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 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 [...]
The Cubs Cain Beat the Giants – Cubs 4, Giants 3
April 12, 2013 By 13 Comments
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 [...]
Rambling about the Cubs from Winter’s Edge
April 12, 2013 By 18 Comments
Opening week at Wrigley kicked off with the nicest weather anyone can remember for the event. As Chicago would have it, as per the usual, it was a huge tease that found a cancellation and a few games played in frigid temperatures. The beginning of the season has brought bad pitching, bad hitting, bad defense [...]
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 Manufacture a Come From Behind Win – Cubs 6, Brewers 3
April 9, 2013 By 5 Comments
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 [...]
Talkin’ Cubs Live – Cubs vs. Brewers – 04/09/13
April 9, 2013 By 63 Comments
Game Eight: Cubs (2-5) vs. Brewers (2-5) Game Time – 7:05pm CDT Coverage – TV: WGN TV – Radio: 720 WGN, XM Radio Channels 187/844 Location – Wrigley Field, Chicago Travis Wood (1-0, 0.00/0.50) vs. Wily Peralta (0-1, 6.75/1.69) Weather permitting … The Cubs will look to end their four-game losing skid tonight behind Travis [...]
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 [...]
Marmol and Fujikawa Blow It – Cubs 5, Braves 6
April 6, 2013 By 4 Comments
Game Five – Cubs 5, Braves 6 WP – Eric O’Flaherty (1-0) LP – Carlos Marmol (0-1, BS 1) Save – None The Cubs gave one away on Saturday night in Atlanta and wasted an excellent outing from Carlos Villanueva in his Cubs’ debut. The Upton Brothers hit a pair of solo home runs off [...]
Loading ...
The CCO Elsewhere: