ngs in the batting cage.UP NEXTBrewers: After a day off Monday, RHP Matt Garza (5-7, 4.22 ERA) is to start the opener of a three-game series against the visiting Pirates. ' ' ' s.The expectations are higher for Hendricks from a year ago, when he was 8-7 with a 3.95 ERA.It definitely means my mentality

BERKELEY, Calif. -- A one-time high school McDonalds All-American, Jabari Bird is a senior at California now, and ready to unveil the best of his game.Bird scored a career-high 25 points to lead Cal over Cal Poly 81-55 on Saturday night, and he sounded determined to keep his play at a high level.Its a waste of time to put in all that work in the summer to get ready for the season and then the lights come on and you just dont show (up), Bird said. Ive been trusting my game this year. I look to keep it going.Bird always has paired a rare combination of athleticism and 3-point shooting ability, but injuries and inconsistency have prevented him from reaching his full blossom. Cal coach Cuonzo Martin sees a change in Bird.Its his senior year, hes more settled, hes relaxed, Martin said. He understands what he wants to do as a basketball player and knows what we need from him.Bird shot 10 for 16 from the field, including 4 of 7 from 3-point distance, and eclipsed his previous best of 24 points. It was his second 20-point performance in four outings since returning from a six-game absence because of back spasms.Obviously, hes an explosive scorer, an explosive athlete, said Ivan Rabb, the Bears pre-season All-America forward, who scored 18 points before fouling out. We need him out there. He plays the game the right way. Hes not selfish. Weve got to continue to play together as a team. We did that tonight.Charlie Moore had 10 points and five assists for Cal (9-2), which shot 53 percent.Kyle Toth made four 3-pointers and finished with 14 points to lead Cal Poly (5-6). Victor Joseph and Ridge Shipley added 12 points apiece for the Mustangs, who shot just 32 percent.The Bears were sluggish offensively for stretches early and trailed 19-13 with 8:30 in the first half before outscoring the Mustangs 21-3 the rest of the period. Rabb scored on a post-up move to give Cal the lead for good at 23-22, and by halftime the Bears were up 34-22.They have NBA first-round draft picks that will be playing in the three-letter league, and I love it, said Cal Poly coach Joe Callero. I think its a great game for our players and coaches to help us continue to tweak things that we have to improve.BIG PICTURECal: The Bears nudged past a team from their glory days by winning their 27th consecutive home game at Haas Pavilion. That eclipsed the school record of 26 straight home wins, achieved by legendary former coach Pete Newells team from Dec. 27, 1958 through Dec. 16, 1960. Those Bears won the 1959 NCAA championship and lost in the 1960 national title game.Theres a lot of tradition and history at Cal. A lot of great players have come through, Martin said. We wont talk about numbers. We just fight for our home court. This Cal team has not lost at home since an 80-69 defeat to Oregon on Feb. 25, 2015.Cal Poly: The Mustangs were outrebounded for the eighth time in 10 games against Division I opponents. Cal Poly entered the game ranked 320th nationally with a minus-5.2 rebound margin, but the Mustangs actually battled well on the boards before Cal finished with a scant 39-38 advantage. It was an encouraging sign for Cal Poly, which needs to keep it up in order to compete near the top of the Big West Conference.AN EARLY ENDORSEMENTCallero saw the Bears play early in the season when both Bird and Rabb were either out or struggling with injuries. Cal is back to full strength now, he said. They really look like a team that could compete with the top four in the Pac-12. They are building an NCAA (tournament) resume.UP NEXTCalifornia gets a chance to test themselves against one of the nations elite teams when they host No. 13 Virginia on Wednesday. Cal traveled last season to Charlottesville, Virginia, falling 63-62 in overtime.Cal Poly stays in Pac-12 mode when they visit Washington on Tuesday. Cal Poly lost 96-74 at Arizona State on Nov. 13.Cheap Yeezy 350 v2 Static . The recently retired Stern was elected Friday