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Cards try to keep chipping away at Cubs' lead in Central
The St. Louis Cardinals hope to tighten the National League Central race while facing the first-place Chicago Cubs seven times in a span of 14 days.,They will continue that quest Tuesday night when they host Chicago in the second game of a four-game series at Busch Stadium. The teams will play a thr...

Cards club 4 homers, pummel division-leading Cubs
Lars Nootbaar, Brendan Donovan, Alec Burleson and Nolan Gorman hit two-run homers as the St. Louis Cardinals defeated the visiting Chicago Cubs 8-2 Monday evening.,Willson Contreras went 3-for-4 with two doubles and a run scored for the Cardinals, who won for the sixth time in their last seven games...

Cards club 4 homers, pummel first-place Cubs
Lars Nootbaar, Brendan Donovan, Alec Burleson and Nolan Gorman hit two-run homers as the St. Louis Cardinals defeated the visiting Chicago Cubs 8-2 Monday evening.,Willson Contreras went 3-for-4 with two doubles and a run scored for the Cardinals, who won for the sixth time in their last seven games...

Cubs' Ian Happ looks to continue power surge vs. Cards
Chicago Cubs left fielder Ian Happ was averaging one home run per month this season at the start of June. He had three -- one in March, one in April and the other in May.,Happ added his fourth on June 5, and suddenly the balls he hits are going out of the park with a little more regularity.,He will ...

Cal Raleigh hits 31st homer as Mariners hammer Cubs
Cal Raleigh hit his major-league leading 31st home run and Donovan Solano drove in five runs to lead the visiting Seattle Mariners to a 14-6 win over the Chicago Cubs Sunday.,The teams combined for nine home runs on a warm and windy day at Wrigley Field. Twenty-one home runs were hit in the three-ga...

Ian Happ in power groove as Cubs face Mariners in series finale
Ian Happ likes to think of himself as a table setter for the Chicago Cubs, but he's performed more like their cleanup hitter lately.,Happ has four home runs in the past three games in the leadoff spot for the Cubs, who will try to win the rubber match of their three-game series against the visiting ...

Ian Happ swats 2 of Cubs' 5 HRs in win over Mariners
Ian Happ homered in each of the first two innings and the Chicago Cubs held on for a 10-7 win against the visiting Seattle Mariners in the second game of their three-game series on Saturday afternoon.,Happ has homered in each of the past three games, totaling four in all.,Kyle Tucker, Michael Busch ...

Mariners' Cal Raleigh aims to stay 'locked in' vs. Cubs
The Chicago Cubs will need to try some new methods against Cal Raleigh when they host the Seattle Mariners in the middle contest of their three-game set on Saturday afternoon.,Nothing worked against the Seattle catcher in the series opener on Friday, when he hit his MLB-leading 28th and 29th home ru...

Cal Raleigh hits two homers as Mariners topple Cubs
Cal Raleigh hit his MLB-leading 28th and 29th home runs of the season to help the visiting Seattle Mariners to a 9-4 win against the Chicago Cubs in the opener of their three-game series on Friday afternoon.,Raleigh, who passed Johnny Bench for the most home runs by a catcher before the All-Star bre...

Stubbs: Best tracks for 5 marquee drivers to claim first wins of '25
With 16 races of the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series season complete going into Sunday's 400-miler at Pocono Raceway, several stars remain winless as the circuit nears the halfway mark. ,Here are five big-name drivers who have yet to win this season -- and the track where they're most likely to break through...

Mariners open 10-game trip vs. NL Central-leading Cubs
The Seattle Mariners embark on a challenging 10-game road trip, starting with the opener of a three-game interleague set on Friday against the Chicago Cubs, who sit atop the National League Central.,The Mariners, who will also visit the Minnesota Twins and Texas Rangers before heading home to finish...

Brewers hang on for 8-7 win over Cubs
Rhys Hoskins, Caleb Durbin and Isaac Collins homered and the Milwaukee Brewers held on for an 8-7 win over the host Chicago Cubs on Thursday.,The Brewers earned a split in the two-game series. Three games were originally scheduled, but Wednesday's middle game was rained out and postponed till August...

Cubs' Jameson Taillon looks to stay strong in clash vs. Brewers
Right-hander Jameson Taillon will try to win his sixth consecutive start on Thursday afternoon when the Chicago Cubs host the Milwaukee Brewers in the finale of a shortened series.,The two teams had their game on Wednesday night postponed because of rain. It will be made up as part of a day-night do...

Brewers-Cubs postponed, will make up game Aug. 18
Wednesday night's game between the Milwaukee Brewers and Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field was postponed due to rain and will be made up as part of split doubleheader on Monday, Aug. 18., ,Game 1 will be the rescheduled game that will begin at 1:20 p.m. CT. Game 2, the original game scheduled for Aug. 1...

Cubs get first look at Brewers rookie flame-thrower Jacob Misiorowski
The Chicago Cubs will look to extend their success in the season series against visiting National League Central foe Milwaukee in the second game of a three-game set on Wednesday night.,Chicago, which leads the second-place Brewers by 6 1/2 games in the division, improved to 3-1 against Milwaukee th...

Seiya Suzuki's 3-run homer helps Cubs get by Brewers
Seiya Suzuki launched a go-ahead three-run home run in the fifth inning on Tuesday night to propel the Chicago Cubs to a 5-3 victory over the visiting Milwaukee Brewers.,Ben Brown (4-5) went five innings, allowing two earned runs on six hits, while striking out five and walking two to earn his first...

Cubs look to extend NL Central lead over Brewers
Both National League Central rivals know that mid-June is far too early to call the division, but the first-place Chicago Cubs and the visiting Milwaukee Brewers also know that the upcoming three-game set could go a long way in determining the winner at season's end.,Chicago enters the series opener...

Red Sox ship All-Star Rafael Devers to Giants in blockbuster
The Boston Red Sox traded All-Star slugger Rafael Devers to the San Francisco Giants on Sunday in a blockbuster deal that included right-hander Jordan Hicks and left-hander Kyle Harrison going to Boston.,The Red Sox also acquired outfield prospect James Tibbs III and right-handed pitching prospect J...

Double steal in 10th leads to Cubs' walk-off win vs. Pirates
Ian Happ's single drove in the game-winning run in the bottom of the 10th inning to give the Chicago Cubs a 3-2 win and a series victory against the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates on Sunday.,Automatic runner Vidal Brujan and Kyle Tucker pulled off a double steal with Jon Berti at the plate, and after B...

Reports: Red Sox ship star Rafael Devers to Giants in blockbuster
The Boston Red Sox traded All-Star slugger Rafael Devers to the San Francisco Giants on Sunday in a blockbuster deal that included right-hander Jordan Hicks going to Boston, according to multiple media reports.,Per the reports, the Red Sox also acquired left-hander Kyle Harrison, outfield prospect J...