Game Twenty-Three – Cubs 3, Marlins 2 WP – Travis Wood (2-1) LP – Alex Sanabia (2-3) Save – Kevin Gregg (3) The Cubs posted their third straight victory on Saturday night with a total team effort. The Cubs played a clean game, made three excellent defensive plays and hit with runners in scoring position. [...]
Rizzo Blasts the Cubs Past the Marlins – Cubs 4, Marlins 2
Game Twenty-Two – Cubs 4, Marlins 2 WP – Scott Feldman (1-3) LP – Wade LeBlanc (0-4) Save – Kevin Gregg (2) The final score of Friday night’s game could read Anthony Rizzo 4, Marlins 2 as the Cubs’ first baseman hit a pair of tape measure shots off lefty Wade LeBlanc on Friday night [...]
Luis Luis – Cubs 4, Marlins 3
Game Twenty-One – Cubs 4, Marlins 3 WP – Shawn Camp (1-1) LP – Steve Cishek (1-3) Save – Carlos Marmol (2) After a rough start, the Cubs battled back on Thursday night and picked up their first win at Marlins Park in Miami. With the game tied at three and two outs in the [...]
Barney’s Big Fly Lifts the Cubs Over the Reds – Cubs 4, Reds 2
Game Nineteen – Cubs 4, Reds 2 – 10 innings WP – Carlos Marmol (2-1, BS 2) LP – Manny Parra (0-1) Save – Kevin Gregg (1) The Cubs and Reds played free baseball for the second night in a row … but the Cubs came out on top on Tuesday night. After Carlos Marmol [...]
Extra Disappointing – Cubs 4, Reds 5
Game Eighteen – Cubs 4, Reds 5 – 13 innings WP – Alfredo Simon (2-1) LP – Michael Bowden (0-1) Save – None The first game of the season between the Cubs and Reds went to extra innings … and the Cubs ended up losing after the Reds scored three runs in the bottom of [...]
The Comedy of Errors Continues – Cubs 2, Brewers 4
Game Seventeen – Cubs 2, Brewers 4 WP – Wily Peralta (1-1) LP – Scott Feldman (0-3) Save – Jim Henderson (4) The Cubs handed the third and final game of the series to the Brewers on Sunday afternoon. After giving the Brewers four unearned runs on Saturday night that was the difference in the [...]
No Defending Bad Defense – Cubs 1, Brewers 5
Game Sixteen – Cubs 1, Brewers 5 WP – Hiram Burgos (1-0) LP – Edwin Jackson (0-3) Save – None The Cubs gave another game away on Saturday night in Milwaukee. The Brewers scored four unearned runs on three charged Cubs’ errors that was the difference in the game. The Cubs have now lost 17 [...]
Cubs Cannot Buy a Clutch Hit – Cubs 4, Brewers 5
Game Fifteen – Cubs 4, Brewers 5 WP – Marco Estrada (2-0) LP – Jeff Samardzija (1-3) Save – Jim Henderson (3) The Cubs dropped the first of the three-game series at Miller Park on Friday night. The Cubs had plenty of chances to pick-up Jeff Samardzija after a rough first inning. Jeff Samardzija struggled [...]
Villanueva, Slugging Percentage and a Cubs Win – Cubs 6, Rangers 2
Game Fourteen – Cubs 6, Rangers 2 WP – Carlos Villanueva (1-0) LP – Alexi Ogando (2-1) Save – None The Cubs ended the rain-shortened homestand on a positive note with a convincing 6-2 victory over the Rangers on Thursday afternoon. Carlos Villanueva picked up his first win of the season with his third straight [...]
Cubs Down on the Farm Report – 04/18/13
The horrid Midwest weather has played havoc with the schedule for Kane County, as it was only dry enough for them to split a doubleheader. Daytona evened their record thanks to the bats of John Andreoli and Stephen Bruno. The two hottest players in the Cubs’ minor leagues are Jae-Hoon Ha and Rubi Silva, with [...]
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