onwealth champion, has a chance against Huck, who has long been one of the best fighters in the weight class.McKenzie did really well during his last fight and should have won the IBF title against Ramirez, so

MILWAUKEE -- Mired in a 0-for-18 slump entering the game, Kirk Nieuwenhuis broke out in a big way.Nieuwenhuis hit two home runs for his third career multi-homer game, matched a season high with three hits and set a season mark with four RBI to help the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Chicago Cubs 6-1 on Saturday night.The last couple of days I just tried to change my mentality a little bit, Nieuwenhuis said. Ive just been pressing a lot the last three or four weeks. It seems like even longer than that.Milwaukee manager Craig Counsell said Nieuwenhuis has been grinding during the rough stretch.But after a night like tonight, where he kind of drives the bus for you, and when you look at his season in total, hes doing a good job for us, Counsell said.Zach Davies took a shutout into the seventh inning and Jonathan Lucroy also homered, giving Milwaukee the lead with a two-run shot in the first off John Lackey (7-7).He let one come back over the middle a little bit, and I was able to square it up, Lucroy said. It was a tough at bat, and I think I tired him out and he finally let one leak back out a little bit.Nieuwenhuis led off the fourth with a homer to center field, extending Milwaukees lead to 3-0. Nieuwenhuis added a three-run homer to left in the eighth.Davies (7-4) gave up one run and three hits in 6 1/3 innings. He struck out four and walked two.I felt good with my rhythm and was working at a pace I wanted to be at, Davies said.Lackey, who has surrendered at least one home run in seven straight starts, gave up three runs and five hits in six innings.Davies, who pitched seven scoreless innings in his last start, retired 10 consecutive batters before yielding a single to Ben Zobrist leading off the seventh. Zobrist scored on Addison Russells single off Will Smith, who relieved Davies with one out in the inning.(Davies) has been really good. Hes doing a nice job making pitches, Counsell said.The Brewers loaded the bases with two outs in the third but Lackey escaped by striking out Chris Carter.Milwaukee threatened again in the seventh, putting runners on second and third with one out. Cubs reliever Adam Warren then fired a pitch over catcher Willson Contreras glove. With Hernan Perez racing down the third-base line attempting to score, Contreras retrieved the ball off of a carom and fired to Warren covering the plate, who tagged out a sliding Perez. The call was upheld after a review.FAST PACEThe two stolen bases by the Brewers on Friday put the team at a major league-leading 86 for the season, eclipsing last seasons team mark of 84. The Brewers successfully executed a double steal on Saturday.PITCHING A FITThere was still buzz in Milwaukee on Saturday about newly retired Chicago Bears safety Charles Tillman, who said he was a guest of Milwaukee-based Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Co., throwing out a ceremonial pitch at Miller Park on Friday. Tillman tweeted: Northwestern Mutual had a suite and the 1st pitch and they asked me to do it (hash)relaxeveryone.OPEN AND SHUTThe game began with the retractable roof closed. It was opened after the first inning only to be closed again with the Brewers batting in the third as a rainstorm moved into the area.TRAINERS ROOMCubs: Reliever Joe Nathan, who is recovering from Tommy John surgery, will join the club Sunday, manager Joe Maddon said. The 41-year-old Nathan has been on a 30-day rehab assignment in the Cubs minor-league system but hasnt appear in a major league game since April 6, 2015, with Detroit.Brewers: OF Domingo Santana, on the DL since June 10 with right elbow soreness, started a rehab assignment Saturday with Class-A Wisconsin.UP NEXTCubs: Jon Lester (10-4, 2.89) will start against the Brewers for the first time this season and first time ever at Miller Park. In five career starts versus Milwaukee he is 2-2 with a 2.22 ERA.Brewers: Junior Guerra (6-2, 3.06) will make his second start of the season against the Cubs. Guerra earned the victory in a May 15 start at Miller Park, giving up five hits and three runs over seven innings. He struck out a career-high 11 against Chicago.sWell Bottle Sale 17oz . "It doesnt get any better than that," Giambi said. "Im speechless." The Indians are roaring toward October. Giambi belted a two-run, pinch-hit homer with two outs in the ninth inning to give Cleveland a shocking 5-4 win over the Chicago White Sox on Tuesday night, keeping the Indians up with the lead pack in the AL wild-card race. sWell Traveler Sale . And follow TSN.ca right through Deadline Day for all the updates. From Pierre LeBrun While Anaheim GM Bob Murray said earlier this season he was not going to trade Jonas Hiller despite the fact hes an unrestricted free agent on July 1, some sources have told TSN Hockey Insider Pierre LeBrun that Murray might be willing to move another goalie. http://www.swellwaterbottlesale.com/ . After Mondays hard-fought loss, the wait seemed longer than usual. Getting set to go their separate ways for a short Christmas break, the Raptors coach credited his team for their effort on a seemingly impossible three-game road trip, urging them to build on that success when they get back to work at the end of the week. Swell Bottles Sale . Duchene scored two goals and had an assist, helping the Colorado Avalanche beat the Carolina Hurricanes 4-2 on Friday night to match the best 10-game start in team history. sWell Traveler Bottle Sale . Manuel was offered a position the day he was fired. He accepted earlier this week and the team made the announcement Friday.Former cruiserweight world titleholder Marco Huck will seek his second win in a row since losing his belt when he faces Ovill McKenzie on Sept. 24 in Frankfurt, Germany.Last August, Huck, seeking to break the cruiserweight division record for most title defenses (13) that he shared with Englands Johnny Nelson, dramatically lost his belt by 11th-round knockout to Polands Krzysztof Glowacki in a big upset.Huck (39-3-1, 27 KOs), 31, of Germany, rebounded in February to stop rival Ola Afolabi in the 10th round of their fourth battle.My fans kept asking me when the next fight was, so I actually feel like its a great honor that they want to see me back in the ring, said Huck, who has earned the reputation as one of boxings most crowd-pleasing fighters.I will thank them by putting on a great performance. It gives me an extra rush of adrenaline when I hear the crowd shouting, Huck! Huck! Huck! You cannot put a price tag on that feeling. I am 31 years old now, the prime age for a boxer, and I will leave the ring just the way I entered it: as the champion.McKenzie (25-12-1, 13 KOs), 36, a Jamaica native based in England, might not have the prettiest record, but he is unbeaten in five fights since 2013 and is coming off perhaps the finest perfformance of his career.dddddddddddd. He traveled to Argentina in October to challenge then-world titleholder Victor Emilio Ramirez. Many thought McKenzie did more than enough to win but he was given a draw and Ramirez retained the title.Now McKenzie, a former British and Commonwealth champion, has a chance against Huck, who has long been one of the best fighters in the weight class.McKenzie did really well during his last fight and should have won the IBF title against Ramirez, so I have to be careful and wont underestimate him, Huck said.McKenzie was supposed to return to fight Ukraines Dmytro Kucher for the vacant European cruiserweight title last month, but withdrew because of an injury. Then the fight with Huck came up and he quickly accepted it.I am travelling to Frankfurt to give a great performance, McKenzie said. I dont want the people to look at my record and write me off immediately or [think] that it will be a walk in the park for Huck. I am in great shape.I will give the performance of my life. I am a real fighter, a warrior. I am 36 now, but I honestly feel like Im 20. I am in amazing shape. ' ' '