to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame and will be enshrined with the class of 2014 on Aug. Yeezy Boost 350 v2 Replica For Sale .Gather a group of friends, or find a league to join online, draft your team, set your lineup and compete in a number of different formats. http://www.yeezys350cheap.com/ . On Tuesday, Ottawa placed forward Cory Conacher and defenceman Joe Corvo on waivers as trade rumours swirl around the Senators. Yeezy Boost 350 v2 Blue Tint/Grey Three-High Resolution Red . -- Brandon Jennings made the most of his first game with the Detroit Pistons on Sunday night. Cheap Yeezy 350 Mens . -- The Magic have their first victory of the new year.CHICAGO -- The Milwaukee Brewers faced the Chicago Cubs best on Sunday and came away with a series victory over the NL Central champions.Wily Peralta pitched six innings of one-run ball and Milwaukee scored twice against MLB ERA leader Kyle Hendricks while beating the Chicago Cubs 3-1 on Sunday.Tyler Thornburg struck out Kris Bryant and Anthony Rizzo with two on to earn his 11th save in 16 chances.Hendricks pitched six innings and remained stuck on 15 victories. The Cubs have lost four of six while trying to secure home-field advantage in the playoffs. They resumed playing their regulars after clinching the division Thursday.Chris Carter homered and Martin Maldonado and Peralta (7-10) added RBI singles for the Brewers, who took three of four games from the Cubs.Hendricks (15-8), making his first start since losing a no-hit bid in the ninth inning at St. Louis, struck out nine and gave up six hits. His ERA rose from 2.03 to 2.06 as he lost for the first time since July 26 at the White Sox.Youre not going to get many hits against him with the way hes been pitching this year, said Brewers manager Craig Counsell. There is not many hits out there, there is not many mistakes out there.Carter hit his 36th home run, a solo shot off Felix Pena, in the eighth, but also struck out three times to set a franchise record with 191 strikeouts.Thats why he is in there. There was three strikeouts to start the game then there was a home run to produce a run, Counsell said.Milwaukee slugger Ryan Braun got a scheduled day off after hitting two home runs Saturday.Peralta pitched in and out of trouble for most of the day and helped hold the Cubs to 0 for 10 with runners in scoring position.It wasnt easy, Peralta said. I made a lot of good pitches and they still got hits, a bloop single, infield single, whatever, but this is a tough lineup thats why they already clinched the division.Peralta gave up nine hits and struck out fivve.ddddddddddddendricks hasnt allowed more than two earned runs in a home start since April 15 against Colorado. In each of his last 21 starts, he has surrendered three or fewer earned runs.Theres a perfect example of if youre going to vote on a won-loss record, said Cubs manager Joe Maddon. Just using that as a benchmark, I mean heres a guy we have not supported him run-wise a lot this year and theres another great example today.The right-hander struck out the first three batters before allowing a single to Hernan Perez to start the second inning. The Brewers hit three straight singles to score two runBERKELEY, Calif. -- A one-time high school McDonalds All-American, Jabari Bird is a senior at California now, and ready to unveil the best of his game.Bird scored a career-high 25 points to lead Cal over Cal Poly 81-55 on Saturday night, and he sounded determined to keep his play at a high level.Its a waste of time to put in all that work in the summer to get ready for the season and then the lights come on and you just dont show (up), Bird said. Ive been trusting my game this year. I look to keep it going.Bird always has paired a rare combination of athleticism and 3-point shooting ability, but injuries and inconsistency have prevented him from reaching his full blossom. Cal coach Cuonzo Martin sees a change in Bird.Its his senior year, hes more settled, hes relaxed, Martin said. He understands what he wants to do as a basketball player and knows what we need from him.Bird shot 10 for 16 from the field, including 4 of 7 from 3-point distance, and eclipsed his previous best of 24 points. It was his second 20-point performance in four