Harvey Happens – Cubs 2, Mets 3

Game Forty-One – Cubs 2, Mets 3 WP – Matt Harvey (5-0) LP – Edwin Jackson (1-6) Save – Bobby Parnell (5) Friday afternoon at Wrigley Field turned out to be the Matt Harvey Show. After the Cubs jumped out to a 2-1 lead in the first inning, Harvey shut the door and retired 20 [...]

Talkin’ Cubs Live – Cubs vs. Mets – 05/17/13

Game Forty-One: Cubs (17-23) vs. Mets (15-23) Game Time – 1:20pm CDT Coverage – TV: WGN TV – Radio: 720 WGN, XM Radio Channels 183/844 Location – Wrigley Field, Chicago Edwin Jackson (1-5, 6.02/1.57) vs. Matt Harvey (4-0, 1.44/0.73) The fourth place Chicago Cubs opens a three-game series with the New York Mets this afternoon [...]

Garza Completes Third Rehab Start, Next Up is Iowa

Matt Garza completed his third rehab start on Saturday afternoon. Garza started for the Smokies, his second start for the Cubs’ Double-A affiliate in his three outings. Garza was not as sharp as he was in his previous start last Monday for Iowa but he was able to get his work in and is scheduled [...]

Cubs Turn an Error into a Win – Cubs 8, Nationals 2

Game Thirty-Six – Cubs 8, Nationals 2 WP – Edwin Jackson (1-5) LP – Stephen Strasburg (1-5) Save – None What started out as a pitcher’s duel between Edwin Jackson and Stephen Strasburg turned on throwing error by Ryan Zimmerman in the fifth inning. The Cubs took advantage of the extra out and Stephen Strasburg’s [...]

Talkin’ Cubs Live – Cubs vs. Nationals – 05/11/13

Game Thirty-Six: Cubs (13-22) vs. Nationals (20-15) Game Time – 3:05pm CDT Coverage – TV: Comcast SportsNet – Radio: 720 WGN, XM Radio Channels 186/844 Location – Nationals Park, Washington D.C. Edwin Jackson (0-5, 6.39/1.63) vs. Stephen Strasburg (1-4, 3.45/1.15) Weather permitting … Edwin Jackson and the Chicago Cubs will try to put an end [...]

Talkin’ Cubs Live – Cubs vs. Nationals – 05/10/13

Game Thirty-Five: Cubs (13-21) vs. Nationals (19-15) Game Time – 6:05pm CDT Coverage – TV: WGN TV – Radio: 720 WGN, XM Radio Channels 183/844 Location – Nationals Park, Washington D.C. Jeff Samardzija (1-4, 3.09/1.17) vs. Ross Detwiler (1-3, 2.50/1.39) After a much-needed day off, Dale Sveum’s team hits the road for a brief three [...]

Garza Successful in Second Rehab Start and Other Cubs News and Notes

Matt Garza completed his second rehab start on Monday and it went very well. Garza allowed one run (after he left the game) on four hits with three strikeouts and no walks in 3 1/3 innings. Garza threw 54 pitches, 37 strikes, and was consistently in the low-mid 90s (92-94) with his fastball. Garza had [...]

Reds Keep Sweeping at Wrigley – Cubs 4, Reds 7

Game Thirty-One – Cubs 4, Reds 7 WP – Mat Latos (3-0) LP – Edwin Jackson (0-5) Save – J.J. Hoover (2) The Reds domination of the Cubs at Wrigley Field continued on Sunday as the Redlegs completed the three-game sweep behind another solid outing from Mat Latos. The Reds have won nine in a [...]

Talkin’ Cubs Live – Cubs vs. Reds – 05/05/13

Game Thirty-One: Cubs (11-19) vs. Reds (17-14) Game Time – 1:20pm CDT Coverage – TV: WGN TV – Radio: 720 WGN, XM Radio Channels 186/844 Location – Wrigley Field, Chicago Edwin Jackson (0-4, 6.27/1.61) vs. Mat Latos (2-0, 1.83/1.09) After three straight rough losses, the Cubs will try to salvage the series finale against the [...]

Talkin’ Cubs Live – Cubs vs. Reds – 05/03/13

Game Twenty-Nine: Cubs (11-17) vs. Reds (15-14) Game Time – 1:20pm CDT Coverage – TV: Comcast SportsNet – Radio: 720 WGN, XM Radio Channels 183/844 Location – Wrigley Field, Chicago Carlos Villanueva (1-1, 2.29/0.82) vs. Mike Leake (1-1, 4.34/1.52) Weather permitting … The Cubs kickoff a three-game series this afternoon against a struggling Reds’ team. [...]