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Jackson, Cubs fall to Pirates for 4th loss in row

PITTSBURGH – Edwin Jackson pitched just three innings Thursday before being removed after a long rain delay. That was long enough for the Cubs' right-hander to absorb another loss.Jackson gave up two runs in the first inning and two more in the second as the Pittsburgh Pirates won, 4-2, the Cubs' fo ... Read More »

Samardzija stays snakebit in loss

PITTSBURGH – Jeff Samardzija remains confident th Cubs will score runs for him again, even if his manager isn’t so sure.

Garza ‘outstanding’ in return

PITTSBURGH – Matt Garza couldn’t have asked for a better return to a major league mound after a 10-month layoff.

Dempster returns to Chicago with Boston

CHICAGO – Ryan Dempster picked up his son at school, and then he got to play with him on the field at the ballpark.

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PITTSBURGH – Edwin Jackson pitched just three innings Thursday before being removed after a long rain delay. That was long enough for the Cubs' right-hander to absorb another loss.
PITTSBURGH – Jeff Samardzija remains confident th Cubs will score runs for him again, even if his manager isn’t so sure.
PITTSBURGH – Matt Garza couldn’t have asked for a better return to a major league mound after a 10-month layoff.
CHICAGO – Ryan Dempster picked up his son at school, and then he got to play with him on the field at the ballpark.
CHICAGO – Cubs starter Travis Wood was thinking about one home run, and it wasn’t the one he hit.
CHICAGO – Cubs right-hander Scott Feldman could not have timed his turn around much better.
While many of us have been caught up in the Blackhawks’ playoff run, baseball season quietly has reached its one-quarter mark. Assistant sports editor Tom Clegg and columnist Tom Musick discuss:
CHICAGO – Opposing pitchers aren’t winning many battles lately against Cubs first baseman Anthony Rizzo.
CHICAGO – David DeJesus singled sharply to right field in the eighth inning and Darwin Barney sprinted from second base.
CHICAGO – Jeff Samardzija mixed a strong start with an impressive performance at the plate.
CHICAGO – Carlos Villanueva is trying to hold on to his spot in the rotation as Matt Garza gets closer to returning to the Cubs.
CHICAGO – Travis Wood pitched seven scoreless innings and the Chicago Cubs came within two outs of their first shutout since last August in a 9-1 win over the Colorado Rockies on Monday night.
CHICAGO (AP) — Slugging first baseman Anthony Rizzo and the Chicago Cubs agreed Monday to a $41 million, seven-year contract that could be worth up to $68 million over nine seasons.
WASHINGTON – Alfonso Soriano scored the tiebreaking run in the ninth inning on a throwing error by catcher Kurt Suzuki, and the Cubs rallied to beat the Washington Nationals, 2-1, Sunday.
WASHINGTON – A day before facing each other as opposing starting pitchers, Edwin Jackson and Stephen Strasburg spent some time chatting as former teammates.
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