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Jose Quintana told Kyle Hendricks he would do all he could to follow him with another strong start by the Cubs rotation.

This is exactly what manager Joe Maddon hoped to see: the pitching getting on a little roll and hitters doing their part as the second half nears.

Victor Caratini hit an RBI double during a decisive seventh inning Youth Baltimore Ravens Jerseys , helping Chicago back Quintana in a close game and beat the San Francisco Giants 2-0 on Tuesday night.

A night after losing 2-1 in 11 innings despite a strong start from Kyle Hendricks, the Cubs had enough offense for Quintana (8-6) – and they could have a healthy third baseman Kris Bryant back in the lineup for Wednesday afternoon’s series finale.

Quintana allowed three hits in six scoreless innings to beat the Giants for the first time in his career after the lefty went 0-3 with a 5.82 ERA over his first three starts.

”I said to Kyle `I’ll try to follow you,”’ Quintana said. ”It’s really good for us.”

Addison Russell’s one-out double in the seventh chased Giants starter Derek Holland (5-. Russell advanced on Sam Dyson’s wild pitch and scored on a bad throw by catcher Nick Hundley trying to get Russell at third. Caratini later doubled.

Carl Edwards Jr. struck out the side in order in the seventh, Justin Wilson followed with a perfect eighth and Steve Cishek closed it out for his third save after taking the loss Monday. Maddon said afterward Brandon Morrow wasn’t available for the ninth because of a planned second consecutive day off.

The Giants got just one baserunner over the final four innings.

”We’ve had a lot of good innings out of a lot of different members of our bullpen,” Maddon said. ”So when it got to that tonight it’s not like it was anything new.”

Holland struck out eight and didn’t walk a batter in 6 1/3 innings. Johnny Cueto had been the announced scheduled starter, but manager Bruce Bochy gave Cueto an extra day to recover, something that could be the norm in the second half for the veteran right-hander.

Holland has been versatile: In less than a week, he pinch-ran, pitched twice in relief then returned to the rotation.

”If I have to go back to the `pen I’ll be perfectly fine,” he said. ”Whatever Bochy and the guys come up with, I’m going to do.”

Giants center fielder Gorkys Hernandez returned to the lineup after missing Monday’s game nursing a tight calf that forced him to an early exit Sunday against the Cardinals.

Aside from a pinch-hit appearance in the eighth Authentic Connor McDavid Jersey , Buster Posey had the night off for the Giants and was scheduled to catch the day game Wednesday. He has to skip the All-Star Game because of a lingering right hip injury that will require an injection.

FAMILIAR MAN ON THE PA

Former Giants third base coach Tim Flannery will handle public address announcer duties for Wednesday’s series finale as Renel Brooks-Moon participates in San Francisco Mayor-Elect London Breed’s inauguration.

”A great honor for both of us,” Flannery posted on Twitter.

TRAINER’S ROOM

Cubs: Bryant was headed to the Bay Area hoping he will be ready to come off the disabled list and play Wednesday afternoon’s series finale against the San Francisco Giants. Bryant, out since June 23 with inflammation in his left shoulder, played rehab games for Double-A Tennessee on Monday and Tuesday. He had hoped to re-join the Cubs during their series at AT&T Park.

Giants: 2B Joe Panik will be out at least a few weeks with a strained left groin. Panik hopes to begin light movements this weekend to test the tender leg, noting ”nothing was torn off the bone.” … 3B Evan Longoria, three weeks out from surgery on his fractured left hand, is doing more baseball activities such as taking groundballs, working on flips, playing catch and hitting off the tee. ”I feel on track to being where I need to be,” Longoria said. … RHP closer Hunter Strickland had pins removed from his surgically repaired broken pitching hand that he injured punching a door in frustration after blowing a save against the Marlins on June 18.

UP NEXT

Cubs: LHP Mike Montgomery (3-3, 3.68 ERA) is 0-1 in four career appearances against the Giants with two starts Authentic Cody Latimer Jersey , posting a 3.78 ERA with one save.

Giants: RHP Cueto (3-1, 1.95) makes his second start since coming off the disabled list from a 61-game absence with an inflamed pitching elbow and seventh overall in 2018. He is 9-9 in 25 career starts vs. the Cubs.

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No one was safe from the NFL's new helmet rule during Friday night's game between the Atlanta Falcons and New York Jets. Every facet of the game was affected: defense, offense and special teams. A penalty showed up in each.

"I'm anxious to go back and look at those," Atlanta coach Dan Quinn said.

The rule first struck specials teams in the opening quarter, well before the Jets closed out the Falcons 17-0 at MetLife Stadium.

After the Jets scored their first touchdown, Atlanta running back Ito Smith returned the kickoff 25 yards before being stopped by Buster Skrine. Once he was down, everyone got up and moved on 鈥?until they were reminded that before the whistle blew there was a flag on the play. It was specifically against Skrine, who left the game afterward with a shoulder injury. The officials moved the ball up 15 yards.

That was the first of the three calls, a significant amount considering they all came in the first half. The penalty was for "lowering the head to initiate contact." Key word: contact.

Two plays after the first penalty, still in the first quarter, Falcons wide receiver Reggie Davis caught a pass and was pushed out of bounds to end the play. There was another flag for a helmet penalty Jets Elite Jerseys , on Smith 鈥?and he was on offense.

"I knew that could happen," Quinn said. "I probably was surprised it happened on a pass play by a blocker. . If that's going to be the way it's officiated, I think that's good that it happened now, not only for our team but for other teams around the league, to provide an example."

That 15-yard penalty was enforced at the 42-yard line where Davis went out of bounds after advancing Atlanta 5 yards.

"The first two that I saw I had a good look at, and I thought they were the correct call," Quinn said. "... It's an emphasis, and I'm disappointed to see our team 鈥?that we take such pride in that 鈥?have those fouls."

Lastly, the helmet penalty hit the defense, the side of the ball people expected to break the new rule on initiating contact by lowering the helmet.

Falcons defensive back Damontae Kazee tackled wide receiver Tre McBride after an 8-yard pass. Kazee apparently lowered his head enough to draw a flag. New York moved up half the distance to the goal line, or 4 yards.

"We're not only going to show ours Jaire Alexander Jersey Elite , we're going to show ones from around the league this week, so we have more teaching (opportunities)," Quinn said. "Clearly we have work to do in that area, and we'll devote the time to it because it is that important."

This was both teams' first preseason game and it was sloppy. Overall, the Falcons had 10 penalties for 71 yards. The Jets had eight for 65 yards. Two of the helmet calls were on Atlanta, one on New York.

"Those can go down," Quinn said. "Let's continue to work on it because clearly we're not doing it (right)."

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