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Martinez's Big Day Leads Cardinals Over Marlins; Cubs Washed Out; Pirates Pitcher Treated For Potential Cancer

Carlos Martinez hit a three-run double for his first hit of the year and later added an RBI single, more than compensating for the two homers he allowed to Marcell Ozuna and leading the Cardinals over the Miami Marlins 9-4 Monday for their season-best fourth consecutive win.
 
The Cardinals totaled 10 hits, and Martinez's double was the biggest blow. He had been 0 for 11 this year.
Martinez (2-3) also pitched six innings and allowed three runs, all on Ozuna's homers. He struck out seven and walked two.
 
Miguel Socolovich pitched three innings to earn his first career save. He gave up Giancarlo Stanton's 11th homer in the ninth, his third in two days.
 
Ozuna also has 11 homers. He limped off the field with a tight hamstring after flying out in the ninth but said he doesn't think the issue is serious.
 
Matt Carpenter had a two-run triple for the Cardinals. Teammate Magneuris Sierra, called up Sunday from Class A Palm Beach, contributed two hits and scored twice.
 
By the fourth, Martinez had a 7-0 lead, a big change for the right-hander. The Cardinals had scored only seven runs while he was on the mound previously this year.
 
The Cardinals have outscored opponents 30-11 during the winning streak and have won seven consecutive road games since April 21.
 
Conley (2-3) allowed seven runs in 3 2/3 innings, hiking his ERA to 7.53. He said the hits by Martinez were the toughest to stomach.
 
Adam Wainwright (2-3, 6.30) is scheduled to start Tuesday against RHP Dan Straily (1-3, 4.65). Wainwright faced Miami once last year and pitched a three-hit shutout.
 
>>Cubs, Rockies Rained Out; Double-Header Today
 
The game between the Chicago Cubs and Colorado Rockies on Monday night has been postponed because of rain.
 
It will be made up as part of a split doubleheader on Tuesday, with the first game at 12:10 p.m. MT and the second at 6:40 p.m. The game was delayed for about 75 minutes before being called.
 
This comes as welcomed news for the Cubs, who can now get a good night's rest. The team arrived at their Denver hotel around 5 a.m. Monday after a 5-4, 18-inning loss to the New York Yankees.
 
There was so much hail in the afternoon that it had to be swept off the tarp covering the field. The rain persisted as the crowd gathered under the overhang trying to wait out the delay.
 
>>Cubs Place OF Heyward on DL, Trade Szczur
 
The Chicago Cubs have placed outfielder Jason Heyward on the 10-day disabled list with a sore knuckle on his right hand.
The move is retroactive to Saturday. Heyward is hitting .253 with three homers and 17 RBIs.
 
In another transaction Monday before their game against Colorado, the Cubs traded outfielder Matt Szczur to San Diego for minor league right-hander Justin Hancock. Szczur was designated for assignment Saturday to make roster room for a fresh arm in an overworked bullpen, a difficult choice for the Cubs. He hit .211 with three RBIs for Chicago this season.
 
The Cubs also selected the contract of right-hander Dylan Floro from Triple-A Iowa. Floro was 1-0 with a 5.06 ERA in eight appearances with Iowa this season.
 
The 26-year-old Floro was signed to a minor league deal by Chicago in the offseason.
 
Hancock, also 26, was 0-2 with a 6.23 ERA in 10 relief appearances for Double-A San Antonio.
 
>>Pirates P Taillon Has Surgery For Suspected Cancer
 
When the Pittsburgh Pirates placed right-handed starter Jameson Taillon on the disabled list over the weekend, it seemed like a routine event. Taillon's injury, described as "groin discomfort," is fairly mundane so far as baseball injuries go. Yet it appears Taillon's condition might've been more severe than believed.
That's because the Pirates announced that Taillon, who was scheduled to start Monday against the Dodgers, was treated at Allegheny General Hospital for suspected testicular cancer.
 
If Taillon is battling testicular cancer, he'll join Colorado Rockies starter Chad Bettis in the fight. Bettis suffered a setback late in spring , and has since been undergoing chemotherapy to rid his body of the cancer. Our best wishes go to both Taillon and Bettis.
 
Baseball is unimportant in these cases, but for a reference on how this will hurt the Pirates: Taillon had posted a 129 ERA+ and 2.31 strikeout-to-walk ratio in six starts. Pittsburgh will move Trevor Williams from the bullpen to take Taillon's place in the rotation.

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