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 [...]

Villanueva, Slugging Percentage and a Cubs Win – Cubs 6, Rangers 2

Game Fourteen – Cubs 6, Rangers 2 WP – Carlos Villanueva (1-0) LP – Alexi Ogando (2-1) Save – None The Cubs ended the rain-shortened homestand on a positive note with a convincing 6-2 victory over the Rangers on Thursday afternoon. Carlos Villanueva picked up his first win of the season with his third straight [...]

Cubs Blow a Wild One at Wrigley – Cubs 7, Giants 10

Game Twelve – Cubs 7, Giants 10 – 10 innings WP – George Kontos (1-1) LP – Shawn Camp (0-1, BS 1) Save – Sergio Romo (7) The Cubs handed the fourth and final game of the series to the Giants on Sunday afternoon. The Cubs made too many mistakes to a team that knows [...]

The Cubs Cain Beat the Giants – Cubs 4, Giants 3

Game Ten – Cubs 4, Giants 3 WP – Kyuji Fujikawa (1-0, BS 1) LP – Sergio Romo (0-1, BS 1) Save – None The Cubs had dropped eight of nine against the Giants entering play on Friday afternoon. On another cold day at Wrigley Field, the Cubs jumped out to a lead that the [...]

Cubs Play a Familiar Tune against Vogelsong and the Giants – Cubs 6, Giants 7

Game Nine – Cubs 6, Giants 7 WP – Ryan Vogelsong (1-1) LP – Scott Feldman (0-2) Save – Sergio Romo (6) The Cubs actually led 5-0 after three innings on Thursday before handing the game to the Giants. Mental and physical errors cost the Cubs once again. Starlin Castro’s third charged error of the [...]

Garza Could Return in a Month … and Other Cubs Bits

Matt Garza completed another step in his rehab process on Tuesday. While reports suggested that Garza threw what would have been his third bullpen session in a week, according to Comcast SportsNet, Garza did long toss and threw off flat ground. According to multiple reports, Dale Sveum said that Garza’s Spring Training is basically starting [...]

Cubs Manufacture a Come From Behind Win – Cubs 6, Brewers 3

Game Eight – Cubs 6, Brewers 3 WP – Carlos Marmol (1-1) LP – John Axford (0-2) Save – Kyuji Fujikawa (2) The Cubs battled back on Tuesday night from a 3-1 deficit in the seventh inning and ended their four-game losing streak. After an ugly start, the Cubs scored five of their season-high six [...]

Cubs Comeback Falls Short – Cubs 4, Brewers 7

Game Seven – Cubs 4, Brewers 7 WP – Marco Estrada (1-0) LP – Edwin Jackson (0-2) Save – Jim Henderson (1) The Cubs could not dig themselves out of a big hole on Monday in the home opener. As was the case countless times last season, the Cubs mounted a comeback late in the [...]

Samardzija’s Unlucky Thirteen – Cubs 1, Braves 5

Game Six – Cubs 1, Braves 5 WP – Tim Hudson (1-0) LP – Jeff Samardzija (1-1) Save – None Jeff Samardzija dominated the Braves for five innings and set a career-high with 13 strikeouts but he could not get past Ramiro Pena in the fifth or sixth innings … and the Braves completed the [...]

Marmol Out as Cubs’ Closer? And Other News Bits

Carlos Marmol’s days as the Cubs’ closer could be over, for now. Dale Sveum addressed the Carlos Marmol situation after he served up two home runs to the Upton Brothers in the ninth inning of Saturday’s 6-5 loss to the Braves. Kyuji Fujikawa had his first bad outing in a Cubs’ uniform and surrendered three [...]