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Alex Bregman's 7th-inning homer allows Cubs to defeat Reds
Alex Bregman hit a tiebreaking two-run homer in the seventh inning as the visiting Chicago Cubs beat the Cincinnati Reds 5-3 on Saturday.,Carson Kelly added a solo shot and Michael Busch had three hits for Chicago, which won for the fourth time in its last six games.,Drew Pomeranz (2-3) pitched the ...
Reds aim to keep finding new ways to win vs. Cubs
The Cincinnati Reds are getting creative in their effort to remain in the National League wild-card race.,Spencer Steer figures prominently in those plans for the Reds, who continue their three-game series against the visiting Chicago Cubs on Saturday.,Steer made his first career start in center fie...
Reds blank Cubs behind Hunter Greene’s 12 strikeouts
Elly De La Cruz and JJ Bleday homered, Hunter Greene tossed seven strong innings and the Cincinnati Reds opened a three-game series against the visiting Chicago Cubs with a 4-0 win on Friday.,De La Cruz hit a solo homer and tripled for Cincinnati, which out-hit the Cubs 13-4 and won for just the fou...
Reds, Cubs eager to bounce back from close losses
The Cincinnati Reds and Chicago Cubs will try to put one-run losses behind them when they open a three-game series Friday night in Cincinnati. ,For the Reds, it will be a chance for some revenge after the Cubs swept them in a four-game series May 4-7 at Wrigley Field.,The Cubs were denied a three-ga...
Jeremiah Jackson's late heroics carry Orioles past Cubs
Jeremiah Jackson hit a pinch-hit, two-run double in the eighth inning to give the Orioles the lead and Baltimore held on to defeat the visiting Chicago Cubs 3-2, avoiding a three-game series sweep despite collecting only three hits Thursday afternoon.,Tyler O'Neill hit his third homer in a two-game ...
Pete Crow-Armstrong, Cubs ride hot stretch into finale vs. Orioles
It doesn't matter where the production is coming from for the Chicago Cubs, as long as it keeps coming.,The lineup has been stout at times, particularly this week in a pair of road victories against the Baltimore Orioles.,The Cubs will vie for a sweep of the three-game series on Thursday afternoon; ...
Pete Crow-Armstrong homers twice as Cubs outslug Orioles
Pete Crow-Armstrong hit two of Chicago's five home runs and the Cubs held on to beat the host Baltimore Orioles 9-7 on Wednesday night.,Crow-Armstrong's second long ball of the game and 21st of the season put the Cubs ahead for good, 4-3 in the fifth inning, before the teams combined for nine runs a...
Pete Crow-Armstrong, Cubs outslug Orioles
Pete Crow-Armstrong hit two of Chicago's five home runs and the Cubs held on to beat the host Baltimore Orioles 9-7 on Wednesday night.,Crow-Armstrong's second long ball of the game and 21st of the season put the Cubs ahead for good, 4-3 in the fifth inning, before the teams combined for nine runs a...
Former All-Star hurler, manager Phil Regan dies at 89
Former pitcher, manager and pitching coach Phil Regan died Wednesday, ESPN reported. He was 89.,Regan, a right-hander, spent 13 seasons in the majors with four different teams and managed the Baltimore Orioles to a 71-73 record during the strike-shortened 1995 season. He served as a pitching coach f...
After taking opener, Cubs try to extend domination in Baltimore
The Chicago Cubs might be feeling right at home when they take on the host Baltimore Orioles again Wednesday night.,The Cubs hold a 10-2 all-time record at Camden Yards. In Chicago's last four games in Baltimore dating to 2024, the Cubs have allowed a total of four runs and prevailed each time.,The ...
Alex Bregman, Matthew Boyd helm Cubs' road win at Orioles
Matthew Boyd fired six shutout innings and Alex Bregman drove in two runs as the Chicago Cubs beat the host Baltimore Orioles 5-2 on Tuesday night in the opener of a three-game series.,Boyd allowed three hits and two walks while striking out seven, but the Cubs had to survive some anxious moments to...
Cubs hit road before break, take on offensively challenged O's
The Chicago Cubs have largely done good work so far this season, and they're looking to put together a strong push going into the All-Star break. They'll begin a three-game series against the host Baltimore Orioles on Tuesday night.,Chicago snapped a two-game skid to win for the sixth time in their ...
Cubs avoid sweep, score 4 in 6th to rally past Cardinals
The Chicago Cubs rallied for four runs in the sixth inning and avoided a sweep against the visiting St. Louis Cardinals with a 6-4 win on Sunday.,Cubs starting pitcher Javier Assad held St. Louis scoreless through 4 2/3 innings, giving up just two hits and two walks.,His Cardinals counterpart, Matth...
Pitching-short Cubs need Javier Assad's ability, availability vs. Cards
In a season full of pitcher injuries, Chicago Cubs manager Craig Counsell has learned just how solid Javier Assad is.,The 28-year-old right-hander, who pitches Sunday in Chicago to try to stop a St. Louis Cardinals sweep, is 6-1 with a 4.53 ERA in 13 games (six starts).,The Cubs have four starters o...
Cardinals continue hot stretch with shutout of Cubs
JJ Wetherholt hit a home run and reached base four times as the visiting St. Louis Cardinals beat the Chicago Cubs 3-0 on Saturday.,The rookie homered in the first, walked in the third, doubled in the fifth and singled in the seventh as the Cardinals picked up their fifth win in six games. St. Louis...
Cardinals determined to continue hit parade vs. Cubs
The St. Louis Cardinals have gotten their offense in gear.,After scoring eight runs over the final three innings of an 11-5 victory over the Atlanta Braves on Thursday, the Cardinals set a season high in runs and hits (17) on Friday in a 17-1 romp over the rival Chicago Cubs.,The Cardinals will look...
Cardinals unleash 17-hit attack in 17-1 romp over Cubs
Masyn Winn and Alec Burleson each drove in four runs, helping the visiting St. Louis Cardinals set season highs in both runs and hits during a 17-1 romp over the Chicago Cubs on Friday.,Winn had an RBI single and joined Nathan Church in belting a three-run homer for the Cardinals, who banged out 17 ...
Cubs' Dansby Swanson brings historic RBI surge into series vs. Cards
Dansby Swanson isn't putting too much stock into his individual accomplishments. However, he is reveling in the fact that his recent video-game numbers have contributed to the Chicago Cubs' winning ways.,Swanson will look to continue his torrid stretch on Friday as the Cubs open a three-game series ...
Canadiens sign G Jakub Dobes to 3-year, $16.07M extension
The Montreal Canadiens' Jakub Dobes, who led all rookie goaltenders with 29 wins this past season, signed a three-year, $16.07 million contract extension on Thursday.,Dobes, 25, who could have become a restricted free agent after this coming season, now is signed through the 2029-30 campaign. The ne...
Cubs smack 8 homers, score 23 runs while steamrolling Padres
Dansby Swanson hit three home runs and Michael Conforto hit two as the host Chicago Cubs hammered the San Diego Padres 23-3 on Wednesday.,The Cubs, who had not hit more than three home runs in a game all season heading into the series, hit five home runs Tuesday in a 9-7 win and eight on Wednesday t...