After a brutal loss to the worst team in the NL Central, the Houston Astros, on Memorial Day, Monday, May 30, the vultures began to circle Wrigley Field. WGN TV Cubs announcers Len Kasper and Bob Brenly talked to Cubs owner Tom Ricketts, and as they did, the camera glimpsed a man…
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B Less than a month after he pitched a no-hitter, the Minnesota Twins placed left-handed pitcher Francisco Liriano on the 15-day disabled list Monday with inflammation of his left shoulder. The team said the move is retroactive to May 23.
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Chicago Cubs left fielder Alfonso Soriano left Monday's game against the Houston Astros after straining his left quadriceps after trying to beat out a grounder in the first inning. A few feet from first base, Soriano pulled up holding his left thigh. After limping off the field, Soriano was replaced in left field by Blake DeWitt in the second inning.
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The Pirates have had plenty of success against the Cubs the last two seasons, but a three-game sweep at Wrigley Field remains elusive. Aramis Ramirez ended a long home run drought, Ryan Dempster threw six solid innings and the Cubs avoided a three-game sweep with a 3-2 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Sunday.
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The Chicago Cubs activated catcher Geovany Soto from the 15-day disabled list and placed outfielder Reed Johnson on the DL with a back injury. Soto was out two weeks with a groin injury but felt fine during a rehab assignment this week, despite going 0-for-7 at the plate with…
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Home plate umpire Mark Wegner suffered a lower right leg injury in the bottom of the eighth inning of Saturday's game between San Francisco and Milwaukee. Wegner was attempting to make a call on a bunt by Milwaukee's Carlos Gomez down the third base line when he stepped…
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Paul Maholm pitched a three-hitter and Ronny Cedeno, Lyle Overbay, Chris Snyder and Andrew McCutchen each homered Saturday as the Pittsburgh Pirates routed the Chicago Cubs 10-0. Earning his first win since April 25, Maholm (2-7) got his third career shutout in a place he's always pitched well. Maholm is now 8-2 in 15 career starts against the Cubs, including 6-2 in 11 starts at Wrigley Field.
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Doug Davis made his 300th career start in the major leagues Friday afternoon at Wrigley Field. It certainly won't make his memory book. The Cubs' southpaw struggled mightily, throwing 111 pitches in just 4 2-3 innings with six walks and one hit batter. The Pirates went on to win 4-2. "I'm not going to make any excuses for walking six people.
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A month ago, Cincinnati Reds manager Dusty Baker said, "I don't care who's asking what or whatever . . . That's why I don't read. That's why I don't listen." The problem, though, is that Baker does read, and he does listen.
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The Chicago Cubs continue to search for pitching. With three-fifths of their rotation on the disabled list and some of their fill-ins having faltered, the Cubs acquired veteran right-hander Rodrigo Lopez on Thursday in a trade with the Braves.
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