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Taillon pitches 7 crisp innings as the Cubs blank the Reds 1-0
CHICAGO (AP) — Jameson Taillon pitched seven crisp innings in his second straight win, and the Chicago Cubs beat the Cincinnati Reds 1-0 on Friday in the opener of their season-ending series. Taillon (12-8) allowed four hits, struck out two and walked two on a blustery, overcast...
Shota Imanaga stars as the Chicago Cubs beat the Washington Nationals 5-0
CHICAGO (AP) — Shota Imanaga pitched seven crisp innings in his sixth consecutive win, and the Chicago Cubs beat the Washington Nationals 5-0 on Sunday. Imanaga (15-3) was backed by home runs from Mike Tauchman, Michael Busch and Miguel Amaya. The Japanese left-hander allowed six...
Cubs LHP Shota Imanaga working on a strong finish to his impressive rookie season
CHICAGO (AP) — The very end of Shota Imanaga's first year in the major leagues looks a lot like the beginning of the season for the Japanese left-hander. That's a real positive sign for Imanaga and the Chicago Cubs. Showing no signs of any fatigue, Imanaga earned his...
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...
Brewers outperform preseason expectations again to win 3rd NL Central title in 4 years
MILWAUKEE (AP) — The Milwaukee Brewers have grown accustomed to clinching playoff berths just about every year, but this latest celebration differed from the rest because it was so unexpected. “It was like nobody thought we were going to be here today,” shortstop Willy Adames...
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...
Busch homers twice and has 3 RBIs to lead Cubs over Rockies 6-2
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
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...
Cubs beat Dodgers 6-3 in Yamamoto-Imanaga matchup as LA makes 3 errors in 5-run 8th inning
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...
Luis Gil pitches 6 sharp innings as the Yankees blank the Cubs 3-0
CHICAGO (AP) — Luis Gil pitched six sparkling innings in his return from a back injury, and the New York Yankees beat the Chicago Cubs 3-0 on Friday. Aaron Judge hit an RBI double and scored on Austin Wells' two-run single as New York scored three times in the third inning in its...
