Shoulda, Coulda, Wooda – Cubs 3, Mets 4

Game Forty-Three – Cubs 3, Mets 4 WP – Scott Rice (2-3) LP – Kyuji Fujikawa (1-1) Save – Bobby Parnell (6) Travis Wood notched his ninth straight quality start but it was not enough as the Cubs lost their first series to the Mets at Wrigley Field since 2007. The Cubs took a 3-1 [...]

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. Rockies – 05/15/13

Game Forty: Cubs (16-23) vs. Rockies (22-17) Game Time – 7:05pm CDT Coverage – TV: Comcast SportsNet – Radio: 720 WGN, XM Radio Channels 184/844 Location – Wrigley Field, Chicago Jeff Samardzija (1-5, 3.70/1.25) vs. Jon Garland (3-3, 4.83/1.49) The Cubs will try to get back on track tonight behind Jeff Samardzija. Samardzija is looking [...]

Talkin’ Cubs Live – Cubs vs. Rockies – 05/14/13

Game Thirty-Nine: Cubs (16-22) vs. Rockies (21-17) Game Time – 7:05pm CDT Coverage – TV: Comcast SportsNet – Radio: 720 WGN, XM Radio Channels 186/844 Location – Wrigley Field, Chicago Carlos Villanueva (1-2, 3.02/1.01) vs. Jeff Francis (1-3, 6.90/1.77) The Cubs will shoot for a season-high fourth win in a row tonight behind Carlos Villanueva. [...]

Travis Wood, Extra Basehits and Three W’s in a Row – Cubs 9, Rockies 1

Game Thirty-Eight – Cubs 9, Rockies 1 WP – Travis Wood (4-2) LP – Juan Nicasio (3-1) Save – None The Cubs equaled their season-long winning streak with an impressive victory over the Rockies on Monday night. Dale Sveum’s team won for the third day in a row behind seven innings of shutout ball from [...]

Cubs Down on the Farm Report – 05/13/13

Cubs Down on the Farm Report – 05/13/13 Signs that thing are starting to change in the minors arose at the end of the week as several players were promoted and traded. Kane County is starting to live up to some of their pre-season hype, due in large part to a nine-game hitting streak by [...]

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 [...]

Nats Knock Around Samardzija – Cubs 3, Nationals 7

Game Thirty-Five – Cubs 3, Nationals 7 WP – Ross Detwiler (2-3) LP – Jeff Samardzija (1-5) Save – None It took only two hours and 23 minutes for the Nationals to hand the Cubs their 22nd loss of the season. The Cubs dropped their fifth straight, eight of the last nine, at Nationals Park [...]

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 [...]

From the Wire … Fujikawa Activated, Dolis Optioned to Triple-A and Loe Released

As expected, the Cubs activated Kyuji Fujikawa from the 15-day DL on Friday and optioned RHP Rafael Dolis down to Triple-A Iowa. Fujikawa has been on the DL since April 13 with a strained right forearm. Fujikawa reportedly felt no pain after his second rehab appearance on Wednesday with the Smokies. Rafael Dolis was recalled [...]