Game Thirteen – Cubs 2, Rangers 4 WP – Derek Holland (1-1) LP – Travis Wood (1-1) Save – Joe Nathan (5) Once again the Cubs mounted a late rally … and once again they came up short. The Cubs managed only three hits over the first eight innings before scoring two runs in the [...]
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 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 [...]
Talkin’ Cubs Live – Cubs vs. Braves – 04/07/13
April 7, 2013 By 54 Comments
Game Six: Cubs (2-3) vs. Braves (4-1) Game Time – 12:35pm CDT Coverage – TV: Comcast SportsNet – Radio: 720 WGN, XM Radio Channels 188/844 Location – Turner Field, Atlanta Jeff Samardzija (1-0, 0.00/0.38) vs. Tim Hudson (0-0, 6.23/2.08) The Cubs wrap-up their first road trip of the year today in Atlanta. The Cubs are [...]
Cubs Survive The Marmol – Cubs 3, Pirates 2
April 4, 2013 By 12 Comments
Game Three – Cubs 3, Pirates 2 WP – Travis Wood (1-0) LP – James McDonald (0-1) Save – Carlos Marmol (1) The Cubs hung on in the ninth inning and beat the Pirates 3-2 on Thursday afternoon in the Steel City. The Cubs posted the first series win of the season (2-1) behind an [...]
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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