Chicago Cubs News and Rumors
Squeeze play, sizzling bats back Bailey's solid startJeremy Warnemuende, MLB.com Cincy scored four runs in the bottom of the sixth -- one on a Derrick Robinson bunt -- on the way to a 5-2 win over the Cubs Saturday. Homer Bailey fanned eight and allowed two runs in six frames. |
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Reds send Marshall back to DL with sore shoulderMay 24 (yesterday)
The Reds put left-handed reliever Sean Marshall on the 15-day disabled list Friday, the second time this season that he's been sidelined by a sore pitching shoulder. |
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McCutchen paces Pirates to fourth straight winMay 23 (2 days ago)
Associated Press, ESPN.com Andrew McCutchen had three hits and two RBIs to lead the Pittsburgh Pirates past the Chicago Cubs 4-2 on a rainy Thursday for their fourth straight win. |
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Pirates' Liriano outpitches Cubs' SamardzijaMay 22 (3 days ago)
Associated Press, ESPN.com Francisco Liriano continued his torrid start, scattering two hits over seven innings and the Pittsburgh Pirates edged the Chicago Cubs 1-0 on Wednesday night. |
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Cubs place righty Camp on DL, recall DolisMay 22 (4 days ago)
Carrie Muskat, MLB.com One day after he served up a game-winning grand slam, the Cubs placed right-hander Shawn Camp on the 15-day disabled list Wednesday because of a sprained right big toe, and recalled right-hander Rafael Dolis. |
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Snider's pinch-hit slam gets Pirates by CubsMay 21 (4 days ago)
Associated Press, ESPN.com Travis Snider hit a pinch-hit grand slam during a five-run sixth and the Pittsburgh Pirates spoiled a strong return to the mound for Matt Garza with a 5-4 win over the Chicago Cubs on Tuesday night. |
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Cubs claim Sanchez off waivers from CardsMay 21 (5 days ago)
Carrie Muskat, MLB.com The Cubs claimed right-handed pitcher Eduardo Sanchez off waivers from the Cardinals and assigned him to Triple-A Iowa. |
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Vogelsong breaks handMay 21 (5 days ago)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) San Francisco Giants right-hander Ryan Vogelsong broke his pitching hand when he fouled off a pitch in the fifth inning Monday night. |
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Wife douses husband with beer in Wrigley Field bleachers after he tries to protect her from homerMay 20 (6 days ago)
Mike Oz, yahoo.com It started with a chivalrous act gone wrong, was followed by a beer bath and ended with a high-five. A couple caught the attention of baseball fans at Wrigley Field on Sunday and the ones watching at home on TV. Why? His-and-her beer baths! It happened … |
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Mets top Cubs, win first Wrigley series since 2007May 19 (6 days ago)
Mets top Cubs, win first Wrigley series since 2007 |
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Cubs fan showcases tremendous hands while reeling in dangerous foul ball (Video)May 19 (7 days ago)
Mark Townsend, yahoo.com No beers were sacrificed in the attempt to catch this foul ball, but that's not to say there were no substantial risks involved. In fact, I would confidently say the Cubs fan seated front row in the upper deck at Wrigley Field on Saturday afternoon was … |
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Associated Press, ESPN.com Scott Feldman pitched shutout ball into the seventh inning and drove in two runs with a big two-out double, helping the Chicago Cubs beat the New York Mets 8-2 on Saturday. |
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NEW YORK (AP) The New York Yankees acquired infielder Reid Brignac from the Colorado Rockies for cash, adding a lefty bat to the group of backups filling in for the team's injured stars. |
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CHICAGO (AP) Matt Garza is set to come off the disabled list and make his first start of the season for the Chicago Cubs on Tuesday against Pittsburgh. |
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Owen Perkins, MLB.com Left-hander Jeff Francis, who pitched six sterling innings of one-run ball against the Cubs on Tuesday, went on the disabled list Thursday with a left groin strain. |
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Carrie Muskat, MLB.com Jeff Samardzija hadn't won a game since Opening Day and he took matters into his own hands on Wednesday. Samardzija smacked a two-run home run and struck out seven over eight innings to pick up his first win since April 1, leading the Cubs to a 6-3 vict… |
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Thomas Harding, MLB.com Carlos Gonzalez homered twice among his career-high five hits to back Rockies lefty Jeff Francis, who allowed one run on three hits over six innings in a 9-4 win over the Cubs at Wrigley Field on Tuesday night. |
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Back On The OffensiveMay 15
Carlos Gonzalez finally gave us a reason to talk offense, going 5-for-5 with two HR's against the Cubs. Joe Lemire examines the young season's best performance at the plate. |
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Carrie Muskat, MLB.com Fans interested in tracking the restoration of Wrigley Field and showing their support for the project can follow the progress on a new website, WrigleyField.com, which the Cubs launched on Tuesday. |
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The Mets have drafted 766 pitchers over the past 30 years. Only one has turned into an All-Star. Now, with Matt Harvey, they have finally found a true ace, writes Tom Verducci. |
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Carrie Muskat, MLB.com Travis Wood posted his eighth consecutive quality start and hit an RBI double, one of six by the team, while Alfonso Soriano belted a two-run homer, and Starlin Castro, Nate Schierholtz and David DeJesus all drove in a pair to lift the Cubs to a 9-1 vic… |
