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HOUSTON -- Houston rookie Joe Musgrove was having a good night before he was done in by a pair of batters in the fifth inning on Friday night.Kris Bryant hit a two-run homer, Jon Lester threw seven scoreless innings and Hector Rondon and Aroldis Chapman completed the shutout to give the Chicago Cubs a 2-0 win over the Astros.Dexter Fowler snapped an 0-for-19 skid with a leadoff triple and Chicago still had just one hit when he drew a leadoff walk with two outs in the fifth inning. Bryant then smacked his 37th homer to the seats in left field to make it 2-0.Im happy with his effort, and obviously, hell go home thinking about the walk to Fowler before Bryants big home run because that really was the only thing they got off of him, manager A.J. Hinch said of Musgrove.Musgrove (2-4) allowed three hits and two runs with five strikeouts in six innings for his fourth loss in five starts.Ill know what to fix next time and I know what the adjustments are and Ill move on, he said.It was Bryants first career game against the team that passed on him with the first pick in the 2013 draft to take starter Mark Appel, who was traded to Philadelphia this offseason before ever playing in the majors.Lester (16-4) allowed seven hits and struck out seven for his seventh straight win. He hasnt lost since July 3, hasnt allowed a run in three of those starts and gave up just one run in four others in that span.Rondon took over for the eighth and struck out two before Aroldis Chapman struck out one in a perfect ninth for his 13th save.The victory improved the Cubs to an MLB-best 90-50, after they won 97 games last year to give them consecutive 90-win seasons for the first time since doing it in three straight years from 1928-1930.The Astros had trouble stringing hits together against Lester, and didnt have more than one in an inning until the seventh when Yulieski Gurriel singled with one out and Marwin Gonzalez got another single with two outs. But Lester struck out Colby Rasmus looking to end the threat.We did have some chances, Hinch said. Lester is a good pitcher, and he has a way of finding himself out of those jams.Alex Bregman singled for Houston with no outs in the fourth inning and stole second base. But he was thrown out trying to swipe third, too, and the Astros lost a scoring opportunity.THAT HAD TO HURTPlay was stopped for a couple of minutes in the bottom of the sixth inning when home plate umpire C.B. Bucknor got hit on hit on his right shoulder with a foul ball from Teoscar Hernandez. Bucknor was shaken up after taking the hit and was checked on by a member of Houstons training staff. But the trainer soon left and he rubbed on his shoulder a couple of times before remaining in the game.TRAINERS ROOMAstros: SS Carlos Correa missed his third straight game on Friday with inflammation in his left shoulder. Correa said that he was feeling better on Friday and manager Hinch said they hoped to get him back sometime this weekend. ... Ace Dallas Keuchel, who is also out with inflammation in his left shoulder, wont throw until after Sunday. Keuchel was shut down on Monday because of the problem and said on Friday that he is feeling better, but is still struggling with the injury. Theres really no timetable set for return, he said. But I firmly believe were still going to be in the playoff hunt so hopefully I can help the guys out here in the next week or so.UP NEXTCubs: John Lackey (9-7, 3.36) is scheduled to make his second start since coming off the disabled list. He is 2-0 with a 1.65 ERA in his last five starts.Astros: Collin McHugh (9-10, 4.96) has won two straight decisions and the Astros have won the last four games that he started.Stitched Indians Jerseys . - Oakland Raiders running back Rashad Jennings was speaking to a group of local high school students earlier this week when the conversation turned to the importance of being prepared when opportunities in life arise. Terry Francona Jersey . The No. 1-ranked Nadal tweaked his back warming up for the Australian Open final, which he lost almost four weeks ago in a major upset against Stanislas Wawrinka. 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The defending champion beat Gael Monfils of France 7-6 (6), 6-3, while second-seeded Andy Murray of Britain dispatched Edouard Roger-Vasselin, also of France, 6-3, 6-3. Making his first appearance since injuring his wrist a month ago, Del Potro had difficulty with his service games in the first set.USA are set to hold a five-day camp in Indianapolis from September 17-21 as part of their preparations for ICC WCL Division Four in October.The camp will take place at the Indianapolis World Sports Park, which hosted the 2015 ICC Americas Division One Championship as well as the inaugural ICC Americas Combine in September 2015, when nearly 100 players around the region trialed for spots in a final 15-man squad that went to Trinidad & Tobago for Januarys Nagico Super50 competition.USA will also host a Marylebone Cricket Club side in Indianapolis for a pair of 50-over matches on September 17 and 18, part of a six-match MCC tour of America. It marks the MCCs first mens tour to the USA since 2010 and coincides with the inaugural MCC Womens tour to the USA and Canada.After the two matches against the MCC, the USA squad will have three days of practices and intra-squad matches, before the selection of a final 14-man squad for the ICC WCL Division Four - squads are due for submission to the ICC 30 days before the start of the tournament - being played in Los Angeles beginning October 29. USA will be competing with Bermuda, Denmark, Italy, Jersey and Oman for a top-two promotion spot into WCL Division Three as part of the qualification pathway to the 2019 World Cup in England.According to an ICC Americas official involved with the organisation of the camp, 20 players are scheduled to be invited to Indianapolis, from the 30-man squad that flew to Florida in July for USAs initial seven-day camp to kick off preparations for Division Four. That ccamp coincided with six Caribbean Premier League matches in Florida and included a T20 contest between a USA XI and a CPL Invitational XI.ddddddddddddThough the list of 20 names invited to the camp hasnt been released, one confirmed change is the absence of David Pieters. The fast bowler from San Diego suffered a torn meniscus in his right knee during a 50-over intra-squad trial match and required surgery that will keep him out of action until the end of September. Though he will be healthy in time for Division Four in October, his chances of being selected are remote with the new USA selection panel putting an emphasis on proving fitness at the upcoming Indianapolis camp.A new USA mens coach is likely to be announced before next Friday when the MCC tour begins in New York. Sources have indicated the coach will be in place to observe USA players who will be participating in matches against the MCC touring side in New York on September 10 and 11, as well as to lead the team at the five-day camp in Indianapolis.Former Nepal coach Pubudu Dassanayake is a leading candidate for the position, having been shortlisted as a finalist in July. Dassanayake was present in Florida during USAs last seven-day squad camp, acting as a guest coach during the intra-squad matches. He also traveled to St Vincent in August to coach the combined ICC Americas U-19 squad, which competed in the WICB regional U-19 50-over tournament. ' ' '