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Brewers rookie Tobias Myers faces Cubs, looks to add to stellar season
The surging Milwaukee Brewers will turn to surprising rookie right-hander Tobias Myers to keep their winning streak alive when they host the Chicago Cubs on Saturday afternoon in the middle game of the teams' three-game series. ,Myers (5-2, 3.12 ERA) will be opposed by left-hander Justin Steele (0-3...
Jackson Chourio's first grand slam lifts Brewers past Cubs
Rookie Jackson Chourio hit his first career grand slam to pace Milwaukee to a 4-2 victory over the visiting Chicago Cubs on Friday night, the Brewers' fifth consecutive victory.,Chourio's slam with two outs in the fourth off Jameson Taillon put the Brewers up 4-2. Christian Yelich reached on a field...
Brewers look to continue home surge vs. Cubs
The Milwaukee Brewers will ask right-hander Colin Rea to maintain their home-field hot streak when they face the Chicago Cubs on Friday in the opener of the three-game series.,Rea (6-2, 3.62 ERA) will be opposed by right-hander Jameson Taillon (4-3, 2.90), who will make his third start this season a...
Ian Happ's HR in 10th helps Cubs avoid sweep vs. Giants
Ian Happ hit a two-run home run off the top of the center field wall with one out in the 10th inning Thursday afternoon, helping the Chicago Cubs beat the host San Francisco Giants 5-3 to avoid a four-game sweep.,Happ's homer, his 10th of the season, came after Giants reliever Luke Jackson (4-2) had...
Ian Happ's HR helps Cubs avoid sweep vs. Giants
Ian Happ bounced a two-run home run off the top of the center-field fence with one out in the 10th inning Thursday afternoon, helping the Chicago Cubs avoid a four-game sweep at the hands of the host San Francisco Giants with a 5-3 victory.,Happ's homer, his 10th of the season, came after Giants rel...
Relying on bullpen, Giants go for 4-game sweep of Cubs
The San Francisco Giants go for their first four-game home sweep of the Chicago Cubs since 2012 when the clubs wrap up their rematch series Thursday afternoon.,After losing two of three in Chicago last week, the Giants have ridden surprisingly strong pitching to win the first three games of the seri...
Bullpen helps Giants make it three straight over Cubs
Luis Matos broke a fifth-inning tie with a home run, the San Francisco bullpen pitched brilliantly for a second consecutive game and the host Giants held off the Chicago Cubs 4-3 on Wednesday for a third straight win.,Michael Conforto and David Villar also went deep for the Giants, who recorded thei...
Cubs hope to mimic Giants' success on mound
After watching the San Francisco Giants throw bullpen games -- and win -- the past two nights, Chicago Cubs manager Craig Counsell has elected to go the opener route on Wednesday night as his club seeks to end a three-game losing streak.,Counsell announced that his originally scheduled starter for t...
Six Giants pitchers combine to hold down Cubs
Matt Chapman contributed a two-RBI single to a game-breaking, three-run eighth as the San Francisco Giants made it two in a row over the Chicago Cubs with a 5-1 victory on Tuesday.,Six San Francisco pitchers combined on a four-hitter.,In a bullpen game with five starters on the injured list, the Gia...
Why Chase Briscoe joining Joe Gibbs Racing is a perfect fit
It's official: Chase Briscoe will join Joe Gibbs Racing in 2025.,The 29-year-old Indiana native will take over the vacant seat at JGR when Martin Truex Jr. retires at the end of 2024.,After a four-year stint with Stewart-Haas Racing, Briscoe will finally have an opportunity to race in the Cup Series...
Chase Briscoe to replace retiring Martin Truex Jr. at JGR
Joe Gibbs Racing confirmed that Chase Briscoe will replace retiring driver Martin Truex Jr. in the No. 19 Toyota for the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series season.,Tuesday's announcement came a few days after fellow JGR driver Christopher Bell accidentally leaked the news in a press conference at New Hampshire ...
Red Wings acquire 2nd-round pick from Predators
The Detroit Red Wings acquired a second-round pick in the 2024 NHL Draft and forward Jesse Kiiskinen from the Nashville Predators on Tuesday in exchange for defenseman Andrew Gibson. ,The Red Wings will hold a pair of picks (Nos. 47 and 53 overall) in the second round. ,Kiiskinen, 18, recorded 10 po...
Cubs' Kyle Hendricks looks to subdue Giants
Chicago right-hander Kyle Hendricks hopes to continue to advance his season in a positive direction Tuesday night when he starts in the Cubs' rematch with the host San Francisco Giants.,Coming off a season in which he recorded a 3.74 ERA, Hendricks had a 12.00 ERA in his first five starts in 2024.,H...
Walks carry Giants to walk-off win over Cubs
Wilmer Flores drew a walk-off walk from Drew Smyly to cap a three-run rally in the ninth inning as the San Francisco Giants overtook the visiting Chicago Cubs 5-4 on a night devoted to the late Willie Mays.,All of San Francisco's players wore No. 24 in honor Mays, the Hall of Famer who died last wee...
Georgia lands 5-star defensive end Isaiah Gibson after USC decommitment
Five-star defensive end Isaiah Gibson committed to Georgia on Monday less than a week after the touted recruit withdrew his original pledge to USC.,The Warner Robins, Ga., native is the No. 17 overall recruit and the top-rated edge rusher in 247Sports' class of 2025 rankings. He committed to USC in ...
Giants hope for better pitching at home vs. Cubs
One team coming off a disappointing homestand encounters another glad to be home after a disastrous trip when the Chicago Cubs visit the San Francisco Giants on Monday night to open a four-game series.,The clubs met last week in Chicago, with the Cubs rebounding from an opening loss to take two of t...
Surging Mets power up in series win over Cubs
Francisco Lindor, Brandon Nimmo and Mark Vientos each homered and Luis Severino recorded a season-high 10 strikeouts over six scoreless innings as the visiting New York Mets beat the Chicago Cubs 5-2 to win the three-game series on Sunday.,DJ Stewart and Harrison Bader had two hits apiece for New Yo...
Cubs place RHP Mark Leiter Jr. (forearm) on 15-day IL
The Chicago Cubs placed right-hander Mark Leiter Jr. on the 15-day injured list on Sunday because of a right forearm strain.,In a corresponding move, the Cubs recalled left-hander Luke Little from Triple-A Iowa.,Leiter, 33, has allowed eight runs over 3 1/3 innings in his last four appearances to ra...
Mets, Cubs each look to take series after lopsided wins
After the Chicago Cubs and the visiting New York Mets traded lopsided wins over the first two games, fans are waiting to see what third and final meeting of the series will bring Sunday night.,The Mets pounced on the Cubs early and won Friday's series opener, 11-1. The Cubs answered back with a firs...
Cubs rebound to thrash Mets, 8-1
After getting pummeled by the visiting New York Mets in the first few innings of their series opener on Friday, the Chicago Cubs returned the favor in Saturday's rematch and rolled to an 8-1 home victory to even up the three-game series.,Chicago jumped all over Mets starting pitcher Tylor Megill and...