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Chicago Cubs 2B Nico Hoerner still hampered by left hamstring issue
CHICAGO (AP) — Cubs second baseman Nico Hoerner is out of the starting lineup for the fourth consecutive day, increasing the possibility that 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...
Cubs place SS Dansby Swanson on the injured list with a sprained right knee as OF Suzuki returns
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
Dansby Swanson homers as the short-handed Cubs beat the struggling Astros 4-3
CHICAGO (AP) — Dansby Swanson hit a three-run homer during Chicago's four-run first inning and the short-handed Cubs beat the Houston Astros 4-3 on Wednesday night. Playing without Cody Bellinger, Chicago used Swanson's big swing and a solid start by Jameson Taillon to earn its...
Tatis' 2-run homer caps comeback as the Padres stun the Cubs 9-8
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Fernando Tatis Jr. hit a go-ahead, two-run home run with two outs in the eighth, two innings after the Padres scored seven runs, and San Diego stunned the Chicago Cubs 9-8 Monday night. On the 20th anniversary of the first Padres game at Petco Park, Tatis...
