CHICAGO — Joe Maddon has never sweated the details and remains as even-keeled as they come.So when the Chicago Cubs couldn’t manage more than one run during a stretch of five straight games Kirby Puckett Jersey , Maddon insisted that it was just a matter of time before things worked themselves out. Turns out, they have.The Cubs will attempt to finish a sweep of the Cincinnati Reds on Sunday at Wrigley Field after Daniel Murphy, Kyle Schwarber and Javier Baez homered in a 10-6 victory on Saturday that extended Chicago’s win streak to four games. Article continues below ...The Cubs have scored 28 runs during their current streak.Murphy, acquired from the Washington Nationals earlier this week, homered for the second straight game and drove in three runs Saturday. He has settled nicely into the leadoff spot.His insertion into the lineup comes at a time when third baseman Kris Bryant continues to move closer to a minor league rehab assignment, which could start as early as Monday. Bryant continues to work to get back from a nagging shoulder injury. Bryant made an impressive batting practice appearance before Saturday’s game and told reporters afterward that he is using a two-handed grip to avoid over-stressing the shoulder when he swings.“I honestly think I feel even better http://www.twinsfanproshop.com/authentic-byron-buxton-jersey ,” Bryant said Saturday, according to the team’s official website. “I’ve got to bring the contact point a little farther back in my swing and I feel like I’m hitting balls further. I feel like before (the injury) I was only really hitting the ball with one, one and a half hands connected to the bat, and now I feel like I’m using two hands. I think this will be pretty good for me.”Kyle Hendricks (9-10, 4.04 ERA) will attempt to complete the four-game sweep of the Reds when he takes the mound Sunday. He has won three of his last five outings and is coming off a loss to the Detroit Tigers when he allowed 10 hits but just two runs in seven innings.Hendricks, who is 4-2 with a 3.80 ERA in 12 career starts against the Reds Ervin Santana Jersey , has been in more of a groove lately after struggling with inconsistency for much of the year. He struck out three in his last start, but before that had struck out 36 hitters in his previous five outings.Homer Bailey will attempt to end Cincinnati’s four-game skid on Sunday but has experienced issues of his own all year. Bailey (1-11, 6.21) has not won since May 12 and has allowed 13 earned runs in three August starts.Bailey has dealt with knee inflammation and has struggled to establish any sort of rhythm. He is 8-4 with a 4.83 ERA in 19 career starts against the Cubs.Meanwhile, as the Reds continue to find a way to win, All-Star first baseman Joey Votto likely won’t play Sunday in the series finale. Votto (knee) is eligible to come off the disabled list on Sunday, but interim manager Jim Riggleman told reporters on Saturday that with the Reds heading into an off-day on Monday he may keep Votto out until a series opens against the Milwaukee Brewers on Tuesday.“I don’t know if he’s going to play tomorrow http://www.twinsfanproshop.com/authentic-miguel-sano-jersey ,” Riggleman said, according to the team’s official website. “We’re weighing that … the trainers and Joey are going to make that decision. I’m going to leave that up to them.” CLEVELAND (AP) — Indians outfielder Leonys Martin is being released from the Cleveland Clinic after being hospitalized because of a life-threatening infection.The plan was for Martin to leave the hospital later Sunday, team president Chris Antonetti said.“To think about the progress he’s made over the past week, it’s been nothing short of amazing,” Antonetti said. “It’s beyond a relief, especially given where things were a week ago.”The 30-year-old Martin became ill following a game on Aug. 8. Doctors determined he had a bacterial infection that entered his bloodstream and created toxins that damaged his internal organs Jason Castro Jersey , compromising their function.Antonetti informed the team about Martin’s condition Monday in Cincinnati. Antonetti, manager Terry Francona and several players visited the hospital after the Indians returned home, when Martin was sitting up in a chair and in good spirits.“If you didn’t know anything was wrong, other than the IV he had connected, you wouldn’t have known anything different,” Antonetti said. “He was able to walk up and down the hallway a little bit and every day he continues to get better. He still has progress he needs to make to get back to full health http://www.twinsfanproshop.com/authentic-phil-hughes-jersey , but it’s been a really encouraging week.”Martin was acquired from Detroit on July 31 and has appeared in six games with the Indians. His wife, father and brother have joined him in Cleveland.Antonetti said Martin is eager to return to playing baseball, but there is no set plan in place. Martin will undergo a series of checkups with doctors this week to monitor his recovery process.“It’s important to remember we don’t know,” Antonetti said. “We’re in uncharted waters. There’s no precedent you can look back to and say, ‘What does a return to activity look like?’ It’s very much going to continue to be day to day.”Antonetti said recently that doctors haven’t defined the specific type of bacteria or how it entered Martin’s system.