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 Blow a Wild One at Wrigley – Cubs 7, Giants 10
April 14, 2013 By 6 Comments
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 [...]
Cubs Keep Coming Up Short to the Giants – Cubs 2, Giants 3
April 13, 2013 By 12 Comments
Game Eleven – Cubs 2, Giants 3 WP – Madison Bumgarner (3-0) LP – Jeff Samardzija (1-2) Save – Santiago Casilla (1) The Cubs and Giants played another close game on a frigid day at Wrigley Field … and once again the Cubs came out on the losing end in a one-run game to San [...]
Cubs Play a Familiar Tune against Vogelsong and the Giants – Cubs 6, Giants 7
April 11, 2013 By 5 Comments
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 [...]
Cubs Comeback Falls Short – Cubs 4, Brewers 7
April 8, 2013 By 5 Comments
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
April 7, 2013 By 5 Comments
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 [...]
Feldman and the Cubs Run Into a Minor Problem in Atlanta – Cubs 1, Braves 4
April 5, 2013 By 35 Comments
Game Four – Cubs 1, Braves 4 WP – Mike Minor (1-0) LP – Scott Feldman (0-1) Save – Craig Kimbrel (2) The Cubs began the three-game series in Atlanta with a loss on Friday night. The Cubs could not figure out Mike Minor, who improved to 5-0 against the Cubs in his young career, [...]
Cubs’ Bats Go Ice Cold – Cubs 0, Pirates 3
April 3, 2013 By 10 Comments
Game Two – Cubs 0, Pirates 3 WP – Wandy Rodriguez (1-0) LP – Edwin Jackson (0-1) Save – Jason Grilli (1) The Cubs dropped the second game of the season on a very cold night in Pittsburgh … 36 at game time, wild chill of 27 degrees. The Cubs offense was non-existent and managed [...]
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