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Hoerner hits game-ending single in 10th inning as the Cubs beat the Braves 4-3

May. 21, 2024 23:08 PM EDT

CHICAGO (AP) — Nico Hoerner hit a game-ending infield single in the 10th inning in his return to the lineup, and the Chicago Cubs beat the Atlanta Braves 4-3 on Tuesday night. The Cubs had runners on the corners with one out in the 10th when the Braves brought their infield in....

Cubs activate Dansby Swanson from the injured list, recall Luis Vázquez from Triple-A Iowa

May. 21, 2024 19:57 PM EDT

CHICAGO (AP) — Dansby Swanson tried to be helpful while he was on the 10-day injured list. Eventually, he ran out of patience. “First few days was really nice. ... It was just sit and watch baseball and chat through things,” he said. “Then I really started going crazy after a...

Chicago Cubs second baseman Nico Hoerner misses 4th straight game with left hamstring issue

May. 17, 2024 18:23 PM EDT

CHICAGO (AP) — Cubs second baseman Nico Hoerner missed his fourth consecutive game on Friday, increasing the possibility he could need a stint on the injured list. Hoerner was scratched for Tuesday's 7-0 loss at Atlanta because of left hamstring tightness. He went through a more...

Cubs place SS Dansby Swanson on the injured list with a sprained right knee as OF Suzuki returns

May. 10, 2024 20:27 PM EDT

PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Chicago Cubs have placed shortstop Dansby Swanson on the 10-day injured list with a sprained right knee and activated outfielder Seiya Suzuki. The Cubs made the moves on Friday at the start of a three-game series in Pittsburgh. Swanson's move was retroactive...

Javier Assad pitches 6 innings as Cubs blank Brewers 5-0

May. 05, 2024 18:00 PM EDT

CHICAGO (AP) — Javier Assad pitched six sparkling innings, and the Chicago Cubs beat Freddy Peralta and the Milwaukee Brewers 5-0 on Sunday in the rubber game of their weekend set. Assad (3-0) allowed four hits, struck out four and walked three, lowering his ERA to 1.66. The...

Cubs hit three home runs and stifle late Brewers rally in series-tying 6-5 win

May. 04, 2024 18:09 PM EDT

CHICAGO (AP) — Nico Hoerner hit his first career lead-off home run, Christopher Morel hit his third homer in as many games and Patrick Wisdom sent one into the stands as the Chicago Cubs beat the Milwaukee Brewers 6-5 on Saturday. “Our offense has been a little quiet lately...

Severino finds his old form and takes a no-hitter into the 8th inning for the Mets at Citi Field

Apr. 30, 2024 01:10 AM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — After carrying a no-hitter into the eighth inning, Luis Severino was asked when he knew this could be a special night. “First pitch of the game," the New York Mets starter said with an easy laugh. “I was feeling good, even in the bullpen. Fastball, the command...

Morel hits tiebreaking HR off Díaz in 9th and Cubs top Mets 3-1 after spoiling Severino's no-hit bid

Apr. 30, 2024 00:54 AM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Christopher Morel hit a two-run homer off Edwin Díaz to snap a ninth-inning tie and the Chicago Cubs beat the New York Mets 3-1 on Monday night after being held hitless by Luis Severino into the eighth. “It was just really cool to just see us like, stay in it,”...

Luis Severino's no-hit bid for Mets broken up in 8th inning by Cubs

Apr. 29, 2024 20:54 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Luis Severino's bid for a no-hitter was broken up with nobody out in the eighth inning Monday night when Dansby Swanson singled for the Chicago Cubs against the New York Mets' right-hander. Making his sixth start for the Mets, Severino had walked two and hit a...

Tyler O'Neill's bloop single lifts Boston Red Sox past Chicago Cubs 5-4

Apr. 28, 2024 22:52 PM EDT

BOSTON (AP) — Tyler O’Neill hit a game-ending bloop single to give the Boston Red Sox a 5-4 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Sunday night. Jarren Duran hit a two-run triple and Connor Wong drove in two runs with a pair of two-out singles, helping Boston to the win in the rubber...