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Jameson Taillon finishes strong as Cubs shut down Reds
Jameson Taillon scattered four hits across seven scoreless innings as the host Chicago Cubs blanked the Cincinnati Reds 1-0 on Friday afternoon in the opener of a three-game set.,Taillon (12-8) walked two and fanned two in his final outing of the season. He finished the 2024 campaign strong, going 4...
Ducks G John Gibson out 3-6 weeks after appendectomy
Anaheim Ducks goaltender John Gibson underwent an emergency appendectomy on Wednesday night and will be sidelined for three to six weeks, the team said Thursday.,Gibson, 31, has played since the 2013-14 season for the Ducks, who selected him in the second round of the 2011 NHL Draft. The three-time ...
Cubs host Reds in Cody Bellinger's potential final series with Chicago
Cody Bellinger is preparing for what could be his final series with the Chicago Cubs.,Bellinger will have a big decision to make following Chicago's season-ending, three-game set with the visiting Cincinnati Reds that begins on Friday afternoon. He'll have the chance to opt out of his three-year, $8...
Phillies power past Cubs, secure first-round bye
Brandon Marsh hit a three-run double, Nick Castellanos and Bryson Stott each collected three hits and the Philadelphia Phillies topped the visiting Chicago Cubs 9-6 on Wednesday., ,Castellanos, Trea Turner and Kody Clemens homered for Philadelphia (94-65), which clinched a first-round bye in the Nat...
Cristopher Sanchez, Phillies look to keep streak alive vs. Cubs
The Philadelphia Phillies have won five straight games started by Cristopher Sanchez, and they hope to continue that streak on Wednesday when they wrap up their three-game home series with the Chicago Cubs.,The Phillies experienced a bit of a roller-coaster ride through the first two games of the se...
Cubs score in bunches to down Phillies
Cody Bellinger drove in four runs and Seiya Suzuki knocked in a pair as the Chicago Cubs cruised to a 10-4 road victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Tuesday., ,Nico Hoerner and Bellinger each collected three hits for Chicago (81-77), while Dansby Swanson, Pete Crow-Armstrong, Miguel Amaya and S...
With division clinched, Phillies face Cubs, eye NL's best mark
One night after earning their first National League East title since 2011, the Philadelphia Phillies hope to carry over the celebration into their Tuesday contest against the visiting Chicago Cubs.,The Phillies (93-64) clinched the division crown on Monday with a 6-2 win over the Cubs (80-77). Phila...
Phillies top Cubs, clinch NL East for first time since 2011
J.T. Realmuto and Kyle Schwarber homered in support of Aaron Nola's six solid innings as the host Philadelphia Phillies secured their first National League East title in 13 years by defeating the Chicago Cubs 6-2 on Monday.,The Phillies entered the day with a magic number of one to clinch the divisi...
Phillies get another shot at clinching division vs. Cubs
After 13 years, the Philadelphia Phillies will need to wait at least one more day to celebrate.,The Phillies will try once again to clinch their first National League East Division title since 2011 when they open a three-game series against the visiting Chicago Cubs on Monday.,Philadelphia (92-64) h...
Shota Imanaga stymies Nationals in Cubs' win
Shota Imanaga pitched seven scoreless innings and the Chicago Cubs hit three home runs in a 5-0 win over the visiting Washington Nationals on Sunday.,Mike Tauchman, Michael Busch and Miguel Amaya went deep for Chicago (80-76), which took three of four from Washington (69-87).,The start of the game w...
Now eliminated, Cubs look to rebound in finale vs. Nationals
October baseball won't be in the cards for the Chicago Cubs this year. ,After officially getting eliminated from postseason contention on Saturday, Chicago will have to rebound on Sunday afternoon for the finale of a four-game series with the visiting Washington Nationals. ,It was the New York Mets ...
Nats beat Cubs behind strong performance by MacKenzie Gore
MacKenzie Gore came within eight outs of the eighth no-hitter in Nationals franchise history, lifting visiting Washington to a 5-1 win over the Chicago Cubs on Saturday afternoon.,Chicago didn't get to Gore (10-12) until Patrick Wisdom clubbed a solo shot with one out in the bottom of the seventh. T...
Kyle Hendricks aims to extends Cubs' perfect mark vs. Nats
Kyle Hendricks is starting to feel like himself again.,The Cubs right-hander has put a rocky first half behind him to find his footing, and he will attempt to keep rolling on Saturday afternoon when Chicago continues a four-game series with the visiting Washington Nationals.,Since the start of Augus...
Jameson Taillon, Cubs hold off Nationals
Jameson Taillon scattered two hits across six scoreless innings as the host Chicago Cubs topped the Washington Nationals 3-1 on Friday afternoon.,Taillon (11-8) walked two and struck out four while throwing 50 of his 80 pitches for strikes. He retired the final 10 batters he faced after hitting Andr...
Cubs activate RHP Hayden Wesneski, put LHP Jordan Wicks on IL
The Chicago Cubs activated right-hander Hayden Wesneski and placed left-hander Jordan Wicks on the 15-day injured list on Friday.,In corresponding moves, the Cubs designated Shawn Armstrong for assignment and recalled fellow right-hander Trey Wingenter from Triple-A Iowa.,Wesneski, 26, had been on t...
Cubs activate RHP Hayden Wesneski
The Chicago Cubs activated right-hander Hayden Wesneski from the 15-day injured list on Friday following his recovery from a right forearm strain.,In a corresponding move, the Cubs designated right-hander Shawn Armstrong for assignment.,Wesneski, 26, last pitched July 19 and is 3-6 with a 3.94 ERA, ...
Cubs close to elimination as they face Nationals
The Chicago Cubs will look to keep their flickering postseason aspirations alive on Friday afternoon when they continue their four-game series against the visiting Washington Nationals.,The Cubs (78-75) snapped a modest two-game skid by posting a 7-6 victory over the Nationals (68-85) on Thursday in...
Dansby Swanson leads Cubs to narrow win vs. Nats
Dansby Swanson collected three hits and four runs and Cody Bellinger had three RBIs to lift the host Chicago Cubs to a 7-6 victory over the Washington Nationals on Thursday.,Chicago's Seiya Suzuki launched a two-run homer and Ian Happ had three hits and scored twice. Isaac Paredes drove in a pair of...
Stubbs: Five bold predictions for Bristol
Saturday's Bristol Night Race is more than another edition of a premier event in racing. It also serves as the cutoff race for the NASCAR playoffs Round of 16 for the fifth consecutive season. ,By virtue of his win at Atlanta (Sept. 8), Joey Logano is the only playoff driver safe from elimination.,C...
Cubs, on brink of wild-card elimination, open series with Nationals
Unable to derail the New York Mets' playoff charge, the Washington Nationals will get an opportunity to eliminate the Chicago Cubs from the National League race as the clubs begin a four-game series at Wrigley Field on Thursday night.,Coming off a disappointing two-games-to-one home-series loss to t...