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Kyle Hendricks heating up as Cubs take on Diamondbacks
Kyle Hendricks will try for a repeat performance when the veteran right-hander takes the mound for the Chicago Cubs on Saturday night against the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks.,Arizona won the opener of the three-game series 5-2 on Friday.,Hendricks (2-7, 6.78 ERA) is coming off his best outing of t...
Ryne Nelson fans career-high 9 as D-backs beat Cubs
Ryne Nelson struck out a career-high nine batters in 5 2/3 innings to help the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks earn a 5-2 win over the Chicago Cubs in the opener of their three-game series on Friday afternoon.,Nelson (7-6) allowed one run on three hits and two walks for Arizona, which won for the fift...
Dodgers, Cubs to open 2025 MLB season in Tokyo
Shohei Ohtani, Yoshinobu Yamamoto and the Los Angeles Dodgers will open the 2025 season against Japanese countrymen Shota Imanaga, Seiya Suzuki and the Chicago Cubs in Tokyo on March 18-19, Major League Baseball announced Thursday.,The opening series at Tokyo Dome marks the 25th anniversary of the f...
D-backs look to pick up steam in matinee vs. Cubs
After ending the first half much better than they began it, the Arizona Diamondbacks will try to pick up where they left off when they open a three-game series at the Chicago Cubs on Friday afternoon.,The Diamondbacks won four of five games before the All-Star break and went 10-5 over the final two ...
Cubs belt 6 HRs, earn split with rival Cardinals
Pete Crow-Armstrong and Christopher Morel each hit two homers to power the visiting Chicago Cubs past the St. Louis Cardinals 8-3 on Sunday afternoon.,Tomas Nido and Ian Happ also homered for the Cubs, who earned a split in the four-game series. They have won six of their last eight games going into...
Cards vie to 'finish strong' vs. Cubs in series finale
After scoring 36 runs during a six-game span, the St. Louis Cardinals suffered an offensive lull during their 5-1 loss to the visiting Chicago Cubs on Friday.,They rebounded Saturday by scoring 16 runs on 24 hits while completing a sweep of a doubleheader. The Cardinals will try to carry that offens...
Late rally pushes Cards past Cubs for sweep of twin bill
Nolan Arenado hit the decisive two-run single in the eighth inning as the St. Louis Cardinals rallied past the visiting Chicago Cubs 5-4 Saturday night to complete a doubleheader sweep.,The Cardinals won the first game 11-3 behind a nine-run first inning.,Masyn Winn and Willson Contreras hit home ru...
Cubs activate RHP Javier Assad from IL to start vs. Cardinals
The Chicago Cubs activated right-hander Javier Assad from the 15-day injured list on Saturday and he will start Game 2 of a doubleheader against the host St. Louis Cardinals.,Assad was on the IL with a right forearm strain. He last pitched for the Cubs on June 23.,Assad, who turns 27 on July 30, is ...
Cardinals bury Cubs with 9-run first inning
Alec Burleson hit a three-run homer and scored twice as the St. Louis Cardinals defeated the visiting Chicago Cubs 11-3 Saturday afternoon in the first half of a split doubleheader.,Nolan Arenado scored three times and Masyn Winn added two runs and two RBIs for the Cardinals, who snapped their three...
Streaking Cubs, slumping Cardinals set for doubleheader
After sustaining a broken left middle finger and landing on the 10-day injured list, Chicago Cubs slugger Cody Bellinger expressed confidence in his team's ability to roll on without him.,"We've got a bunch of guys around me that are more than capable to continue to get the job done," Bellinger said...
Kyle Hendricks blanks Cards for 7 innings in Cubs' 5th straight win
Kyle Hendricks threw seven shutout innings as the visiting Chicago Cubs defeated the Cardinals 5-1 on Friday for their fifth straight victory.,Hendricks (2-7) allowed five hits and one walk while striking out three. He didn't allow a runner to reach second base.,He improved his career record against...
Cubs, minus Cody Bellinger, begin series vs. Cardinals
The Chicago Cubs have their offense rolling in a higher gear, but now they must adjust to the loss of Cody Bellinger.,The outfielder sustained a broken left middle finger on Wednesday when he was hit by a pitch. With Bellinger on the 10-day injured list, the Cubs start a four-game road series agains...
Justin Steele befuddles Orioles as Cubs earn sweep
Justin Steele turned in his second consecutive dominating pitching performance and Seiya Suzuki drove in runs with three extra-base hits as the Chicago Cubs completed a sweep of the host Baltimore Orioles, winning 8-0 on Thursday night.,Steele (2-3), coming off his first career complete game last we...
Cubs OF Cody Bellinger (finger) lands on IL after HBP
Chicago Cubs outfielder Cody Bellinger was placed on the injured list with a fractured left middle finger on Thursday. ,The Cubs recalled outfielder Alexander Canario for the series finale with the Baltimore Orioles. They visit the St. Louis Cardinals starting Friday night for a four-game set before...
Orioles swing into slump, out to evade Cubs' sweep
Looking for their first four-game winning streak since April, the Chicago Cubs are in position to complete a series sweep of the host Baltimore Orioles on Thursday night., ,Chicago held the Orioles to two runs in the first two games of the series and delivered an emphatic response to ridicule of the...
Shota Imanaga, Cubs shut out Orioles
Shota Imanaga threw six shutout innings and the Chicago Cubs prevailed in a showdown featuring All-Star pitchers, defeating the host Baltimore Orioles 4-0 on Wednesday night.,Imanaga, who was pitching for the first time in a week, outdueled Baltimore's Corbin Burnes. Both were picked for the All-Sta...
Shota Imanaga, Cubs shutout Orioles
Shota Imanaga threw six shutout innings and the Chicago Cubs prevailed in a showdown featuring All-Star pitchers, defeating the host Baltimore Orioles 4-0 on Wednesday night.,Imanaga, who was pitching for the first time in a week, outdueled Baltimore's Corbin Burnes. Both were picked for the All-Sta...
All-Star pitchers face off for Cubs, Orioles
The Chicago Cubs suddenly have things going their way again, and they will look to build on their recent momentum in the second game of the interleague series with the host Baltimore Orioles on Wednesday night.,The Cubs romped to a 9-2 win on Tuesday night in the series opener, racking up 14 hits. C...
Cubs crank out 14 hits in blowout of O's
Michael Busch and Ian Happ homered and the Chicago Cubs opened a seven-game road trip with a 9-2 victory against the Baltimore Orioles on Tuesday night., ,Seiya Suzuki added a pair of run-scoring hits as the Cubs won for the fourth time in their last five games, marking their best stretch since Apri...
Feeling snubbed by ASG, Orioles take aim at Cubs
The Baltimore Orioles are back home after a West Coast trip that went pretty well, but they might be in a bit of a surly mood anyway.,When a three-game series against the Chicago Cubs begins Tuesday night, the Orioles are likely still to be miffed that they'll only have three representatives in next...