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Cubs, A's open series with futures at front of mind
Both the host Chicago Cubs and Oakland Athletics have at least one eye on 2025 as they prepare to meet on Monday night for the opener of a three-game interleague series. ,A potential playoff berth is slowly drifting away from Chicago (76-73), which sits five games behind the Mets and the Braves in t...
Cubs rookies provide the power in win vs. Rockies
Michael Busch notched his first career multi-home run game, fellow rookie Pete Crow-Armstrong also went deep and the Chicago Cubs beat the Colorado Rockies 6-2 in Denver on Sunday.,Busch finished with three hits and three RBIs, while both Nico Hoerner and Ian Happ had two hits for Chicago.,Kyle Hend...
Rockies hunting rare sweep vs. fading Cubs
For a team 35 games below .500, the Colorado Rockies have shown plenty of fight as their season nears its end.,Colorado has won three straight games in its final at-bat, including the first two of its three-game series against the visiting Chicago Cubs.,After Saturday's comeback win in extra innings...
Rockies rally in 9th then walk off Cubs in extras
Brenton Doyle ripped a game-winning RBI single in the 10th inning as the Colorado Rockies walked off the visiting Chicago Cubs 6-5 on Saturday in Denver.,Colorado forced extra innings on Sam Hilliard's pinch-hit two-run homer with two outs in the ninth against Cubs reliever Porter Hodge.,In the 10th...
Rockies look to deal another blow to Cubs' slim playoff aspirations
The Colorado Rockies have been eliminated from postseason contention but are doing their best to hurt teams with hopes to reach the playoffs.,The Rockies defeated the surging Detroit Tigers on Thursday and followed that with a dramatic 9-5 win over the Chicago Cubs on Friday night. Chicago has littl...
Hunter Goodman's 2 HRs, 7 RBIs carry Rockies past Cubs
Rookie Hunter Goodman homered twice, including a tiebreaking grand slam in the eighth inning, and drove in a career-high seven runs as the Colorado Rockies beat the Chicago Cubs 9-5 in Denver on Friday night.,It marked the second two-homer game of the season for Goodman, who finished with three hits...
Cubs can't afford slipup in series at Colorado
The Colorado Rockies just finished a three-game series with a team fighting for a wild-card berth and now face another when the Chicago Cubs come to town on Friday night.,Chicago will send Javier Assad (7-5, 3.14 ERA) to the mound while Colorado is expected to activate Austin Gomber (5-10, 4.50) fro...
Dodgers hit four first-inning homers, outslug Cubs
Shohei Ohtani led off with one of the Los Angeles Dodgers' four home runs in the first inning and Tommy Edman went deep twice in the game as the host Los Angeles Dodgers held off the Chicago Cubs for a 10-8 victory on Wednesday.,Edman, Will Smith and Max Muncy belted home runs in the opening inning,...
Cubs closer Porter Hodge pitches through heart scare
Chicago Cubs closer Porter Hodge pitched through an elevated heart rate on Tuesday night as he earned a save against the Los Angeles Dodgers, manager Craig Counsell said.,On the mound to start the ninth inning of the 6-3 game, Porter got two outs before walking the Dodgers' Miguel Rojas, who wound u...
Cubs look to continue recent road success in finale vs. Dodgers
A pair of pitchers dealing with interrupted seasons will meet Wednesday when the Los Angeles Dodgers face the visiting Chicago Cubs. ,The Cubs, who are chasing a sweep of the three-game series, are set to send left-hander Jordan Wicks (2-3, 4.03 ERA) to the mound on Wednesday. The Dodgers will count...
Dodgers' defensive meltdown carries Cubs to win
Pete Crow-Armstrong drove in two runs to go along with spectacular defense in center field and the visiting Chicago Cubs took advantage of three Los Angeles Dodgers errors in the eighth inning to rally for a 6-3 victory on Tuesday.,The Cubs scored five times in the eighth when the Dodgers had throwi...
Dodgers' Yoshinobu Yamamoto set to return to face Cubs
Trying to patch together a rotation for the stretch drive, the Los Angeles Dodgers will bring right-hander Yoshinobu Yamamoto back from his injury rehab in order to face the visiting Chicago Cubs on Tuesday.,Yamamoto is set to square off against fellow Japan native Shota Imanaga in the middle contes...
Cubs ride homers from ex-Dodgers to win in L.A.
Cody Bellinger and Michael Busch homered against their former team and the visiting Chicago Cubs finished off a 10-4 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Monday to open a three-game series.,Bellinger, who played six seasons for the Dodgers and was the National League's Most Valuable Player for Lo...
Shohei Ohtani continues 50-50 pursuit as Dodgers face Cubs
The Chicago Cubs will be the next team to get an up-close look at Shohei Ohtani when they open a three-game road series against the Los Angeles Dodgers on Monday., ,Ohtani hit his 46th home run of the season Sunday against the Cleveland Guardians. He also has 46 stolen bases as he closes in on the f...
Jameson Taillon helps Cubs salvage series finale vs. Yankees
Jameson Taillon tossed six strong innings and Isaac Paredes drove in two runs as the Chicago Cubs avoided a three-game sweep against the visiting New York Yankees with a 2-1 win on Sunday.,Taillon (10-8) allowed one run on six hits with one walk and six strikeouts. Nate Pearson pitched two scoreless...
Gerrit Cole aims to continue Yankees' dominant pitching vs. Cubs
After recording back-to-back shutouts, the New York Yankees will aim for a sweep of their three-game series against the host Chicago Cubs on Sunday afternoon.,New York (82-60) clinched its 32nd consecutive winning season on Saturday as Clarke Schmidt and Nestor Cortes combined on a four-hitter in a ...
Yankees blank slumping Cubs for second straight game
Clarke Schmidt and Nestor Cortes combined on a four-hitter as the visiting New York Yankees recorded their second straight shutout victory over the Chicago Cubs, winning 2-0 on Saturday.,Catcher Austin Wells drove in a run and caught two baserunners stealing for the Yankees (82-60), who clinched the...
Yankees aim for second straight win over Cubs
The New York Yankees are hoping the series against the Chicago Cubs this weekend at Wrigley Field sparks a successful run into the postseason.,After winning the opener of the three-game series in impressive fashion, the Yankees (81-60) look to build on the victory on Saturday.,Luis Gil and three rel...
Luis Gil, Yankees blank Cubs in one-hitter
Luis Gil and three relievers combined on a one-hitter as the visiting New York Yankees opened a three-game series against the Chicago Cubs with a 3-0 victory on Friday.,Austin Wells singled in two runs and Aaron Judge had an RBI double for New York (81-60), which snapped a two-game losing skid.,Gil ...
Dash sign Natalie Jacobs, Sarah Puntigam to new deals
The Houston Dash signed defender Natalie Jacobs to a new four-year contract and midfielder Sarah Puntigam to a new two-year deal.,The contracts announced on Friday by the NWSL club will take effect on Jan. 1, 2025.,Jacobs, 27, has appeared in 55 matches since joining Houston in April 2022. She has h...