outings since returning from a six-game absence because of back spasms.Obviously, hes an explosive scorer, an explosive athlete, said Ivan Rabb, the Bears pre-season All-America forward, who scored 18 points before fouling out. We need him out there. He plays the game the right way. Hes not selfish. Weve got to continue to play together as a team. We did that tonight.Charlie Moore had 10 points and five assists for Cal (9-2), which shot 53 percent.Kyle Toth made four 3-pointers and finished with 14 points to lead Cal Poly (5-6). Victor Joseph and Ridge Shipley added 12 points apiece for the Mustangs, who shot just 32 percent.The Bears were sluggish offensively for stretches early and trailed 19-13 with 8:30 in the first half before outscoring the Mustangs 21-3 the rest of the period. Rabb scored on a post-up move to give Cal the lead for good at 23-22, and by halftime the Bears were up 34-22.They have NBA first-round draft picks that will be playing in the three-letter league, and I love it, said Cal Poly coach Joe Callero. I think its a great game for our players and coaches to help us continue to tweak things that we have to improve.BIG PICTURECal: The Bears nudged past a team from their glory days by winning their 27th consecutive home game at Haas Pavilion. That eclipsed the school record of 26 straight home wins, achieved by legendary former coach Pete Newells team from Dec. 27, 1958 through Dec. 16, 1960. Those Bears won the 1959 NCAA championship and lost in the 1960 national title game.Theres a lot of tradition and history at Cal. A lot of great players have come through, Martin said. We wont talk about numbers. We just fight for our home court. This Cal team has not lost at home since an 80-69 defeat to Oregon on Feb. 25, 2015.Cal Poly: The Mustangs were outrebounded for the eighth time in 10 games against Division I opponents. Cal Poly entered the game ranked 320th nationally with a minus-5.2 rebound margin, but the Mustangs actually battled well on the boards before Cal finished with a scant 39-38 advantage. It was an encouraging sign for Cal Poly, which needs to keep it up in order to compete near the top of the Big West Conference.AN EARLY ENDORSEMENTCallero saw the Bears play early in the season when both Bird and Rabb were either out or struggling with injuries. Cal is back to full strength now, he said. They really look like a team that could compete with the top four in the Pac-12. They are building an NCAA (tournament) resume.UP NEXTCalifornia gets a chance to test themselves against one of the nations elite teams when they host No. 13 Virginia on Wednesday. Cal traveled last season to Charlottesville, Virginia, falling 63-62 in overtime.Cal Poly stays in Pac-12 mode when they visit Washington on Tuesday. Cal Poly lost 96-74 at Arizona State on Nov. 13.Cheap Yeezy 350 v2 Static . The recently retired Stern was elected Friday to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame and will be enshrined with the class of 2014 on Aug. Yeezy Boost 350 v2 Replica For Sale .Gather a group of friends, or find a league to join online, draft your team, set your lineup and compete in a number of different formats. http://www.yeezys350cheap.com/ . On Tuesday, Ottawa placed forward Cory Conacher and defenceman Joe Corvo on waivers as trade rumours swirl around the Senators. Yeezy Boost 350 v2 Blue Tint/Grey Three-High Resolution Red . -- Brandon Jennings made the most of his first game with the Detroit Pistons on Sunday night. Cheap Yeezy 350 Mens . -- The Magic have their first victory of the new year.CHICAGO -- The Milwaukee Brewers faced the Chicago Cubs best on Sunday and came away with a series victory over the NL Central champions.Wily Peralta pitched six innings of one-run ball and Milwaukee scored twice against MLB ERA leader Kyle Hendricks while beating the Chicago Cubs 3-1 on Sunday.Tyler Thornburg struck out Kris Bryant and Anthony Rizzo with two on to earn his 11th save in 16 chances.Hendricks pitched six innings and remained stuck on 15 victories. The Cubs have lost four of six while trying to secure home-field advantage in the playoffs. They resumed playing their regulars after clinching the division Thursday.Chris Carter homered and Martin Maldonado and Peralta (7-10) added RBI singles for the Brewers, who took three of four games from the Cubs.Hendricks (15-8), making his first start since losing a no-hit bid in the ninth inning at St. Louis, struck out nine and gave up six hits. His ERA rose from 2.03 to 2.06 as he lost for the first time since July 26 at the White Sox.Youre not going to get many hits against him with the way hes been pitching this year, said Brewers manager Craig Counsell. There is not many hits out there, there is not many mistakes out there.Carter hit his 36th home run, a solo shot off Felix Pena, in the eighth, but also struck out three times to set a franchise record with 191 strikeouts.Thats why he is in there. There was three strikeouts to start the game then there was a home run to produce a run, Counsell said.Milwaukee slugger Ryan Braun got a scheduled day off after hitting two home runs Saturday.Peralta pitched in and out of trouble for most of the day and helped hold the Cubs to 0 for 10 with runners in scoring position.It wasnt easy, Peralta said. I made a lot of good pitches and they still got hits, a bloop single, infield single, whatever, but this is a tough lineup thats why they already clinched the division.Peralta gave up nine hits and struck out fivve.ddddddddddddendricks hasnt allowed more than two earned runs in a home start since April 15 against Colorado. In each of his last 21 starts, he has surrendered three or fewer earned runs.Theres a perfect example of if youre going to vote on a won-loss record, said Cubs manager Joe Maddon. Just using that as a benchmark, I mean heres a guy we have not supported him run-wise a lot this year and theres another great example today.The right-hander struck out the first three batters before allowing a single to Hernan Perez to start the second inning. The Brewers hit three straight singles to score two runs.The expectations are higher for Hendricks from a year ago, when he was 8-7 with a 3.95 ERA.It definitely means my mentality is just in a different place, he said. This game last year I probably would have been a lot happier with it. Resulting in a loss, I feel like I could have done a little more just with the tools I have available to me, where Im at this year.Tommy La Stella pinch hit for Hendricks in the sixth and doubled in a run. Rizzo missed a tying home run when he flied out to the right-field warning track in the seventh.LATE INNING RELIEFThornburg has not allowed an earned run in his last 19 appearances.LOOKING AHEADBeyond home-field advantage in the playoffs, Maddon wants to reach 100 victories. Theyre at 94 right now. Its a pretty neat number. Ive never done that before, said Maddon, who won 97 in 2008 with Tampa and last year with Chicago.TRAINERS ROOMCubs: OF Jorge Soler (tight side) is day-to-day after he underwent an MRI, Maddon said. Soler could resume playing Monday or Tuesday after taking swings in the batting cage.UP NEXTBrewers: After a day off Monday, RHP Matt Garza (5-7, 4.22 ERA) is to start the opener of a three-game series against the visiting Pirates. ' ' ' s.The expectations are higher for Hendricks from a year ago, when he was 8-7 with a 3.95 ERA.It definitely means my mentality is just in a different place, he said. This game last year I probably would have been a lot happier with it. Resulting in a loss, I feel like I could have done a little more just with the tools I have available to me, where Im at this year.Tommy La Stella pinch hit for Hendricks in the sixth and doubled in a run. Rizzo missed a tying home run when he flied out to the right-field warning track in the seventh.LATE INNING RELIEFThornburg has not allowed an earned run in his last 19 appearances.LOOKING AHEADBeyond home-field advantage in the playoffs, Maddon wants to reach 100 victories. Theyre at 94 right now. Its a pretty neat number. Ive never done that before, said Maddon, who won 97 in 2008 with Tampa and last year with Chicago.TRAINERS ROOMCubs: OF Jorge Soler (tight side) is day-to-day after he underwent an MRI, Maddon said. Soler could resume playing Monday or Tuesday after taking swings in the batting cage.UP NEXTBrewers: After a day off Monday, RHP Matt Garza (5-7, 4.22 ERA) is to start the opener of a three-game series against the visiting Pirates. ' ' '