ill take place Feb. 8 and 9. Choice of surface, venue, and team nominations will be decided at a later date. "We are very excited to be back in World Group and look forward to facing Serbia again this time on our home court in front of our fans," said Canada captain Sylvain Bruneau. "We

CHICAGO -- Tucker Barnhart hit a go-ahead, three-run homer off Trevor Cahill in the seventh inning, and the Cincinnati Reds beat Chicago 5-3 Wednesday in the Cubs 12th loss in 17 games.A day after having seven players selected for next weeks All-Star Game, the Cubs lost to the last-place Reds for the second time in three days and dropped below Texas for the best record in the major leagues.Chicago led 3-1 when Brandon Phillips and Jose Peraza hit consecutive one-out singles against Cahill (1-3) and Barnhart sent a 2-2 sinker into the basket in center field for his third home run this year.Anthony DeSclafani (3-0) allowed three runs and eight hits in six innings.TIGERS 12, INDIANS 2CLEVELAND -- Nick Castellanos had three hits, including a three-run homer, and tied his career high with five RBI to lead Detroit and stop Clevelands home winning streak at 13.Rookie Michael Fulmer (9-2) allowed two runs -- one earned -- and five hits in six innings, improving to 7-1 with a 0.63 ERA in his last nine starts.Josh Tomlin (9-2) retired his first nine batters, then gave up hits to four of his next five and lost for the first time since May 30. He allowed eight runs, tying his big league high, and seven hits in 4 2/3 innings.NATIONALS 7, BREWERS 4WASHINGTON -- Bryce Harper hit the first of Washingtons three home runs, and the Nationals returned to form.After watching Washington score a combined two runs in the first two games of the series, manager Dusty Baker said before the finale, Were operating at a low energy level right now.Harper remedied that with a three-run shot in the first inning, the Nationals first long ball in three games. Ryan Zimmerman chased Brewers starter Matt Garza (1-2) with a two-run drive in the fifth for a 7-4 lead.Tanner Roark (8-5) allowed four runs and seven hits in seven innings for the Nationals.METS 4, MARLINS 2NEW YORK -- Wilmer Flores homered twice and Jacob deGrom pitched seven strong innings for New York.Giancarlo Stanton went deep twice for the second consecutive day to reach 200 homers.Following a 26-pitch first inning, deGrom (5-4) settled in and won his second straight start after going winless in his previous 10.Left-hander Justin Nicolino (2-5) fell to 0-5 in his last 10 major league starts.PHILLIES 4, BRAVES 3PHILADELPHIA -- Freddy Galvis hit a two-run homer with two outs in the eighth inning to lift Philadelphia.Maikel Franco hit a homer for the fourth straight game. Galvis lined a 2-2 pitch off Arodys Vizcaino (1-4) into the seats in right after Franco had started the inning with a walk.Hector Neris (3-3) got the win despite allowing a go-ahead run in the top of the eighth. Jeanmar Gomez finished for his 23rd save in 25 tries.TWINS 4, ATHLETICS 0MINNEAPOLIS -- Ervin Santana struck out eight and walked none in a two-hitter for Minnesota.Santana (3-7) pitched his eighth shutout and 15th complete game, helping the Twins take two of three from the As.Sonny Gray (3-8) gave up one run, six hits and four walks in six innings, losing his seventh straight decision, the longest active skid in the American League.Black Friday Shoes .S. -- Nikolaj Ehlers registered a hat trick for the third straight game and Jonathan Drouin had a goal and five assists as the Halifax Mooseheads hammered the host Cape Breton Screaming Eagles 10-1 on Tuesday in Quebec Major Junior Hockey League action. Discount Shoes . -- Ken Appleby made 32 saves for his first shutout of the season to lead the Oshawa Generals to a 2-0 win over the Belleville Bulls on Wednesday in Ontario Hockey League action. https://www.fakeshoeswholesale.com/ . -- Catcher Brett Hayes has agreed to a $630,000, one-year contract with the Kansas City Royals, avoiding salary arbitration. Wholesale Shoes .25 million option on reliever Jose Veras. Fake Shoes From China . Vaives lawyer Trevor Whiffen claims the former 50-goal man wasnt provided with a copy of the claim beforehand and that he would not have agreed to the allegations made against the NHL had he been asked to review its contents.MONTREAL - Canadas top women tennis players will host Serbia in a Fed Cup World Group II tie. The two-day matchup will take place Feb. 8 and 9. Choice of surface, venue, and team nominations will be decided at a later date. "We are very excited to be back in World Group and look forward to facing Serbia again this time on our home court in front of our fans," said Canada captain Sylvain Bruneau. "We have a young team who gained a lot of experience this year. This will be a big challenge, but I know that the girls will be ready for it." Canada was promoted to World Group II for the first time since 20111 after defeating Ukraine 3-2 in a World Group playoff in Kyiv this spring.dddddddddddd. Bruneaus team consisted of Montreals Eugenie Bouchard, Ottawas Gabriela Dabrowski, Stephanie Dubois of Laval, Que., and Torontos Sharon Fichman. Canada currently sits at No. 16 on the Fed Cup rankings while Serbia is ranked No. 4. The winning nation will qualify for a World Group playoff tie, while the losing team will try to keep its spot in World Group II for 2015 against a winning nation from the various Group I zonal competitions. The Fed Cup tie comes after Canadas men take on Serbia in Davis Cup semifinal play. 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