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Paul Skenes, Pirates fire shutout against Cubs
Jared Triolo belted a three-run homer and rookie Paul Skenes tossed five scoreless innings to fuel the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates to a 5-0 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Tuesday.,Pittsburgh's Rowdy Tellez had an RBI single and Andrew McCutchen added a sacrifice fly. Nick Gonzalez contributed two ...
Pirates' Paul Skenes gets his fourth crack at Cubs
Rookie sensation Paul Skenes faces the Chicago Cubs for the fourth time this season when he takes the mound for the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates on Tuesday night.,Each of the right-hander's first two career starts came against Chicago, including the memorable second one in which he struck out 11 in s...
Pirates rally past Cubs with two late homers
Bryan Reynolds hit a tying three-run home run in the eighth inning and Andrew McCutchen hit the go-ahead shot two batters later as the Pittsburgh Pirates rallied for a 5-3 victory over the host Chicago Cubs on Monday night.,Pittsburgh had just three hits in seven innings against Chicago's Jameson Ta...
Scorching-hot Cubs welcome scuffling Pirates
The Chicago Cubs are piling up runs and winning games in impressive fashion.,The Cubs have scored 99 runs while winning nine of their past 10 games. Chicago looks to keep the explosive offense cranking when it opens a three-game set against the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates on Monday night.,The sudden...
Cubs' offense explodes in sweep of host Nationals
Dansby Swanson had four hits, Isaac Paredes had two hits and drove in three runs and the visiting Chicago Cubs beat the Washington Nationals 14-1 on Sunday for their sixth straight win.,Pete Crow-Armstrong added three hits and scored twice for the Cubs, who scored 26 runs in sweeping the three-game ...
With wild-card hopes alive, Cubs look to sweep Nationals
The visiting Chicago Cubs will look to complete a three-game sweep of the Washington Nationals on Sunday.,With Saturday's 5-3 win, Chicago (70-66) has won five straight and eight of nine to move into contention for a National League wild-card spot. The Cubs were 18-8 in August and are four games out...
Cubs win fifth straight by topping Nationals
Javier Assad pitched six innings, Nico Hoerner had two hits and scored twice, and the visiting Chicago Cubs beat the Washington Nationals 5-3 on Saturday for their fifth straight win.,Chicago has won eight of nine as it contends for an N.L. wild card spot.,Assad (7-4) allowed three runs on eight hit...
Streaking Cubs continue playoff push vs. Nationals
The streaking Chicago Cubs will look for their fifth straight win when they visit the Washington Nationals on Saturday.,Chasing the final National League wild-card spot, the Cubs held off a late Washington rally for a 7-6 win on Friday.,The Cubs will send out right-hander Javier Assad (6-4, 3.15 ERA...
Cubs build big lead, barely hold off Nationals
Cody Bellinger's two-run homer capped a seven-run second inning, Keegan Thompson struck out Dylan Crews with the potential tying and winning runs on base in the ninth and the visiting Chicago Cubs held on to beat the Washington Nationals 7-6 on Friday.,After Ildemaro Vargas singled home a run agains...
In NL wild-card hunt, Cubs try to tame Nats' youth movement
The surging Chicago Cubs visit the revived Washington Nationals for an important three-game series beginning on Friday.,The Cubs have won three straight and six of seven to propel themselves into the National League wild-card race while the Nationals, who continue to call up important pieces of thei...
Juan Soto deal expected to top $500M as early favorites emerge
The dynamic duo of Aaron Judge and Juan Soto has powered the New York Yankees to the top of the American League East and has them battling for the best record in all of baseball.,While Judge is under contract to be in pinstripes through 2031, Soto will be a free agent at the end of the year. He does...
Bethancourt (7 RBIs) helps rally Cubs to 14-10 win over Pirates
Christian Bethancourt capped a career day with a go-ahead two-run single in the top of the ninth, lifting the Chicago Cubs to an improbable 14-10 win over the host Pittsburgh Pirates on Wednesday.,Bethancourt finished with seven RBIs, six coming in the final three innings. ,Pittsburgh held a command...
Cubs reliever Ethan Roberts exits game with apparent injury
Chicago Cubs reliever Ethan Roberts exited Wednesday afternoon's game against the host Pittsburgh Pirates in the fourth inning due to an apparent injury. ,Roberts came off the field with a trainer after allowing Yasmani Grandal's single with no outs in the fourth. Prior to Grandal's base hit, Robert...
Pirates turn to Paul Skenes to avoid series sweep vs. Cubs
Pirates rookie sensation Paul Skenes could make six more starts this season, or he could be lining up for one of his last outings. Only Pittsburgh knows for sure.,What's not in question is Skenes' status for Wednesday's matchup against the visiting Chicago Cubs, who have won the first two games of a...
Cubs pummel Pirates for second straight game
Seiya Suzuki and Dansby Swanson each hit two-run homers during a five-run fourth inning and the visiting Chicago Cubs remained hot with a 9-5 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Tuesday.,Swanson had three RBIs for Chicago, which won for the eighth time in 11 games and moved a game over .500 for the f...
Cubs place RHP Julian Merryweather (knee) on 15-day IL
The Chicago Cubs placed right-handed reliever Julian Merryweather on the 15-day injured list on Tuesday because of right knee tendinitis.,The move was retroactive to Monday. In other moves, the Cubs optioned rookie right-hander Jack Neely to Triple-A Iowa and recalled righties Daniel Palencia and Ke...
Jared Jones looks to cool off Cubs in Pirates return
Paul Skenes won't be the only star rookie to take the mound for the Pittsburgh Pirates in their series this week against the visiting Chicago Cubs.,Before Skenes starts the finale on Wednesday, Pittsburgh will welcome back fellow flamethrower Jared Jones for the Tuesday game vs. Chicago.,Jones (5-6,...
Speedy Cubs put up 18 runs, blow out Pirates
Dansby Swanson hit a grand slam and Pete Crow-Armstrong headlined a historic night on the basepaths for the visiting Chicago Cubs, who pummeled the Pittsburgh Pirates 18-8 on Monday to open a three-game series.,Crow-Armstrong had three of Chicago's eight stolen bases, the most steals in a game for t...
Pirates, Cubs hope for big hits in series opener
Joey Bart has been one of the most consistent hitters for the Pittsburgh Pirates, batting .272 in 63 games since the team acquired him from the San Francisco Giants earlier this season. But the Pirates could be without their starting catcher when they host the Chicago Cubs for the opener of a three-...
Marlins power past Cubs, stop 5-game skid
Connor Norby and Jesus Sanchez each homered Sunday as the host Miami Marlins snapped a five-game losing streak with a 7-2 win over the Chicago Cubs.,Norby went 3-for-4 with three runs scored, and Sanchez had a game-high two RBIs. ,Miami right-hander Adam Oller (1-1) allowed one run on four hits and ...