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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...
Athletics rally past Cubs, finish interleague slate with winning record
Zack Gelof doubled home the go-ahead run and scored another in a two-run eighth inning, and the visiting Oakland Athletics sent the Chicago Cubs to the verge of playoff elimination with a 5-3 victory Wednesday afternoon.,Tyler Soderstrom had two hits, including a homer, scored two runs and drove in ...
Cubs, A's bring strong interleague records into series finale
The host Chicago Cubs and Oakland Athletics get one last chance to improve on impressive interleague records when they close out a three-game series Wednesday afternoon.,The Cubs (77-74) took a costly loss in the second game of the series Tuesday night, falling 4-3 despite two home runs by Ian Happ....
A's use pair of HRs from Shea Langeliers to top Cubs
Shea Langeliers hit two home runs and had three RBIs to help the visiting Oakland Athletics to a 4-3 win against the Chicago Cubs on Tuesday night.,Starting pitcher Mitch Spence (8-9) allowed two runs on seven hits and one walk while striking out six in five innings for Oakland, which snapped a thre...
Sabres F Peyton Krebs signs 2-year contract
Restricted free agent forward Peyton Krebs signed a two-year, $2.9 million contract with the Buffalo Sabres on Tuesday. ,Krebs, 23, recorded 17 points (four goals, 13 assists) and 67 penalty minutes in 80 games last season for the Sabres.,He has totaled 66 points (20 goals, 46 assists) in 215 career...
Athletics charged with slowing hot Cubs lineup
After a stretch of offensive utility, the Cubs' lineup has found its footing ahead of Chicago's Tuesday game against the visiting Oakland Athletics.,Following a 9-2 win in the series opener against Oakland on Monday, the Cubs have scored five or more runs in seven straight games, averaging seven run...
Cubs roll over A's, 9-2
Shota Imanaga threw six quality innings, Dansby Swanson homered and drove in four runs and the Chicago Cubs beat the visiting Oakland Athletics 9-2 on Monday.,Imanaga (14-3) allowed two runs on five hits while walking three and striking out 11 as the Cubs (77-73) won their second straight. Imanaga h...
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...