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Cubs stave off elimination, beat Nationals 3-1 behind Taillon and Swanson
CHICAGO (AP) — Jameson Taillon allowed two hits over six innings, Dansby Swanson hit his 16th home run and the Chicago Cubs beat the Washington Nationals 3-1 on Friday to stave off elimination from postseason contention. Pinch-hitter Mike Tauchman had a two-run single in the...
Cody Bellinger knocks in 3 as Cubs beat Nationals 7-6 to stave off postseason elimination
CHICAGO (AP) — Seiya Suzuki homered, Cody Bellinger drove in three runs and the Chicago Cubs topped the Washington Nationals 7-6 on Thursday night to stave off elimination from the postseason. Joey Gallo hit a three-run home run for Washington, which has dropped four straight. ...
Imanaga strikes out 11 and Swanson homers with 4 RBIs to lead Cubs over A's 9-2
CHICAGO (AP) — Shota Imanaga struck out a career-high 11 in winning his fifth straight start, Dansby Swanson hit a three-run homer while tying his season high with four RBIs and Chicago Cubs defeated the Oakland Athletics 9-2 on Monday night. Chicago (77-73) remained five games...
Dodgers hit 4 homers in 1st, then rally to beat Cubs 10-8. Ohtani homers and steals a base
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...
Imanaga, 2 relievers combine for no-hitter, lead Cubs over Pirates 12-0
CHICAGO (AP) — Shota Imanaga wasn’t disappointed when he was removed after seven hitless innings and 95 pitches. “He actually didn’t know he had a no-hitter going at all, which is funny,” Chicago Cubs manager Counsell said. Nate Pearson and Porter Hodge each...
Reynolds and McCutchen homer as the Pirates rally past the Cubs 5-3
CHICAGO (AP) — Bryan Reynolds and Andrew McCutchen homered during Pittsburgh's four-run eighth inning, and the Pirates cooled off the Chicago Cubs with a 5-3 victory on Monday night. Chicago returned home after closing out an 8-1 trip with six consecutive victories. It was hoping...
Dansby Swanson gets 4 hits as the surging Chicago Cubs beat the Washington Nationals 14-1
WASHINGTON (AP) — Dansby Swanson had four hits, Jordan Wicks pitched five solid innings and the Chicago Cubs beat the Washington Nationals 14-1 on Sunday for their season-high sixth consecutive win. Isaac Paredes had three RBIs for the Cubs, who finished with 18 hits. Cody...
Suzuki and Swanson homer as the Cubs beat the Pirates 9-5 to move above .500
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Seiya Suzuki and Dansby Swanson homered during Chicago's five-run fourth inning, and the Cubs beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 9-5 on Tuesday night to move over .500 for the first time since May 28. Suzuki hit a tying two-run drive for his 19th homer this season,...
Dansby Swanson hits slam, Cubs steal eight bases and pound out 21 hits in an 18-8 win over Pirates
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Dansby Swanson hit a grand slam to cap an eight-run sixth inning, and the Chicago Cubs had eight stolen bases – their most in a game in more than 100 years — on the way to an 18-8 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Monday night. Swanson’s slam came off...
Bellinger has 2-run double and Swanson homers to lift the Cubs over the Tigers 3-1
CHICAGO (AP) — Cody Bellinger hit a two-run double and Dansby Swanson homered to lift the Cubs over the Tigers, 3-1, on Tuesday night. Bellinger went 2-for-4 to lead Chicago. Javier Assad (6-3) pitched 5 2/3 innings for the Cubs, allowing just one run on six hits and striking out...
