Cubs pitcher Carlos Zambrano left Thursday’s start against San Francisco in the second inning because of soreness in his lower back. Zambrano had just thrown a ball to Eli Whiteside after an RBI single by Miguel Tejada when he began stretching his back. Trainer Mark O’Neal and pitching coach Mark Riggins rushed out and manager Mike Quade followed.

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Chicago Cubs general manager Jim Hendry said flat-out Wednesday he will not be conducting a “fire sale,” despite the team’s poor record. The Cubs improved to 33-48 after Wednesday night’s 2-1 victory over the San Francisco Giants.

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On June 28, the San Francisco Giants played against the Chicago Cubs in a doubleheader. Both games were full of some noteworthy events. First of all, Ryan Vogelsong finally showed some humanity by allowing a few runs, but the offense exploded for 13 runs to give him the win anyway.

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Geovany Soto was unable to hang onto the ball on a close play at the plate, and before long the Chicago Cubs had let two games slip away Tuesday. With the Cubs leading by one in the fifth inning and a runner on third, Rodrigo Lopez induced a one-out fly to center. Reed Johnson charged in to make the catch and with his momentum going toward the plate, made a perfect throw to Soto, who tagged the…

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Chicago Cubs manager Mike Quade has been added as a National League coach for the All-Star game. Quade will take the spot of Jim Riggleman, who resigned last week as manager of the Washington Nationals. The 54-year-old Quade is in his first full season as the Cubs' manager. Chicago has been beset by injuries this season, a factor in its disappointing start.

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The Los Angeles Dodgers may be in financial trouble off the field, but they showed they still have a wealth of offensive talent on the diamond.

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Randy Wells was still on the mound at the start of the seventh inning for the Chicago Cubs, even after it appeared he wouldn't make it through the first. Alex Gordon extended his hitting streak to 13 games with an RBI double in Kansas City's four-run first inning and Luke Hochevar won again under the sun as the Royals beat Chicago 6-3 on Sunday.

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New York Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez recently revealed he has been playing with a sore left shoulder. Now comes word that he has been dealing with a sore right knee for a week, too. "I think there are some injuries that you can play through and some you…

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Jeff Samardzija wishes his football instincts hadn't taken over. Samardzija, an All-American wide receiver at Notre Dame, tried to barehand Chris Getz's bouncer up the middle in the eighth inning, but only succeeded in slowing it down. Getz's hit drove in the go-ahead run with two outs and the Kansas City Royals beat the Chicago Cubs 3-2 Saturday night, snapping a season-high six-game…

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