Game Eight – Cubs 6, Brewers 3 WP – Carlos Marmol (1-1) LP – John Axford (0-2) Save – Kyuji Fujikawa (2) The Cubs battled back on Tuesday night from a 3-1 deficit in the seventh inning and ended their four-game losing streak. After an ugly start, the Cubs scored five of their season-high six [...]
Cubs Comeback Falls Short – Cubs 4, Brewers 7
April 8, 2013 By 5 Comments
Game Seven – Cubs 4, Brewers 7 WP – Marco Estrada (1-0) LP – Edwin Jackson (0-2) Save – Jim Henderson (1) The Cubs could not dig themselves out of a big hole on Monday in the home opener. As was the case countless times last season, the Cubs mounted a comeback late in the [...]
Samardzija’s Unlucky Thirteen – Cubs 1, Braves 5
April 7, 2013 By 5 Comments
Game Six – Cubs 1, Braves 5 WP – Tim Hudson (1-0) LP – Jeff Samardzija (1-1) Save – None Jeff Samardzija dominated the Braves for five innings and set a career-high with 13 strikeouts but he could not get past Ramiro Pena in the fifth or sixth innings … and the Braves completed the [...]
Marmol and Fujikawa Blow It – Cubs 5, Braves 6
April 6, 2013 By 4 Comments
Game Five – Cubs 5, Braves 6 WP – Eric O’Flaherty (1-0) LP – Carlos Marmol (0-1, BS 1) Save – None The Cubs gave one away on Saturday night in Atlanta and wasted an excellent outing from Carlos Villanueva in his Cubs’ debut. The Upton Brothers hit a pair of solo home runs off [...]
Feldman and the Cubs Run Into a Minor Problem in Atlanta – Cubs 1, Braves 4
April 5, 2013 By 35 Comments
Game Four – Cubs 1, Braves 4 WP – Mike Minor (1-0) LP – Scott Feldman (0-1) Save – Craig Kimbrel (2) The Cubs began the three-game series in Atlanta with a loss on Friday night. The Cubs could not figure out Mike Minor, who improved to 5-0 against the Cubs in his young career, [...]
Cubs Survive The Marmol – Cubs 3, Pirates 2
April 4, 2013 By 12 Comments
Game Three – Cubs 3, Pirates 2 WP – Travis Wood (1-0) LP – James McDonald (0-1) Save – Carlos Marmol (1) The Cubs hung on in the ninth inning and beat the Pirates 3-2 on Thursday afternoon in the Steel City. The Cubs posted the first series win of the season (2-1) behind an [...]
Cubs’ Bats Go Ice Cold – Cubs 0, Pirates 3
April 3, 2013 By 10 Comments
Game Two – Cubs 0, Pirates 3 WP – Wandy Rodriguez (1-0) LP – Edwin Jackson (0-1) Save – Jason Grilli (1) The Cubs dropped the second game of the season on a very cold night in Pittsburgh … 36 at game time, wild chill of 27 degrees. The Cubs offense was non-existent and managed [...]
Samardzija Fools the Pirates on Opening Day – Cubs 3, Pirates 1
April 1, 2013 By 29 Comments
Game One – Cubs 3, Pirates 1 WP – Jeff Samardzija (1-0) LP – A.J. Burnett (0-1) Save – Kyuji Fujikawa (1) The Cubs started the 2013 season on a positive note with a 3-1 victory over the Pirates on Monday afternoon, the first win on Opening Day for the Cubs since 2009. Jeff Samardzija [...]
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