VIERA, Fla. — Stephen Strasburg has been picked by the Nationals to make his first Opening-Day start, on April 5 at the Chicago Cubs. Nationals manager Davey Johnson made the announcement yesterday, a day after the 23-year-old had his best outing of spri...
A first-round draft choice by the Pirates in 2003, Paul Maholm became a fixture in Pittsburgh's rotation. Tonight, he'll face his former team for the first time when the Chicago Cubs try to break a 10-game skid by playing the middle contest of a three-ga...
HOUSTON – J.D. Martinez hit the go-ahead RBI single in the sixth inning and Jose Altuve had a solo homer to give the Houston Astros a 2-1 win over the Chicago Cubs on Tuesday night. The loss extends Chicago's losing skid to a season-long eight games. The...
Houston, TX – The Chicago Cubs placed catcher Welington Castillo on the 15-day disabled list Tuesday and recalled pitcher Travis Wood from Triple-A Iowa. Castillo suffered an MCL sprain in his right knee in a game against the Chicago White Sox on May 18 ...
Chicago, IL – Jake Peavy tossed 6 1/3 shutout innings while Gordon Beckham, Adam Dunn and Tyler Flowers all smacked solo home runs as the Chicago White Sox blanked the Chicago Cubs, 6-0, in the finale of a three-game interleague set. Peavy (5-1) fanned s...
Chicago, IL – Chicago Cubs catcher Geovany Soto, who is recovering from arthroscopic surgery on his left knee, has been placed on the 15-day disabled list. Soto, who had the procedure Friday, is batting .161 with three homers and six RBI in 28 games this...
We're at a loss to explain two things: Why JPMorgan Chase took a $2 billion bath on risky trades, and how the Chicago Cubs can maintain such futility, holding the worst record in the National League. It appears to be high season for lowliness, with both ...
The Chicago Cubs' pitch for a public-private deal to spiff up Wrigley Field was already a hard sell. Now, it's even harder. That doesn't bother us a bit. Cubs Chairman Tom Ricketts spent the week doing damage control over his father's involvement with a ...
May, 26, 2012 May 26 12:02 PM CT Reigning American League Pitcher of the Month Jake Peavy takes the mound today against the Cleveland Indians after throwing 6 1/3 scoreless innings a week ago against the Chicago Cubs for his fifth win of the season. Dere...
Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher A.J. Burnett throws in the first inning of a baseball game against the Chicago Cubs in Pittsburgh Friday, May 25, 2012. (AP … Chicago Cubs pitcher Ryan Dempster throws during the first inning of a baseball game against the Pitt...
CHICAGO, IL - APRIL 05: Starting pitcher Ryan Dempster #46 of the Chicago Cubs throws against the Washington Nationals during the opening day game at Wrigley Field on April 5, 2012 in Chicago, Illinois. The Nationals defeated the Cubs 2-1. (Photo by Jona...
