7/29 Cubs lineup
Steve Clevenger will be behind the plate with Paul Maholm when the Cubs close the series against the Cardinals on Sunday at Wrigley Field. Maholm enters the game riding a streak of five straight starts...
View Article7/29 Maholm’s milestone
Paul Maholm is the first Cubs pitcher in modern day history to post six consecutive starts of at least six innings with one or no runs allowed. Lefty Rube Kroh did put together a five-game stretch of...
View Article7/29 Rizzo gets 1st walkoff
There’s a first time for everything, and rookie Anthony Rizzo now has his first walkoff home run. Rizzo launched a two-run opposite field home run in the 10th inning Sunday to power the Cubs to a 4-2...
View Article7/30 Countdown to Deadline
Will Ryan Dempster make his start Tuesday night for the Cubs? Or will he be in another uniform? Will a team take a chance on Matt Garza, who has not pitched in one week? The Trade Deadline is a little...
View Article7/31 The Braves’ take on Cubs deal
Ryan Dempster’s decision to block a deal to the Braves may have benefitted Atlanta. One week ago, the Cubs and Braves had a deal in place which would’ve sent Dempster to Atlanta for 22-year-old pitcher...
View Article8/16 Cubs sign Horacio Ramirez
The Cubs have signed left-handed pitcher Horacio Ramirez to a Minor League contract, and he was assigned to Triple-A Iowa. Ramirez began the season playing independent ball with the Lancaster...
View Article9/16 Chapman makes most of outing
The pitching hero of the day Sunday was rookie Jaye Chapman. The Cubs had taken a 10-9 lead after Anthony Rizzo’s grand slam in the sixth. Starling Marte tripled to lead off the Pirates seventh but...
View Article10/4 Theo reflects on 2012, looks ahead
The 2012 season was obviously a disappointment in terms of the final record, but Theo Epstein said he was encouraged by how the Cubs established a better culture and by some of the additions. Fans will...
View Article9/19 Cubs vs. Braves
The Cubs return home Friday for the final homestand of the season, playing host to the NL East leading Braves. Atlanta’s magic number is two, and they are off on Thursday. Former Cubs pitcher Paul...
View Article9/20 Cubs lineup
The Cubs open their final homestand of 2013 on Friday against the NL East-leading Braves. Here’s the lineup against lefty Paul Maholm: Castro SS Barney 2B Rizzo 1B Navarro C Murphy 3B Lake LF McDonald...
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