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Pitching-short Cubs need Javier Assad's ability, availability vs. Cards
In a season full of pitcher injuries, Chicago Cubs manager Craig Counsell has learned just how solid Javier Assad is.,The 28-year-old right-hander, who pitches Sunday in Chicago to try to stop a St. Louis Cardinals sweep, is 6-1 with a 4.53 ERA in 13 games (six starts).,The Cubs have four starters o...
Cardinals continue hot stretch with shutout of Cubs
JJ Wetherholt hit a home run and reached base four times as the visiting St. Louis Cardinals beat the Chicago Cubs 3-0 on Saturday.,The rookie homered in the first, walked in the third, doubled in the fifth and singled in the seventh as the Cardinals picked up their fifth win in six games. St. Louis...
Cardinals determined to continue hit parade vs. Cubs
The St. Louis Cardinals have gotten their offense in gear.,After scoring eight runs over the final three innings of an 11-5 victory over the Atlanta Braves on Thursday, the Cardinals set a season high in runs and hits (17) on Friday in a 17-1 romp over the rival Chicago Cubs.,The Cardinals will look...
Cardinals unleash 17-hit attack in 17-1 romp over Cubs
Masyn Winn and Alec Burleson each drove in four runs, helping the visiting St. Louis Cardinals set season highs in both runs and hits during a 17-1 romp over the Chicago Cubs on Friday.,Winn had an RBI single and joined Nathan Church in belting a three-run homer for the Cardinals, who banged out 17 ...
Cubs' Dansby Swanson brings historic RBI surge into series vs. Cards
Dansby Swanson isn't putting too much stock into his individual accomplishments. However, he is reveling in the fact that his recent video-game numbers have contributed to the Chicago Cubs' winning ways.,Swanson will look to continue his torrid stretch on Friday as the Cubs open a three-game series ...
Cubs smack 8 homers, score 23 runs while steamrolling Padres
Dansby Swanson hit three home runs and Michael Conforto hit two as the host Chicago Cubs hammered the San Diego Padres 23-3 on Wednesday.,The Cubs, who had not hit more than three home runs in a game all season heading into the series, hit five home runs Tuesday in a 9-7 win and eight on Wednesday t...
Surging Cubs searching for sweep of staggering Padres
The Chicago Cubs are riding a four-game winning streak and will be looking for a three-game sweep over the visiting San Diego in a Wednesday afternoon contest.,Cubs shortstop Dansby Swanson is 5-for-8 in the series and slammed two home runs and three RBIs in Tuesday night's 9-7 win.,Swanson has 13 h...
Dansby Swanson homers twice, Cubs outslug Padres
Dansby Swanson led a long-ball barrage with two home runs and the host Chicago Cubs held on for a 9-7 win over the San Diego Padres on Tuesday night.,Alex Bregman hit a three-run shot and Michael Busch and Pete Crow-Armstrong had solo homers for the Cubs, who won their fourth straight.,Fernando Tati...
Injury-riddled Cubs chase series win vs. Padres
The Chicago Cubs keep losing players and winning games.,Hours after putting utility man Matt Shaw and reliever Ethan Roberts on the injured list, the Cubs recorded a 3-2 victory over the visiting San Diego Padres on Monday night for their seventh win in eight games. ,Chicago will try to win the thre...
Seiya Suzuki delivers walk-off single as Cubs down Padres
Seiya Suzuki's two-out RBI single in the bottom of the ninth inning Monday night lifted the Chicago Cubs to a 3-2 win over the visiting San Diego Padres.,Dansby Swanson started the winning rally with an infield single against Jason Adam (2-2). Pete Crow-Armstrong singled Swanson to second, and San D...
Cubs succeed through quantity of relievers, while Padres' starters inconsistent
Apparently, the Chicago Cubs' lucky number on their just-completed road trip was 13.,That's the number of different relievers that manager Craig Counsell used to get through seven games over the last six days as his team swept four games from the New York Mets and took two of three over Milwaukee, i...
Cubs take series from Brewers with 3-run 10th inning
The Chicago Cubs scored three times in the top of the 10th inning and held on for a 4-3 win in the rubber match of a three-game series against the host Milwaukee Brewers on Sunday.,Jacob Webb (3-2) gave up a hit and a walk in a scoreless ninth to earn the win for the Cubs, who have won six of their ...
Brewers' Brandon Woodruff faces frequent foe Cubs as comeback continues
Brandon Woodruff was just happy to finally be back on the mound Monday against the Cincinnati Reds.,Imagine how the Milwaukee Brewers' right-hander felt after throwing 5 1/3 perfect innings in a 2-1, 10-inning win.,Woodruff will take the mound again Sunday against the Cubs in Milwaukee in the rubber...
Ian Happ keys big inning as Cubs overwhelm Brewers
Ian Happ hit a three-run home run in a four-run sixth inning as the visiting Chicago Cubs beat the Milwaukee Brewers 8-2 Saturday.,The Cubs will try to win the series Sunday as the teams split the first two games.,Brewers starter Kyle Harrison retired the first 10 batters he faced, but Matt Shaw sin...
Brewers bid to continue sterling run through division vs. Cubs
The Milwaukee Brewers will look to continue their National League Central dominance behind Kyle Harrison when they host the division rival Chicago Cubs on Saturday.,Harrison (8-1, 2.50 ERA) will be opposed by fellow left-hander David Peterson (3-6, 6.09), acquired from the New York Mets on Thursday ...
Jacob Misiorowski makes history, Brewers overcome slow start to beat Cubs
Garrett Mitchell and William Contreras had two-run homers and hard-throwing Jacob Misiorowski allowed one run over six innings to pace the Milwaukee Brewers to a 6-2 victory over the visiting Chicago Cubs on Friday in the opener of the three-game National League Central showdown series., ,Misiorowsk...
Brewers, Cubs open pivotal series fresh off series sweeps
Hard-throwing Jacob Misiorowski will look to bounce back from his first loss in two months when the host Milwaukee Brewers open a three-game series against the Chicago Cubs on Friday night., ,Misiorowski (8-3, 1.45 ERA), who leads the majors in ERA and strikeouts (138), will oppose fellow right-hand...
Pete Crow-Armstrong's 10th-inning hit seals Cubs' sweep of Mets
Pete Crow-Armstrong continued his career-high hitting streak and on-base streak on Thursday, when his tiebreaking hit in the 10th inning allowed the visiting Chicago Cubs to finish off a four-game sweep of the New York Mets with a 4-3 win.,Dansby Swanson struck out before Crow-Armstrong's double to ...
Dansby Swanson comes up big again as Cubs sweep Mets in doubleheader
Dansby Swanson had the go-ahead RBI for the second time in a matter of hours Wednesday night, when his run-scoring triple in the sixth inning helped the visiting Chicago Cubs beat the New York Mets 10-5 and complete a doubleheader sweep.,Swanson hit the tie-breaking three-run homer in the sixth inni...
Cubs' Dansby Swanson swats 2 HRs, drives in 7 runs to beat Mets in opener
Dansby Swanson hit two homers Wednesday afternoon, including a tie-breaking three-run shot and a grand slam, as the visiting Chicago Cubs beat the New York Mets 10-3 in the first game of a day-night doubleheader.,Michael Busch hit a game-tying two-run homer in the fifth for the Cubs, who have won fo...