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Busch homers twice and has 3 RBIs to lead Cubs over Rockies 6-2

Sep. 15, 2024 19:48 PM EDT

DENVER (AP) — Michael Busch had his first big league multi-homer game, helping the Chicago Cubs beat the Colorado Rockies 6-2 Sunday to stop a three-game losing streak. Chicago went 3 for 14 with runners in scoring position and stranded 16 runners, tying the major league high for a...

Hilliard ties it with pinch-hit HR in 9th and Doyle's single in 10th lifts Rockies over Cubs 6-5

Sep. 15, 2024 00:15 AM EDT

DENVER (AP) — Pinch-hitter Sam Hilliard tied the score with a two-run homer in the ninth inning and Brenton Doyle delivered a game-winning single in the 10th as the Colorado Rockies rallied to beat the Chicago Cubs 6-5 on Saturday night. Michael Toglia homered, Charlie Blackmon had...

Hoskins homers, Brewers extend NL Central lead with 2-1 win over Diamondbacks

Sep. 14, 2024 01:17 AM EDT

PHOENIX (AP) — Rhys Hoskins hit a two-run homer, Freddy Peralta pitched five effective innings and the Milwaukee Brewers increased their NL Central lead with a 2-1 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Friday night. Hoskins hit his 24th homer off Eduardo Rodriguez (2-3) in the...

Hunter Goodman homers twice, including late tiebreaking slam, and Rockies beat the Cubs 9-5

Sep. 14, 2024 00:14 AM EDT

DENVER (AP) — Hunter Goodman hit two home runs, including a tiebreaking grand slam in the eighth inning, and the Colorado Rockies came back to beat the Chicago Cubs 9-5 on Friday night. Goodman, a rookie catcher and outfielder who is part of the Rockies' ongoing youth movement,...

Dodgers hit 4 homers in 1st, then rally to beat Cubs 10-8. Ohtani homers and steals a base

Sep. 12, 2024 02:27 AM EDT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Gavin Lux singled in the go-ahead run with two outs in the seventh inning and the Los Angeles Dodgers rallied after blowing a 7-3 lead to beat the Chicago Cubs 10-8 on Wednesday night and avoid a series sweep. Shohei Ohtani hit his 47th home run and stole his...

Ohtani and the Dodgers hit 4 home runs in 1st inning against Jordan Wicks and Cubs

Sep. 11, 2024 23:02 PM EDT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Shohei Ohtani, Tommy Edman, Will Smith and Max Muncy all homered for the Los Angeles Dodgers in the first inning on Wednesday night. Ohtani led off the game with his 47th homer, a 405-foot shot to center field against Chicago Cubs starter Jordan Wicks. The...

Dodgers reliever Anthony Banda injures hand after hitting 'solid object' in frustration

Sep. 11, 2024 02:49 AM EDT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles Dodgers reliever Anthony Banda was placed on the injured list Tuesday night, the result of a hairline fracture in his left hand sustained when he hit a “solid object.” Manager Dave Roberts said Banda hit the hand in frustration after his outing...

Cubs beat Dodgers 6-3 in Yamamoto-Imanaga matchup as LA makes 3 errors in 5-run 8th inning

Sep. 11, 2024 02:16 AM EDT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Cubs rallied for the tying and go-ahead runs in a five-run eighth inning, when the Los Angeles Dodgers committed three errors in a 6-3 loss to Chicago on Tuesday night that featured a matchup of Japanese star pitchers Yoshinobu Yamamoto and Shota Imanaga. The...

Busch and Bellinger light up their old team in Cubs' 10-4 win over NL West-leading Dodgers

Sep. 10, 2024 02:15 AM EDT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Michael Busch went 4 for 5 with a homer and scored three runs, Cody Bellinger had three RBIs including a two-run homer, and the Chicago Cubs beat the NL West-leading Los Angeles Dodgers 10-4 on Monday night. The Cubs' offense broke out for 16 hits — with every...

Cubs beat AL East-leading Yankees 2-1 to avoid a series sweep

Sep. 08, 2024 21:19 PM EDT

CHICAGO (AP) — Jameson Taillon allowed only one run in six innings and the Chicago Cubs beat the New York Yankees 2-1 on Sunday to avoid a series sweep. Taillon (10-8) struck out six against his former team. He gave up Anthony Volpe's second-inning, RBI sacrifice fly and allowed...