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Cubs, fresh off blowout win, open series vs. Angels
The Chicago Cubs and visiting Los Angeles Angels open a three-game series on Friday, both wishing they could rewind their seasons to an earlier date.,The Cubs, who are in last place in the National League Central, would like to rewind to May 12, when they were 24-17. Since then, the Cubs have gone 1...
Ian Happ (2 HRs, 6 RBIs), Cubs rout Phils to avert sweep
Ian Happ hit a pair of three-run homers -- one from each side of the plate -- as the Chicago Cubs salvaged the series finale Thursday with a 10-2 victory over the visiting Philadelphia Phillies.,Happ was 4-for-4 with a career-high six RBIs. He homered off Phillies left-hander Cristopher Sanchez in t...
Cristopher Sanchez, Phillies aim for sweep of Cubs
Philadelphia Phillies starting pitcher Cristopher Sanchez added another chapter to his feel-good story on Wednesday, when he was named National League Pitcher of the Month for June.,Sanchez looks to build on his success when he takes the mound against the host Chicago Cubs on Thursday.,Philadelphia ...
Phillies power up in second straight win over Cubs
Rafael Marchan hit a solo homer and Alec Bohm added a two-run blast as the visiting Philadelphia Phillies beat the Chicago Cubs 5-3 on Wednesday.,Philadelphia broke an eighth-inning tie with two runs against Tyson Miller (2-1). Trea Turner scored on Edmundo Sosa's sacrifice fly and Whit Merrifield f...
Phillies' Trea Turner aims to extend hot streak vs. Cubs
Trea Turner hit more than 20 homers in each of the past two seasons, but he's never been known as a slugger during his standout career.,But in the short term, Philadelphia will take power from any source it can find. That includes Turner, who will look to follow a two-homer game when the Phillies vi...
Trea Turner (2 HRs, 4 RBIs) propels Phillies past Cubs
Trea Turner went 3-for-5 with two homers and four RBIs to lead the Philadelphia Phillies to a 6-4 victory over the host Chicago Cubs on Tuesday night.,Garrett Stubbs had a two-run double and Bryson Stott had two hits and two runs as Philadelphia took the opener of the three-game set. The Phillies ha...
Phillies finding ways to win while Cubs continue to struggle
The Philadelphia Phillies own the best record in baseball but will certainly face challenges over the next few weeks.,The Phillies continue to be down three everyday starters as they open a three-game series against the host Chicago Cubs on Tuesday night.,Philadelphia is 26 games above .500 and will...
Canadiens sign F Juraj Slafkovsky to $60.8M contract extension
The Montreal Canadiens signed former No. 1 overall pick Juraj Slafkovsky to an eight-year, $60.8 million contract extension on Monday.,The new deal, with an average annual value of $7.6 million, begins with the 2025-26 season for Slafkovsky, who's entering the final year of his entry-level contract ...
Brewers belt another grand slam, coast past Cubs
Brice Turang belted Milwaukee's fifth grand slam in eight games to back a dominant start by Freddy Peralta and power the Brewers to an 7-1 victory over the visiting Chicago Cubs on Sunday in the rubber game of the three-game series., ,Turang's grand slam off starter Kyle Hendricks capped a seven-run...
After stern wake-up call, Cubs eye series win vs. Brewers
An irate Justin Steele implored his Chicago Cubs teammates to "wake the (expletive) up" on Saturday after a sloppy defensive third inning.,The Cubs obliged their starting pitcher's impassioned command, grinding out a 5-3 road win over Milwaukee in an outcome that ended the Brewers' five-game winning...
Ian Happ, Cubs snap Brewers' five-game winning streak
Ian Happ hit a tiebreaking two-run home run in the eighth inning to propel the visiting Chicago Cubs past the Milwaukee Brewers 5-3 on Saturday.,Michael Busch also hit a two-run homer and Pete Crow-Armstrong delivered an RBI for the Cubs, who evened the three-game series after losing 4-2 on Friday n...
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...