Feldman Stepped Right Up and Beat the Mets – Cubs 8, Mets 2

Game Forty-Two – Cubs 8, Mets 2 WP – Scott Feldman (4-3) LP – Jeremy Hefner (0-5) Save – None The Cubs won for the seventh time in 11 games on Saturday afternoon behind another solid outing from Scott Feldman. Feldman took advantage of a rather thin Mets’ lineup and made the big pitches when [...]

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 [...]

Samardzija Does It All – Cubs 6, Rockies 3

Game Forty – Cubs 6, Rockies 3 WP – Jeff Samardzija (2-5) LP – Jon Garland (3-4) Save – None Jeff Samardzija led the way on the mound and at the plate as the Cubs beat the Rockies on Wednesday night and took the series from Colorado. Jeff Samardzija survived a shaky second inning and [...]

Cubs Steal a Victory in D.C. – Cubs 2, Nationals 1

Game Thirty-Seven – Cubs 2, Nationals 1 WP – James Russell (1-0) LP – Rafael Soriano (0-1) Save – Kevin Gregg (6) The Cubs stole one from the Nationals on Sunday afternoon and finished an improbable weekend by taking two of three in the Nation’s Capital. Dale Sveum’s team beat Stephen Strasburg on Saturday then [...]

Cubs Ground Into a Loss – Cubs 4, Cardinals 5

Game Thirty-Four – Cubs 4, Cardinals 5 WP – Seth Maness (2-0) LP – Michael Bowden (1-2) Save – Edward Mujica (8) Wednesday’s loss to the Cardinals was a snapshot of the Cubs’ season to this point. A solid effort from a starting pitcher wasted by the bullpen with a mistake giving the opponent an [...]

Feldman’s Revenge and a Cubs Win – Cubs 9, Rangers 2

Game Thirty-Two – Cubs 9, Rangers 2 WP – Scott Feldman (3-3) LP – Nick Tepesch (2-3) Save – None The Cubs ended their four-game losing streak with an impressive win over the Rangers on Monday night. Scott Feldman was the story in the make-up game with his former team, but Monday’s win was a [...]

Marmol Spoils the Ending to the Soriano Show – Cubs 4, Reds 6

Game Thirty – Cubs 4, Reds 6 WP – Logan Ondrusek (2-0) LP – Carlos Marmol (2-2) Save – Aroldis Chapman (7) The Cubs played a good game against one of the better teams in the league for seven innings. While it wasn’t a clean game, the Cubs took a 4-2 lead into the eighth [...]

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. [...]

The Cubs Defense Taketh then Giveth Away – Cubs 2, Padres 4

Game Twenty-Eight – Cubs 2, Padres 4 WP – Joe Thatcher (2-0) LP – Travis Wood (2-2) Save – Huston Street (6) The Cubs gave another game away on Thursday afternoon and had to settle for a split in the four-game series with the Padres. While the Cubs were not charged with any errors, but [...]

Talkin’ Cubs Live – Cubs vs. Padres – 04/30/13

Game Twenty-Six: Cubs (10-15) vs. Padres (9-16) Game Time – 7:05pm CDT Coverage – TV: WCIU, MLB Network – Radio: 720 WGN, XM Radio Channels 189/844 Location – Wrigley Field, Chicago Edwin Jackson (0-3, 4.76/1.41) vs. Edinson Volquez (1-3, 6.39/1.74) The Cubs wrap up the first month of the season with their second game against [...]