Reds Drop the Hanigan on Feldman – Cubs 4, Reds 7

Game Forty-Seven – Cubs 4, Reds 7 WP – Bronson Arroyo (5-4) LP – Scott Feldman (4-4) Save – Aroldis Chapman (11) Scott Feldman’s string of very good outings came to a screeching halt in the fourth inning of Friday night’s game. The Cubs took a 3-0 lead into the fourth that quickly evaporated. The [...]

Cubs Swept Out of Pittsburgh – Cubs 2, Pirates 4

Game Forty-Six – Cubs 2, Pirates 4 WP – Vin Mazzaro (3-0) LP – Edwin Jackson (1-7) Save – Jason Grilli (19) Rain just delayed the inevitable on Thursday afternoon at PNC Park as the Cubs dropped the third game of the series and were swept out of Pittsburgh. The Cubs offense was pretty much [...]

Talkin’ Cubs Live – Cubs vs. Pirates – 05/23/13

Game Forty-Six: Cubs (18-27) vs. Pirates (28-18) Game Time – 11:35am CDT Coverage – TV: Comcast SportsNet – Radio: 720 WGN, XM Radio Channels 183/844 Location – PNC Park, Pittsburgh Edwin Jackson (1-6, 5.76/1.52) vs. Jeanmar Gomez (2-0, 2.78/1.21) Weather permitting … The Cubs will try to salvage the third and final game in Pittsburgh [...]

Vitters a Priority to Develop and Other Cubs News and Notes

Ian Stewart’s comment to Carrie Muskat and the Des Moines Register about Josh Vitters being the “future at third base” prompted the media to ask Dale Sveum about Vitters’ future prior to Tuesday’s game. For those that missed it, Stewart discussed the conversation that he had with Theo Epstein following his demotion to Triple-A Iowa [...]

Garza Good, Bullpen Bad, Cubs Lose – Cubs 4, Pirates 5

Game Forty-Four – Cubs 4, Pirates 5 WP – Wandy Rodriguez (5-2) LP – James Russell (1-1) Save – Jason Grilli (18) The Cubs took a 3-0 lead into the bottom of the sixth after a tremendous outing from Matt Garza. Garza took a no-hitter into the fifth and turned the game over to the [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]