the Dominican Republic. ... Before the game, the Cubs activated Castillo off the DL. He missed 18 games with a rib cage injury. 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The Monmore men were put under pressure by the home side, who were attempting to create history by pulling back an 18-point first leg deficit.When the Aces had reduced that margin to eight midway through the meeting, the comeback looked on - but their progress was then checked by a resolute Wolves team. There was controversy during and after a spectacular Heat 13 when Craig Cook and Fredrik Lindgren clashed, but the Swedes second place took his side to the brink of glory. Heat 13 proved to the Heat of the Night as Belle Vue Aces took on Wolverhampton Wolves in the Elite League Grand Final, second leg And that was sealed when world champion Tai Woffinden won Heat 14, as Wolves collected their first title since 2009 by an eventual 10-point aggregate margin - 96-86 after losing the second leg 50-42.Manager Peter Adams said: This is thoroughly merited and the team deserve this success.Belle Vue and Poole may have been the slightly better teams over the course of the season, but its whos better over four meetings at the end which counts most. Los Angeles Rams Jerseys. ve said for many years now, building confidence and getting results is just part of it from March to September - its what you do in October that really matters and weve come up trumps once again.Aces boss Mark Lemon said: Overall its been a pretty successful year, were just gutted we couldnt finish the job. We win as a team and lose as a team, and everyone over the course of the season has done their job.Losing the championship is a bitter pill to swallow but to make the Grand Final is not a bad thing in front of a packed house. We tried our best and gave it everything but sadly it wasnt enough.This team has been tremendous to work with. Theyre a great bunch of guys who deserve to be successful and even though we lost the title, we still topped the table. So I guess thats something. Watch NOW TV Watch Sky Sports for just ￡6.99. No contract. Meanwhile, Peter Karlsson confirmed after the win that it was his last appearance for Wolverhampton.After celebrating his fourth league title in a Monmore career stretching right back to 1990, the 46-year-old said: I think it goes without saying that Wolverhampton will always hold a special place in my heart after all this time.Ive had a lot of seasons with them now and while some havent been easy, years like this one remind you what you do this job for.It means a hell of a lot to win another league title but thats it for me now. What a way to go out with Wolverhampton - the boys have been brilliant here this year and they all deserve this league win this year just as much as I do.You can watch Englands tour of Bangladesh, plus Premier League football and the Japan Grand Prix on Sky Sports. Upgrade now and enjoy three months at half price! 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