The Chicago Cubs have a three-game winning streak. All-Star first baseman Anthony Rizzo came through in a big way.

Rizzo delivers a big hit

When Rizzo came to the plate in the bottom of the third, the Texas Rangers had a one-run lead and it appeared as if the Cubs' offense might be in for a long day.

Prior to Rizzo's third-inning at-bat, Cubs hitters were 0-for-6 with six strikeouts in at-bats ending in a slider from Rangers starter Yu Darvish.

One of those victims was Rizzo, who struck out on a slider down and in during the first inning.

The second time around, Rizzo saw another slider down and in from Darvish, but this time, the first baseman deposited the pitch into right field for a two-run double to give the Cubs a 2-1 lead.

Hammel back to form

After an abysmal start against the New York Mets, in which he allowed 10 earned runs, Jason Hammel has allowed three earned runs in 11 innings in his past two starts combined.

On Saturday, Hammel’s breaking pitches did the bulk of the work. Hammel threw his slider and curveball 36 times total and held the Rangers to a 1-for-8 performance with four strikeouts in at-bats ending with those pitches.

Cubs starters have allowed one run in 12 innings (0.75 ERA) in two second-half starts. Before that, they had an 8.81 ERA in 10 July starts.

The Cubs have a three-game win streak dating to the last game of the first half of the season, and they’ll go for a sweep of the Rangers on Sunday afternoon.