Thanks to the rainy conditions in Washington, D.C. over the past weekend, the Chicago Cubs sat through multiple rain delays and were forced to postpone Friday’s game to a Saturday double-header after an aborted start that did not last long …
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Cubs’ Seven-Game Winning Streak Snapped in 10-3 Loss to Mets
After a walkoff win in the suspended game concluded on Wednesday, the Chicago Cubs were looking to sweep the series and complete a perfect season series against the New York Mets in their regularly-scheduled matchup at Wrigley Field on Wednesday …
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Javy Being Javy
Last night, the Chicago Cubs played the Detroit Tigers at Comerica Park in Detroit. The Cubs were the victors by a final score of 8-2 thanks to a strong start by SP Jon Lester (5.2 IP, 1 R, 1 BB, …
Yu Suffers Another Setback, 2018 Return Seems Unlikely
Injured Chicago Cubs SP Yu Darvish, who has missed significant time this season due to right triceps tendinitis and impingement in the right shoulder, exited his scheduled rehab start at Class A South Bend on Sunday after only one inning. This is bad …
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Cubs Outlast Scherzer and Gut-Punch Nats in Epic Walkoff Victory
The Chicago Cubs came into the rubber match of the weekend series with the Washington Nationals with a tough row to hoe, as three-time Cy Young Award winner and 2018 MVP candidate SP Max Scherzer was scheduled to start for …
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Big Sexy Career Milestone Watch: 246 Wins
Texas Rangers SP Bartolo “Big Sexy” Colón continued his milestone season on Tuesday night, surpassing the career victories record for Latin American-born pitchers set by Nicaraguan Dennis “El Presidente” Martínez with his 246th win, which came over the Seattle Mariners …
Updated 2018 Blue Jays Acquisitions Status Report
Now that we are about two-thirds of the way into the season, it’s time to take another look at how the Blue Jays’ new acquisitions have been doing this year. There have been some changes to the roster since my …
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Hamels Strong in Cubs Debut
New Chicago Cubs SP Cole Hamels made his Cubs debut versus the Pittsburgh Pirates on Wednesday. He continued his strong road numbers for the season, going 5.0 IP, allowing 1 unearned run on 3 hits and 2 BB with 9 …
Weekend Recap: Cubs Win Dramatic Home Series Against Reds
This weekend was a roller coaster ride for Cubs fans as the team looked to get some payback against the Cincinnati Reds for a four-game road sweep in late June. Cubs fans’ patience was put to the test with early …
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Cubs Roster Moves: Caratini Returns; Gimenez DFA’d; Duensing to DL
The Chicago Cubs have made a number of roster moves in the first few days of July with an eye toward the second half of the 2018 season. On July 1, RP Brian Duensing was placed on the 10-day DL …
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