Twelve Left on Base – Cubs 5, Reds 6

Game Twenty-Nine – Cubs 5, Reds 6 WP – Mike Leake (2-1) LP – Carlos Villanueva (1-2) Save – J.J. Hoover (1) The Cubs battled back in the ninth inning on Friday afternoon and scored three runs off Aroldis Chapman that cut the Reds lead to 6-5. Scott Hairston worked a bases loaded walk and [...]

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 [...]

The Bottom of the Lineup and Bullpen Deliver a Win – Cubs 5, Padres 3

Game Twenty-Five – Cubs 5, Padres 3 WP – Michael Bowden (1-1) LP – Clayton Richard (0-3) Save – Kevin Gregg (4) The Cubs kicked off the 10-game homestand on a positive note with a victory over the Padres on Monday night. The Cubs snapped a 3-3 tie in the sixth on a RBI single [...]

Three Straight W’s – Cubs 3, Marlins 2

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Fujikawa Should Have Started Season on Disabled List

According to a report from ESPN Chicago, Jed Hoyer admitted prior to Tuesday’s game against the Rangers that Kyuji Fujikawa should have likely started the season on the disabled list. Fujikawa started feeling pain in his elbow, according to the report, at the end of Spring Training. The Cubs gave him time off toward the [...]

The Cubs Have Underperformed and Other News and Notes

The Cubs made changes to their bench and bullpen on Tuesday. The Cubs added Kameron Loe and Kevin Gregg to the pen while Cody Ransom was claimed off waivers from the Padres and will take the place of the DFA’d Brent Lillibridge. The front office also designated Hisanori Takahashi for assignment leaving James Russell as [...]