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HOUSTON -- John Lackeys solid start wasnt enough for a win.Rookie Alex Bregman homered, Collin McHugh combined with his bullpen on a two-hitter and the Houston Astros beat the Chicago Cubs 2-1 Saturday.Lackey (9-8) gave up two runs, four hits and three walks in six innings for the NL Central leaders, who are a big league-beat 90-51. He had been 2-0 in his last four starts.I definitely havent had much luck with the wins and losses this year, Lackey said.After the game, the 37-year-old right-hander refused to respond to questions about his shoulder, which prevented him from pitching for the Cubs between Aug. 14 and Sept. 4.Are you serious? Lackey said. Ive been pitching for 15 years. There is no such thing as not feeling anything. I havent not felt anything probably since the 90s.Chicago batters struggled, striking out 12 times.We need to move the baseball and put runners in scoring position, or just move the baseball in general, Cubs manager Joe Maddon said. Their pitchers were really good today.Bregman put the Astros ahead with an opposite-field home run to right-center against Lackey in a two-run third.Decent pitch and good hit by the kid, Lackey said.McHugh (10-10) won his third straight decision, allowing one run and two hits in five innings. Chris Devenski, Will Harris, Luke Gregerson and Ken Giles combined for hitless relief.Ken Giles survived a shaky ninth to earn his 10th save. He walked Anthony Rizzo leading off, and pinch-runner Matt Szczur advanced on a wild pitch. Jorge Soler struck out and Szczur crossed to third on Miguel Monteros groundout. Giles then struck out Willson Contreras.Jose Altuve, in an 0-for-12 slide, followed Bregmans homer by reaching on his second bunt single of the season, beating third baseman Kris Bryants throw.Yulieski Gurriel singled him to third, and Gonzalez bunted to third as Altuve scored.Two bunts, Lackey said, youd like for that not to cause you a game.Contreras fourth-inning sacrifice fly scored Soler, who beat the offline throw from right fielder George Springer.Houston could have extended the lead in the seventh, but Springer was thrown out at the plate by when he tried to score from first on Bregmans bloop single to right center.Right fielder Jason Heyward threw to shortstop Javier Baez, who relayed to Contreras for the tag. The call by plate umpire Mark Carlson was upheld in a video review.PIGSKIN IN HIS MINDWith the Chicago Bears in town to face the Texans on Sunday, Maddon offered a lengthy scouting report of NFL-caliber talent in his clubhouse.Were very athletic, said Maddon, who was quick to offer as proof infielder Addison Russell, who played high school football in Florida. I think he would be outstanding.Others to consider include outfielders Jason Heyward -- put a couple more pounds on him; put him at tight end, Maddon said -- and Soler.Thats like the next Lawrence Taylor right there, Maddon said of Soler.Jason Hammel or Jake Arrieta for quarterback?Hammel, honestly, Maddon said. Watch him throw a football its pretty.UP NEXTRHP Mike Fiers (10-6) looks to improve to 4-1 in his career against the Cubs when he starts Sundays series finale. Chicago starts RHP Jake Arrieta (16-6), who is 10-2 in 13 road starts this season. He will face Houston for the first time. Air Max 270 React Saldi . Louis Blues absence from top spot in the TSN. Air Max 95 2019 Scontate . The 26-year-old Ireland striker, who has four goals this season, has signed a three-and-a-half year contract with his new club. http://www.airmaxscarpescontate.it/scarpe-air-max-270-prezzo-basso.html . Kozun faked to the forehand and beat Monsters starter, Calvin Pickard, pad side in the second round for the winner. Spencer Abbott also scored in the shootout for the Marlies (25-13-4). Air Max 720 Donna . -- The Magic have their first victory of the new year. Vapormax Scarpe Uomo . The Canadian squad, skipped by Jennifer Jones of Winnipeg, got on the board first with two in the second end, and followed that with two more apiece in the fourth and sixth ends. COLLEGE STATION, Texas -- A former Texas A&M player has been released from prison on probation after serving three months of a 10-year sentence for robbery.The (Bryan-College Station) Eagle (http://bit.ly/2b0gfgf) reports ex-defensive lineman Isaiah Golden of Carthage received probation Tuesday. Under an agreement for his guilty plea for robbery, Golden had his sentence re-evaluated by state District Judge Travis Bryan III to determine if probation was a more appropriate sentence than prisoon.dddddddddddd.Golden must still pay a $1,500 fine and testify against another ex-A&M player, linebacker Darian Claiborne, who like Golden was arrested in 2014 and dismissed from the team. Court documents indicate Golden and Claiborne were accused of robbing three men at gunpoint during an alleged drug deal.---Information from: The Eagle, http://www.theeagle.com ' ' '