Back-to-back HRs in 9th unable to lift Cubs (Chicago Cubs)
(Source: Chicago Cubs) Anderson remained on course with a perfect seventh, but Cubs second baseman Ben Zobrist pounced on a fastball leading off the eighth and drove a double to the base of the wall in...
View ArticleJimenez among top prospect performers Thursday (Chicago Cubs)
(Source: Chicago Cubs) The 24-year-old shortstop has hits in seven of his last eight games and has raised his batting average from .194 to .250 over that span. The rest of the best performances from...
View ArticleArrieta can't solve Mets as Cubs drop 3rd straight (Chicago Cubs)
(Source: Chicago Cubs) The Mets have now scored at least four runs in three consecutive games, the first time they've accomplished that since May 7-9. After Anthony Rizzo tied the game in the fourth...
View ArticleCandelario among top prospect performers Wednesday (Chicago Cubs)
(Source: Chicago Cubs) When he wasn't racking up the strikeouts, the 23-year-old was able to keep the ball low in the zone, throwing 62 of his 99 pitches for strikes and recording five of the remaining...
View ArticleJimenez, Cease, Wilson among top prospect performers Sunday (Chicago Cubs)
(Source: Chicago Cubs) Keller, ranked No. 77 on the Top 100, was named Most Outstanding Pitcher of the South Atlantic League this year after he paced all qualified hurlers in the circuit with a 0.92...
View ArticleJimenez among prospects whose stock rose most in 2016 (Chicago Cubs)
(Source: Chicago Cubs) Hitters Cody Bellinger, 1B/OF, Dodgers Clay Bellinger's son had a breakout season in 2015 when he led the California League in runs and RBIs and finished second in home runs. But...
View ArticleCubs break through in 13th for wild walk-off (Chicago Cubs)
(Source: Chicago Cubs) With the win, the Cubs improved to 20-6 in August, while the loss snapped the Pirates' win streak at four. Chicago is 7-4 in extra-inning games. Josh Bell smacked a solo homer in...
View ArticleWood, longest-tenured Cub, savoring '16 season (Chicago Cubs)
(Source: Chicago Cubs) The Cubs acquired Rizzo from the Padres in January 2012. Wood was eagerly waiting to see what this year's Cubs team will do. 'I've lost 100 before, but I've never won 100,' Wood...
View ArticleCubs tip their caps to Crew's Anderson (Chicago Cubs)
(Source: Chicago Cubs) The Cubs had won seven straight games at Miller Park, dating back to August of last season. With the roof closed, this is a hitters' park. With the roof open this is a hitters'...
View ArticleRizzo knocks in 6, but Cubs lose Schwarber (Chicago Cubs)
(Source: Chicago Cubs) The D-backs jumped on Cubs starter John Lackey (1-0) for three runs in the first, but the Cubs came right back with a pair of their own in the second off D-backs pitcher Rubby De...
View ArticleRizzo homers, but Cubs fall short after long delay (Chicago Cubs)
(Source: Chicago Cubs) Kyle Hendricks took the loss, and he was lifted after 5 1/3 innings to end the Cubs' starting pitchers' season-long streak of going at least six innings. Chicago starters had...
View ArticleBack-to-back HRs in 9th unable to lift Cubs (Chicago Cubs)
(Source: Chicago Cubs) Anderson remained on course with a perfect seventh, but Cubs second baseman Ben Zobrist pounced on a fastball leading off the eighth and drove a double to the base of the wall in...
View ArticleJimenez among top prospect performers Thursday (Chicago Cubs)
(Source: Chicago Cubs) The 24-year-old shortstop has hits in seven of his last eight games and has raised his batting average from .194 to .250 over that span. The rest of the best performances from...
View ArticleStinnett among top prospect performers Monday (Chicago Cubs)
(Source: Chicago Cubs) With Indianapolis trailing 2-1 in the bottom of the ninth, Pirates No. 14 prospectAlen Hanson hit a walk-off grand slam. Hanson went 3-for-5 on the night, and has hit safely in...
View ArticleCandelario among top prospect performers Wednesday (Chicago Cubs)
(Source: Chicago Cubs) When he wasn't racking up the strikeouts, the 23-year-old was able to keep the ball low in the zone, throwing 62 of his 99 pitches for strikes and recording five of the remaining...
View ArticleJimenez, Cease, Wilson among top prospect performers Sunday (Chicago Cubs)
(Source: Chicago Cubs) Keller, ranked No. 77 on the Top 100, was named Most Outstanding Pitcher of the South Atlantic League this year after he paced all qualified hurlers in the circuit with a 0.92...
View ArticleBear maximum: Cubs on pace for 116 wins! (Chicago Cubs)
(Source: Chicago Cubs) • Sir Charles visits Maddon, Cubs in Philly 'We just kept the proverbial grinding out of the at-bats,' Cubs manager Joe Maddon said. 'We scored enough runs, we caught the ball on...
View ArticleJimenez, Clifton honored with Minor League Awards (Chicago Cubs)
(Source: Chicago Cubs) Jimenez, who batted .329 with 14 home runs and 81 RBIs at Class A South Bend, and Trevor Clifton, 21, the Cubs' Minor League Pitcher of the Year, were honored pregame on Friday...
View ArticleCubs tip their caps to Crew's Anderson (Chicago Cubs)
(Source: Chicago Cubs) The Cubs had won seven straight games at Miller Park, dating back to August of last season. With the roof closed, this is a hitters' park. With the roof open this is a hitters'...
View ArticleRizzo knocks in 6, but Cubs lose Schwarber (Chicago Cubs)
(Source: Chicago Cubs) The D-backs jumped on Cubs starter John Lackey (1-0) for three runs in the first, but the Cubs came right back with a pair of their own in the second off D-backs pitcher Rubby De...
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