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Cardinals rally in the eighth and then hold off Cubs for a 7-6 victory

May. 25, 2024 23:22 PM EDT

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Brendan Donovan had a two-run single, Lars Nootbaar added an RBI triple and the St. Louis Cardinals rallied in the eighth inning to beat the Chicago Cubs 7-6 on Saturday night. In front of their first sellout crowd since opening day, the Cardinals scored four times...

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

May. 22, 2024 00:06 AM 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 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...

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...

College baseball notebook: Seminoles, coming off their worst year, are only unbeaten in Division I

Mar. 18, 2024 17:10 PM EDT

This season has been quite a bounce back for Link Jarrett and the Florida State Seminoles, at least so far. The Seminoles are 18-0 and the only unbeaten team in Division I after sweeping Notre Dame at home over the weekend. Last season, they went 22-31 for their first...

National League Central Preview Capsules

Mar. 14, 2024 10:28 AM EDT

Capsules of National League Central teams, listed in order of finish last year: ___ MILWAUKEE BREWERS 2023: 92-70, first place, lost to Arizona in Wild Card Series. Manager: Pat Murphy (first season). Opening Day: March 28...