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CHICAGO -- Following back-to-back series with teams very much in the postseason hunt the Chicago Cubs now play three against teams far off the pace.While mathematically alive, the Milwaukee Brewers, Colorado Rockies and San Diego Padres are all playing sub-.500 baseball and trail leaders in their respective divisions by 10 1/2 games or more.The Cubs (73-43) swept a pair from the Los Angeles Angels last week and then split a four-game series with division rival St. Louis to maintain a 12-game lead in the National League Central.The Brewers and Cubs open a four-game series with Tuesdays day-night doubleheader at Wrigley Field. One game is a makeup from an April 27 rainout. Milwaukee (52-64) is fourth in the NL Central, 21 games behind Chicago.The Brewers bring in one of baseballs hottest bats in Ryan Braun, batting .381 with 26 runs, nine homers, 21 RBI and 14 walks since the All-Star Break.Hes really locked in and producing, for sure, said Brewers manager Craig Counsell. We were worried a little about what would happen after losing the hitter (Jonathan Lucroy) behind him but hes responded really well and hes certainly been swinging the bat great.The Cubs counter with a pitcher making his first start of the season in Tuesdays opener and a short-handed bullpen exposed in last weekends Cardinals series.Right-hander Trevor Cahill gets a spot start in Tuesdays 12:20 p.m. game against Brewers righty and ex-Cub Matt Garza (4-4, 4.83 ERA). Chicagos Jason Hammel (12-5, 2.90 ERA) carries a five-start winning streak into Game 2 against Milwaukees Chase Anderson (7-10, 4.93 ERA) at 7:05 p.m.Cahill will come off the disabled list and serve as 26th man for Tuesdays doubleheader. He has been sidelined since July 9 with patellar tendinitis in his right knee but made six recent starts with Triple-A Iowa, going 0-3 with a 4.58 ERA.He is 1/3 with a 3.07 ERA in 33 appearances with the Cubs this season.Bullpen weakness was a contributing factor in Cubs losses on Saturday and Sunday.Reliever Hector Rondon returned on Sunday after being out 12 days with a sore triceps. He gave up a go-ahead three-run homer to Stephen Piscotty in the eighth inning.His stuff wasnt as crisp as normal., Cubs manager Joe Maddon said. The fastball velocity wasnt up there. He obviously did not throw the ball where he wanted to.Pedro Strop is out four to six weeks after undergoing arthroscopic surgery last week for a left meniscus tear.Not having Stroppy -- we just have to figure this out, Maddon said. We have to restructure this somehow.Chicago also had another pitching scare on Sunday night when starter John Lackey departed in the seventh inning with shoulder stiffness.But Lackey said after the game that he was fine. He figures to start again later this week at Colorado.Im OK, he said after Sundays game. (An) extra bullpen session was probably not the best for me. I feel a little tight since then. Nothing crazy. Trust me. Ive been out there feeling a lot worse. Ill be all right. Basketball Shoes Sale . "I was fortunate to play many years at this level with a great organization and unbelievable teammates," said Hejduk in a statement. Cheap Basketball Shoes Free Shipping . -- Peyton Manning will have all of his wide receivers available for the first time in a month when the Denver Broncos begin their playoff run Jan. https://www.cheapbasketballshoesstore.com/ . Olli Jokinen, Mark Scheifele, and Bryan Little each had a goal and an assist as Winnipeg won 5-2, handing Calgary its record-setting seventh consecutive loss on home ice. Basketball Shoes From China . But when it comes to determining if Raymond will find a place on the Leafs roster when training camp concludes in a week, well, that decision will ultimately fall to the head coach. Discount Basketball Shoes . Anthony Calvillo, through 20 CFL seasons, was frequently invincible and largely stoic in the heat of competition. But underneath the professional exterior he was, and is, compellingly human. NEW YORK -- Government researchers are predicting that the upcoming Olympics are unlikely to have a major impact on the spread of Zika virus, although four developing countries could face a substantially higher risk.In a report released Wednesday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, researchers tried to calculate whether the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, which is in the midst of a Zika epidemic, will lead to outbreaks that wouldnt have happened otherwise.Thhe CDC estimated that 19 countries that currently do not have Zika have the right conditions for outbreaks if it is imported by people returning from the Olympics.ddddddddddddBut in only four of the 19 countries is the issue considered substantial- Yemen, at the southern tip of the Arabian peninsula, and Chad, Djibouti and Eritrea in Africa. ' ' '