OAKLAND, Calif. -- With Jake Arrieta and Jon Lester holding down the front end of the rotation, the Chicago Cubs were already in good shape to make a playoff run in the fall.Kyle Hendricks is almost certain to be a big part of that as well, especially if he keeps pitching like he has the past three months.Hendricks added to his already impressive season with another strong outing, pitching into the eighth inning for his fifth win since June to help the Cubs beat the Oakland Athletics 3-1 Sunday and complete a three-game sweep.I think he can be effective any time, Chicago manager Joe Maddon said. The gun doesnt say a big number but after those changeups and the curve ... if he elevates at 90, I promise you, and you can see the reaction of the hitters, that 90 is a lot quicker than it reads on a scoreboard.Hendricks (11-7) was dominant against an As team that lost for the eighth time in nine games, Chicagos right-hander allowed three hits over 7 1/3 innings, struck out four and retired 17 straight before Marcus Semiens one-out home run in the eighth.Hendricks lowered his ERA to 2.17, second-lowest in the majors among qualifiers behind the Dodgers Clayton Kershaw.When youre rolling like this you try to stay in that same mindset, keep doing your same work, Hendricks said. I just fell behind Semien 3-1 and said, `Here it is, and he hit it.Pedro Strop retired two batters and Aroldis Champan pitched the ninth for his third save since arriving in a trade from the New York Yankees on July 25.Kris Bryant and Jorge Soler both homered off As starter Sean Manaea (3-7). Bryants home run was his 27th this season, one more than the two-time All-Star had in 2015 when he was the NLs rookie of the year.The Cubs seventh straight win improved them to a major league-best 69-41 and marked their 10th series sweep this season. That topped their mark from a year ago, and increased their lead in the NL Central to 11 1/2 games over St. Louis.Bryant and Soler finished with two hits apiece for the Cubs. Bryant homered leading off the sixth while Soler -- who homered in the series-opener Friday after being activated from the disabled list earlier in the day -- hit his seventh home run this season leading off the seventh.Anthony Rizzo added an RBI double in the eighth.The As had not scored in 19 consecutive innings before Semien hit his 23rd home of the year, a towering solo shot that ended Hendricks day.We couldnt do enough offensively to put any pressure on them, Oakland manager Bob Melvin said. We needed to score more runs to give (the starters) some help.LEAVING THEM ONThe Cubs missed numerous chances to break the game open. Wilson Contreras and Javier Baez struck out to end the second after Chicago put runners on the corners. The Cubs loaded the bases with no outs in the third but failed to score, then stranded three more runners on base in the eighth. Their pitcher escaped a lot of moments but he did have really good stuff, Maddon said. We had a chance to score many more runs than we did.TRAINERS ROOMCubs: Soler handled the DH duties in all three games against the As but that will change when Chicago opens a two-game series against the Los Angeles Angels at Wrigley Field on Tuesday. Soler will be back in the outfield, most likely in left where he has started 34 games this season.Athletics: RHP Sonny Gray was placed on the disabled list with a strained right forearm. 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John Aloisi reckons the time is right for Socceroos boss Ange Postecoglou to put his faith in Jamie Maclaren to lead the line in next weeks World Cup qualifier.Maclaren is in Thailand with the national team and will miss Friday nights A-League encounter between Brisbane Roar and Adelaide United.Considering he was not in Postecoglous original squad for the clash against Thailand on Tuesday night, its been a remarkable turn of events for the 23-year-old, who made his first international appearance in a friendly against England earlier this year.Two weeks ago, Maclaren had not even opened his A-League account, but a sudden flash of good form for the Roar and an injury to Tomi Juric (knee) has completely changed the landscape.Maclaren now looks the best candidate to start up front for Australia, and Aloisi hopes thats the choice Postecoglou makes.Hes not scared to blood a young player, hes shown that, Aloisi said on Thursday.But also, Macca needs to do what he has been doing here at training there, and prove too Ange hes ready to start.ddddddddddddWe dont know how hes gone this week, I havent spoken to anyone, but hopefully hes taken the form hes shown here, there, and Ange plays him.Sometimes luck comes to those who deserve it and Macca, definitely last season, scoring 20 goals, was an unbelievable achievement.This year, the last two games hes shown that hes still got goals in him. We always knew that. If he does start, hell do well.Maclaren has been in camp with the Socceroos since the weekend and Aloisi said the lead-in will give Postecoglou ample time to fit him into the teams system.He knows what type of player Macca is and hell fit him into their way of playing and hell help them with that, he said.(I told him) enjoy every time you put on the green and gold because thats the ultimate for any footballer... and try and get to a World Cup, because its the best feeling in the world. Wholesale Hoodies NFL Shirts Outlet Jerseys NFL Wholesale Cheap NFL Jerseys Free Shipping Wholesale Jerseys Cheap Cheap NFL Jerseys China Wholesale Jerseys Wholesale NFL Jerseys Cheap NFL Jerseys China Cheap NFL Jerseys ' ' '