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 [...]
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 [...]
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