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Colin Rea silences Twins, PCA parks pair of HRs in Cubs' victory
Pete Crow-Armstrong crushed a pair of home runs and right-hander Colin Rea handled the rest as the Chicago Cubs beat the Minnesota Twins in an 8-1 blowout in Minneapolis on Thursday afternoon.,Rea (7-3) scattered three hits and struck out five in seven innings in what became a light workout behind C...
Former Cubs, Phillies manager Lee Elia dies at 87
Former major league manager Lee Elia died on Wednesday, a week before his 88th birthday, the Philadelphia Phillies announced on Thursday.,"Elia was a valued contributor to the Phillies for much of his half century in professional baseball," the team said in a statement. "The third base coach for the...
Colin Rea silences Twins, PCA parks pair of HRs to lead Cubs over Minnesota
Pete Crow-Armstrong crushed a pair of home runs and right-hander Colin Rae handled the rest as the Chicago Cubs beat the Minnesota Twins in an 8-1 blowout in Minneapolis on Thursday afternoon. ,Rea (7-3) scattered three hits and struck out five in seven innings in what became a light workout behind ...
Twins try to sweep Cubs, close in on .500 mark
The Minnesota Twins will go for a three-game sweep against the Chicago Cubs when the teams meet Thursday afternoon in their series finale in Minneapolis.,The Twins are coming off back-to-back victories -- 8-1 on Tuesday and 4-2 on Wednesday. Minnesota has won four of its past five games to climb wit...
Matt Wallner, Carlos Correa power Twins past Cubs
Matt Wallner went 2-for-3 with a home run as the Minnesota Twins held on for a 4-2 win over the Chicago Cubs on Wednesday night in Minneapolis.,Carlos Correa finished 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI for Minnesota, which won its second straight game against the Cubs. Ryan Jeffers went 1-for-2 with a...
After stepping up 'everywhere you looked,' Twins host Cubs again
The Minnesota Twins enjoyed a near-perfect series opener against the Chicago Cubs.,The next challenge for the Twins will be to duplicate it., ,The Twins will meet the Cubs on Wednesday night in the second installment of a three-game set in Minneapolis. Minnesota will try to stay hot after winning th...
Twins slug 3 homers in eighth, power past Cubs
Ryan Jeffers went 3-for-4 with a homer and three RBIs, and the Minnesota Twins used a six-run eighth inning to surge to an 8-1 win over the Chicago Cubs on Tuesday night in Minneapolis.,Harrison Bader finished 2-for-4 with a homer and two RBIs for Minnesota, which won for the third time in its past ...
Cubs' bats, pitching on point in shutout of Cardinals
Matthew Boyd celebrated his All-Star Game selection by striking out nine batters in five innings as Chicago Cubs demolished the visiting St. Louis Cardinals 11-0 Sunday night.,Fellow All-Star selection Kyle Tucker drove in three runs for the Cubs, who have won eight of their last 11 games. Seiya Suz...
Cubs' Matthew Boyd seeks continued success in clash vs. Cardinals
The Chicago Cubs have been beset by pitching injuries this season, with Jameson Taillon the latest starter to land on the injured list.,Fortunately, left-hander Matthew Boyd has emerged as a steadying force for the rotation.,"Losing (Justin) Steele so early and then obviously losing Shota (Imanaga) ...
Eighth inning turns tide for Cardinals in win over Cubs
Yohel Pozo hit a pinch three-run homer to lift the visiting St. Louis Cardinals past the Chicago Cubs 8-6 Saturday afternoon.,Nolan Gorman went 2-for-4 with a homer, two runs and two RBIs for the Cardinals, who rallied from a 5-3 deficit to snap their four-game losing streak. ,Alec Burleson went 3-f...
High-scoring Cubs aim to tee off again vs. rival Cards
Chicago Cubs center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong is having a blast batting in his team's loaded lineup.,"This is the best offense I've ever been a part of, ever seen," Crow-Armstrong said. "It's extra rewarding after the year we had last year in terms of ballpark factors and whatnot, with all the win...
Cubs club franchise-record 8 HRs in rout of Cardinals
The Chicago Cubs set a franchise record by bashing eight home runs in a single game on their way to an Independence Day annihilation of the visiting St. Louis Cardinals, winning 11-3 on Friday.,Michael Busch enjoyed his first career three-homer game, and Pete Crow-Armstrong provided his 22nd and 23r...
Cubs place RHP Jameson Taillon (calf) on injured list
The Chicago Cubs placed right-hander Jameson Taillon on the 15-day injured list Friday with a right calf strain.,Manager Craig Counsell told reporters he expects Taillon to be sidelined for more than a month for an injury that occurred during a between-start workout.,The IL designation is retroactiv...
Cardinals aim to spark extended run vs. Cubs
The July 31 trade deadline will be looming large when the visiting St. Louis Cardinals begin a three-game series against the rival Chicago Cubs on Friday.,Chicago leads the National League Central by four games over the second-place Milwaukee Brewers, while St. Louis is 5 1/2 games out in the divisi...
Cubs pull out extra-inning win to sweep struggling Guardians
Matt Shaw hit a walk-off sacrifice fly in the 10th inning on Thursday to help the Chicago Cubs beat the visiting Cleveland Guardians 1-0 and sweep the three-game series.,Nico Hoerner started at second base as the automatic runner in the 10th, moved to third on Michael Busch's groundout against Emman...
All-Stars on display as Cubs face Guardians in series finale
The accolades keep coming for Chicago center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong, who has been named as a starter for the National League in the All-Star Game in Atlanta on July 15.,Crow-Armstrong will look to continue his stellar first half when the Cubs aim for a sweep of their three-game series against t...
Cubs send slumping Guardians to sixth straight loss
Seiya Suzuki had two hits and three RBIs and Shota Imanaga pitched into the sixth inning as the host Chicago Cubs beat Cleveland 5-4 on Wednesday night, handing the Guardians their sixth straight loss.,Pete Crow-Armstrong had two hits and drove in two runs for Chicago, which rallied from an early 3-...
Cubs' Shota Imanaga aims to shut down struggling Guardians
Shota Imanaga returned from injury last week and immediately regained his star form on the mound for the Chicago Cubs. ,Imanaga, however, hopes to be better than his only other career appearance against Cleveland when the host Cubs try to hand the Guardians a sixth consecutive loss on Wednesday nigh...
Matthew Boyd pitches Cubs past Guardians, his former team
Matthew Boyd allowed two runs over seven strong innings against his most recent former club as the Chicago Cubs beat the visiting Cleveland Guardians 5-2 on Tuesday night.,Carson Kelly ripped a two-run double during Chicago's three-run second and finished with three RBIs.,Boyd (8-3) gave back two ru...
Cubs' Matthew Boyd faces his old team as Guardians visit
In 2024, Matthew Boyd revived his career as a member of the Cleveland Guardians. He's managed to build on that comeback this season with the Chicago Cubs.,Amid a stretch of five quality starts in six outings, the left-hander tries to extend the offensive struggles of his former team when the Cubs op...