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After doing next to nothing after the first inning, the Cubs had their chance to break things open in the fifth as Trevor Megill and Aaron Ashby struggled to find their groove.

Andrew Vaughn, Jose Quintana, and Trevor MeGill are among those success stories — meanwhile, they boast a top-5 farm system in baseball.

That would be all the offense they would need as Abner Uribe and Trevor Megill took care of things late to preserve the 4-1 win.

Kelly did his best to keep the line moving by picking up an RBI forceout, while the Hoerner single pulled the Cubs within 8-7 and the teeth of their lineup set to bat against Trevor Megill in the ninth. ..... That was as close as the Cubs would get as Megill closed things out for his 16th save by inducing a game-ending double play.

Other noteworthy NL performances last week included shortstop Trea Turner (.400, 3 HR, 8 RBI, 2 2B, 1 3B, 3 BB, 8 R, 4 SB, .833 SLG), designated hitter Kyle Schwarber (.250, 3 HR, 5 RBI, 1 2B, 9 BB, 9 R) and starting pitcher Jesús Luzardo (1-0, 2.77 ERA, 2 GS, 13.0 IP, 11 H, 4 BB, 20 SO) of the Philadelphia Phillies; starting pitcher Robbie Ray (1-0, 0.69 ERA, 2 GS, 13.0 IP, 9 H, 1 BB, 14 SO) of the San Francisco Giants; Suzuki’s teammates, center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong (.259, 2 HR, 10 RBI, 1 2B, 5 R) and right fielder Kyle Tucker (.385, 2 HR, 4 RBI, 3 BB, 6 R, 2 SB); designated hitter/outfielder Gavin Sheets (.292, 4 HR, 8 RBI, 4 R, .792 SLG) of the San Diego Padres; center fielder TJ Friedl (.407, 2 RBI, 2 2B, 1 3B, 1 BB, 6 R) of the Cincinnati Reds; reliever Trevor Megill (0.00 ERA, 4 G, 3 SV, 4.0 IP, 3 H, 1 BB, 3 SO) of the Milwaukee Brewers; and second baseman Adam Frazier (.476, 4 RBI, 2 2B, 3 BB, 2 R, .542 OBP) of the Pittsburgh Pirates.