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Nationals turn to lefty MacKenzie Gore to slow red-hot Cubs
The visiting Chicago Cubs go for their fourth straight win when they play the Washington Nationals in the middle game of their series Wednesday night.,Chicago took the series opener 8-3 and has won 13 of its past 16 games. Washington has lost two in a row after winning four straight.,Michael Busch f...
Michael Busch powers Cubs past Nationals
Michael Busch finished a double short of a cycle and the Chicago Cubs opened a nine-game road trip with an 8-3 win over the Washington Nationals on Tuesday night.,Busch finished 3-for-4 with a walk, drove in three runs and scored twice for the Cubs, who have won three straight games and 13 of 16. Ni...
Hot offenses to clash when Cubs pay a visit to Nationals
The streaking Chicago Cubs open a nine-game road trip with a three-game series against the Washington Nationals starting on Tuesday night.,Sitting atop the National League Central, the Cubs have won 12 of their past 15 games, including two of three from the Cincinnati Reds over the weekend.,Michael ...
Kyle Tucker (jammed finger) day to day after early exit Sunday
Chicago Cubs star outfielder Kyle Tucker left Sunday's home game against the Cincinnati Reds in the fifth inning and later was diagnosed as having a jammed right ring finger. He's considered day to day.,X-rays were negative.,"I feel all right," Tucker said after Chicago's 7-3 victory. "The hand's a ...
Michael Busch leads hit parade as Cubs beat Reds
Michael Busch hit a two-run homer and singled in a run as the Chicago Cubs beat the visiting Cincinnati Reds 7-3 in the rubber match of a three-game series on Sunday afternoon.,Nico Hoerner had three hits and two RBIs for Chicago, which won for the sixth time in its last seven games. Pete Crow-Armst...
Seiya Suzuki, Cubs bid to stay hot in finale vs. Reds
Off to their best start to a season since 2016, the Chicago Cubs will face the visiting Cincinnati Reds in the rubber match of a three-game series on Sunday afternoon.,Chicago sits atop the National League Central standings at 36-22 following a 2-0 win over the Reds on Saturday. Drew Pomeranz, Ben B...
Ben Brown shines on mound as Cubs blank Reds
Seiya Suzuki doubled in a run in the eighth inning to break a scoreless tie and four Chicago pitchers combined on a one-hitter as the Cubs beat the visiting Cincinnati Reds 2-0 on Saturday afternoon.,With two runners on and one out against Graham Ashcraft (3-4), Suzuki hit a fly ball into the right ...
Cubs looking for better start from Ben Brown against Reds
Ben Brown might look like a different pitcher when he takes the mound for the Chicago Cubs in the second game of their three-game series against the visiting Cincinnati Reds on Saturday afternoon.,For starters, the Cubs plan to use an opener before inserting Brown into the game.,That's because Brown...
Andrew Abbott continues dominance as Reds top Cubs
Andrew Abbott allowed one hit over seven shutout innings to lead the visiting Cincinnati Reds to a 6-2 win against the Chicago Cubs in the opener of their three-game series on Friday afternoon.,Abbott (5-0) struck out eight and walked one while lowering his ERA to 1.51 against a Chicago offense that...
Pete Crow-Armstrong leads Cubs into home series with Reds
Pete Crow-Armstrong continues to find ways to help the Chicago Cubs, who will try for their fifth straight victory when they open a three-game series against the visiting Cincinnati Reds on Friday afternoon.,Crow-Armstrong blasted his 15th home run of the season in a 2-1 win against the visiting Col...
Cubs edge lowly Rockies to complete series sweep
Pete Crow-Armstrong homered and Matthew Boyd tossed six strong innings as the Chicago Cubs completed a three-game sweep of the visiting Colorado Rockies with a 2-1 victory on Wednesday night.,Seiya Suzuki doubled in a run and Matt Shaw had two hits for Chicago, which has won four straight games and ...
Behind Matthew Boyd, Cubs bid for sweep of Rockies
The Chicago Cubs boast the majors' highest-scoring offense, but their pitching staff has done the heavy lifting of late.,The Cubs will aim for a sweep of the visiting Colorado Rockies on Wednesday night following a 3-1 win on Monday and a 4-3 victory in 11 innings on Tuesday. ,Chicago, which leads t...
Matt Shaw's walk-off single pushes Cubs past Rockies in extras
Rookie Matt Shaw blooped a walk-off single to right field in the 11th inning Tuesday night to propel the Chicago Cubs to a 4-3 victory over the visiting Colorado Rockies.,After Brenton Doyle's RBI groundout gave the Rockies a 3-2 lead in the top of the 11th, Michael Busch tied the game with an RBI s...
Rockies must beat Cubs on Tuesday to avoid 18th consecutive series loss
Looking to hand the visiting Colorado Rockies their 18th straight series loss to begin the season, the Chicago Cubs also aim on Tuesday night to stretch their winning streak to three.,Chicago took the series opener 3-1 on Monday afternoon thanks to Jameson Taillon's strong start and Kyle Tucker's tw...
Cubs scratch out win over Rockies as Jameson Taillon shines
Jameson Taillon threw 6 1/3 quality innings and Kyle Tucker drove in a pair of runs to help the Chicago Cubs post a 3-1 victory over the visiting Colorado Rockies on Monday.,Taillon (4-3) allowed one run on four hits while striking out seven and walking none for the Cubs, who won for the eighth time...
Cubs' MLB-best offense looking to feast on dreadful Rockies
One of baseball's most formidable offenses will square off against the majors' worst pitching staff when the Chicago Cubs play host to the hapless Colorado Rockies in the opener of a three-game series on Monday.,Chicago enters the series a winner in seven of its last nine games, including two of thr...
Cubs post 8 unanswered runs to complete comeback over Reds
Seiya Suzuki hit a go-ahead, three-run home run in the eighth inning, Reese McGuire homered twice in his Chicago debut, and the visiting Cubs scored eight unanswered runs to pull out an 11-8 victory over the Cincinnati Reds in the rubber match of their three-game series on Sunday afternoon.,Suzuki, ...
Cubs place C Miguel Amaya (oblique) on 10-day IL
The Chicago Cubs placed Miguel Amaya on the 10-day injured list Sunday morning and selected fellow catcher Reese McGuire from Triple-A Iowa.,The move involving Amaya was expected after he sustained a left oblique strain on a throw to second base during the fifth inning of Chicago's 6-4 loss to the C...
Reds' Nick Lodolo hopes home field holds advantage vs. Cubs
Cincinnati left-hander Nick Lodolo will try to pick up his first home win since late March when the Reds take on the National League Central-leading Chicago Cubs in the rubber game of their three-game series on Sunday afternoon., ,Lodolo (4-4, 3.22 ERA) has drastic home/road splits this season, goin...
Elly De La Cruz homers and drives in 4 as Reds handle Cubs
Elly De La Cruz went 2-for-3 with a home run, a stolen base and four RBIs to lead the Cincinnati Reds to a 6-4 victory over the visiting Chicago Cubs on Saturday afternoon.,TJ Friedl also had two hits and Santiago Espinal scored twice for Cincinnati, which snapped a three-game losing streak.,Andrew ...