Cubs Cannot Complete the Sweep in Miami – Cubs 4, Marlins 6

Game Twenty-Four – Cubs 4, Marlins 6 WP – Ricky Nolasco (2-2) LP – Carlos Villanueva (1-1) Save – Steve Cishek (3) The Cubs gave another game away on Sunday afternoon in Miami and could not complete the four-game sweep of the Marlins. The Cubs had two different leads but Giancarlo Stanton had his best [...]

Three Straight W’s – Cubs 3, Marlins 2

Game Twenty-Three – Cubs 3, Marlins 2 WP – Travis Wood (2-1) LP – Alex Sanabia (2-3) Save – Kevin Gregg (3) The Cubs posted their third straight victory on Saturday night with a total team effort. The Cubs played a clean game, made three excellent defensive plays and hit with runners in scoring position. [...]

Rizzo Blasts the Cubs Past the Marlins – Cubs 4, Marlins 2

Game Twenty-Two – Cubs 4, Marlins 2 WP – Scott Feldman (1-3) LP – Wade LeBlanc (0-4) Save – Kevin Gregg (2) The final score of Friday night’s game could read Anthony Rizzo 4, Marlins 2 as the Cubs’ first baseman hit a pair of tape measure shots off lefty Wade LeBlanc on Friday night [...]

Talkin’ Cubs Live – Cubs vs. Marlins – 04/26/13

Game Twenty-Two: Cubs (7-14) vs. Marlins (5-17) Game Time – 6:10pm CDT Coverage – TV: WGN TV – Radio: 720 WGN, XM Radio Channels 186/844 Location – Marlins Park, Miami Scott Feldman (0-3, 4.50/1.79) vs. Wade LeBlanc (0-3, 6.27/1.88) After dropping the first four on the current 10-game trip, the Cubs have won two of [...]

No Support for Samardzija – Cubs 0, Reds 1

Game Twenty – Cubs 0, Reds 1 WP – Mat Latos (1-0) LP – Jeff Samardzija (1-4) Save – Aroldis Chapman (4) Once again the Cubs had chances to put runs on the board and once again the Cubs were on the losing end of a one-run ballgame as they were shut out in the [...]

Barney’s Big Fly Lifts the Cubs Over the Reds – Cubs 4, Reds 2

Game Nineteen – Cubs 4, Reds 2 – 10 innings WP – Carlos Marmol (2-1, BS 2) LP – Manny Parra (0-1) Save – Kevin Gregg (1) The Cubs and Reds played free baseball for the second night in a row … but the Cubs came out on top on Tuesday night. After Carlos Marmol [...]

Talkin’ Cubs Live – Cubs vs. Reds – 04/23/13

Game Nineteen: Cubs (5-13) vs. Reds (12-8) Game Time – 6:10pm CDT Coverage – TV: WGN TV – Radio: 720 WGN, XM Radio Channels 185/844 Location – Great American Ball Park, Cincinnati Carlos Villanueva (1-0, 1.29/0.81) vs. Tony Cingrani (1-0, 1.80/1.60) Weather permitting … The Cubs will look to bounce back after another rough loss [...]

Extra Disappointing – Cubs 4, Reds 5

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 [...]

No Defending Bad Defense – Cubs 1, Brewers 5

Game Sixteen – Cubs 1, Brewers 5 WP – Hiram Burgos (1-0) LP – Edwin Jackson (0-3) Save – None The Cubs gave another game away on Saturday night in Milwaukee. The Brewers scored four unearned runs on three charged Cubs’ errors that was the difference in the game. The Cubs have now lost 17 [...]

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 [...]