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A's pursue a first against Cubs: an interleague series sweep
The Athletics have not swept a series against the Cubs since interleague play began in 2004, but that could change Thursday night in Chicago.,Right-hander J.T. Ginn (3-3, 2.87 ERA) will get the ball when the A's have a chance to win three consecutive games against the Cubs for the first time.,The A'...

Athletics score in 10th to finish off rally past Cubs
Nick Kurtz singled home the go-ahead run in the top of the 10th, Justin Sterner threw a 1-2-3 bottom of the inning for his first career save and the Athletics overcame the Chicago Cubs for a 5-4 road victory Wednesday night.,After scoring twice in the eighth to draw even, the A's got automatic baser...

Cubs continue search for offense against Athletics
The Chicago Cubs continue to be stuck in an offensive slump that has seen the club score three or fewer runs in 10 of its past 16 games.,The Cubs will attempt to break out of the pattern on Wednesday night in the middle contest of a three-game series against the Athletics in Chicago.,The Cubs were 1...

Rookie hurler Gage Jump, Athletics shut down slumping Cubs
Gage Jump pitched seven stellar innings in his second big league start and Zack Gelof had the decisive tiebreaking single to lift the Athletics to a 2-1 victory over the host Chicago Cubs on Tuesday night.,Jump (1-1) allowed one run and three hits and retired the final 14 batters he faced in an 85-p...

Rookie Gage Jump, Athletics shut down slumping Cubs
Gage Jump pitched seven stellar innings in his second big league start and Zack Gelof had the decisive tiebreaking single to lift the Athletics to a 2-1 victory over the host Chicago Cubs on Tuesday night.,Jump (1-1) allowed one run and three hits and retired the final 14 batters he faced in an 85-p...

Packers RB Josh Jacobs returns to practice after arrest
Green Bay Packers running back Josh Jacobs returned to the practice field Tuesday for the first time since his arrest last month in an alleged domestic violence incident.,Packers head coach Matt LaFleur referred to Jacobs' status with the team as "business as usual" ahead of Tuesday's OTA session, w...

Gage Jump, A's aim to regroup in opener against Cubs
Two teams that ended May in downward spirals look to begin June in style when the Athletics visit the Chicago Cubs on Tuesday night in the opener of a three-game series.,The Athletics lost seven of their final nine games of May, ending the month with a 1-5 homestand against the Seattle Mariners and ...

Cardinals start hot, stifle Cubs to win rivalry rubber match
Matthew Liberatore and Hunter Dobbins teamed up to limit the Chicago Cubs to just seven hits and a walk, leading the host St. Louis Cardinals to a 5-1 victory Sunday night to take the rubber match of the three-game rivalry series.,JJ Wetherholt and Ivan Herrera both went 2-for-3 with two runs and a ...

Cubs strive to end May on upswing against Cardinals
The up-and-down Chicago Cubs have a chance to end the month on a positive note when they wrap up their three-game road series against the St. Louis Cardinals on Sunday night.,Chicago started May with eight straight wins to wrap up their second 10-game winning streak of the season. However, manager C...

Pete Crow-Armstrong erupts out of slump as Cubs top Cards
Pete Crow-Armstrong busted out of his slump with a season-high four hits to lead the Chicago Cubs to a 6-1 victory over the host St. Louis Cardinals on Saturday night.,The Cubs centerfielder entered with a modest four-game hitting streak, but he was hitting just .154 (10 for 65) in his last 19 games...

Cardinals pursue another power surge against cold Cubs
The St. Louis Cardinals homered for the first time this week, going deep three times in the opener Friday of their three-game series against the Chicago Cubs.,The Cardinals will look to continue to flex their muscles when they vie for a series win over the Cubs on Saturday night in St. Louis.,Nelson...

Cardinals sock 3 homers, dump Cubs to end 4-game skid
Ivan Herrera belted a go-ahead solo homer in the fifth inning, fueling the host St. Louis Cardinals to a 6-5 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Friday.,St. Louis' Nelson Velazquez celebrated his call-up from Triple-A Memphis on Friday by launching a three-run homer in the first inning.,Thomas Saggese ...
