The Chicago Cubs, based in Chicago, Ill., participate in Major League Baseball (MLB) and are a member of the National League Central Division. The Cubs were founded as the Chicago White Stockings in 1876.
CHICAGO — The Cubs and Sean Marshall finally got some left-handed relief. The Cubs acquired left-handed pitchers John Grabow and Tom Gorzelanny from the Pittsburgh Pirates on Thursday in exchange for Kevin Hart, Jose Ascanio and Class A infielder Josh Harrison. The deal was not completed until Hart had finished his start on Thursday, picking [...]
CHICAGO — Randy Wells doesn't want to talk about his chances for the Rookie of the Year Award. "I'm not even going to answer those questions," he said. "It's too early." Wells is clearly in contention after a 12-0 rout of the Astros on Wednesday. Since June 21, he has gone 7-1 to become the [...]
CHICAGO — The Cubs knew Ryan Dempster would be a little rusty and his pitch location would be off after a 3 1/2-week layoff. His toe was fine Tuesday. His fastball wasn't. Miguel Tejada drove in five runs, including two on his ninth homer, and Geoff Blum hit a tiebreaking homer in the seventh to [...]
CHICAGO — Surely, the Cubs didn't think it would be easy to hold onto first in the National League Central. Alfonso Soriano smacked a walk-off grand slam in the 13th inning to lift the Cubs to a 5-1 victory over the Houston Astros on Monday night and keep them a half-game ahead of the Cardinals [...]
CHICAGO — Rich Harden shrugged off his day/night, home/road splits on Sunday and focused on pitching, and the Cubs now find themselves in first place. Harden struck out eight over six innings to help the Cubs beat the Cincinnati Reds, 5-2, completing a series sweep and moving into first place in the National League Central [...]
CHICAGO — Kevin Hart gave the Cubs reason to believe they'll be all right even with veteran Ted Lilly going on the disabled list. Hart picked up his second win in his third career start Saturday as the Cubs edged the Reds, 5-3, to win for the ninth time in their past 12 games. Aramis [...]
CHICAGO — The St. Louis Cardinals traded for Matt Holliday, and the Cubs are hoping they can counter with the return of Aramis Ramirez, who showed on Friday why he's so valuable to the lineup. Ramirez drove in three runs and tied a career high with four hits, including a tie-breaking solo homer, and Derrek [...]
CHICAGO — X-rays of Ryan Dempster's right big toe Thursday showed excellent healing, the Cubs said, and the right-hander could return to the rotation sometime next week. Dempster threw 60 pitches on Wednesday in Philadelphia and felt he could start on Sunday, but the team wanted to wait for the X-ray results before setting a [...]
PHILADELPHIA — It's pretty simple, Lou Piniella said. You score runs, you win. You don't, you lose. The Cubs scored enough Wednesday as Aramis Ramirez and Jeff Baker each hit two-run doubles to spark a 13-hit attack and help Carlos Zambrano notch his third straight win in a 10-5 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies. The [...]
PHILADELPHIA — It's become a recurring theme this season, and one that Lou Piniella has grown weary of watching: The Cubs get solid pitching, and not just by their starter but also the bullpen, and can't score any runs to back them up. "We pitched really well," Piniella said after Tuesday's 4-1, 13-inning loss to [...]