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Wood homers in Cubs' loss to Mets

CHICAGO – Cubs starter Travis Wood was thinking about one home run, and it wasn’t the one he hit. With two outs in the seventh inning, rookie Juan Lagares connected off Wood for his first big league homer. The two-run shot tied the score, and Daniel Murphy hit a leadoff home run in the eighth that s ... Read More »

MONTEMURRO: Feldman likely bolsters spot in rotation

CHICAGO – Cubs right-hander Scott Feldman could not have timed his turn around much better.

Cubs notes: Sveum says Rizzo taking advantage of pitches

CHICAGO – Opposing pitchers aren’t winning many battles lately against Cubs first baseman Anthony Rizzo.

Jeff Samardzija homers, throws 8 innings in Cubs' win

CHICAGO – Jeff Samardzija mixed a strong start with an impressive performance at the plate.

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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.
WASHINGTON – Ian Desmond's three hits included a two-run homer and an RBI double, and Danny Espinosa and Kurt Suzuki also drove in runs with doubles, helping the Washington Nationals beat the Cubs, 7-3, for their season-high fifth consecutive victory.
CHICAGO – There were the four double plays, one in every inning from the fifth to the eighth. Mix in a wild pitch, an error and a shaky outing from a usually reliable reliever, and that was enough.
CHICAGO – Travis Wood pitched impressively into the seventh inning to outduel Lance Lynn, Nate Schierholtz hit a two-run homer and the Cubs snapped the St. Louis Cardinals' six-game winning streak with a 2-1 victory Tuesday night.
CHICAGO – Facing his former team for the first time, Scott Feldman had one of the best starts of his major league career.
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