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Kyle Hendricks sharp in what may have been Cubs' finale, 3-0 win over Reds
CHICAGO (AP) — Kyle Hendricks waved to appreciative fans after what may have been his final start for the Cubs, and Chicago beat the Cincinnati Reds 3-0 on Saturday as Isaac Paredes and Pete Crow-Armstrong had run-scoring singles in a three-run eighth inning. ...
Cubs' Shoto Imanaga goes 15-3 with a 2.91 ERA in 29 starts as rookie
CHICAGO (AP) — Shota Imanaga won't start for the Chicago Cubs against Cincinnati on Sunday and finished his rookie season 15-3 with a 2.91 ERA in 29 starts. The 31-year-old left-hander from Japan won't pitch because the “risk-reward benefit was not there," manager Craig Counsell...
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...
Shorter games, more running, more action. Two years in, MLB's rule changes have provided a jolt
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Two years ago, it looked as if Major League Baseball was having an existential crisis. To many inside the game, it certainly felt like one as a sport built on its timelessness careened toward a future hellbent on speeding things up. Pitch clocks. Defensive shift...
Faster-paced MLB games being embraced by fans and players, no longer 'too much of a time commitment'
CHICAGO (AP) — On a cloudy, breezy day in September, Tate Conrad and his son, Miles, settled into their seats behind the home dugout at Wrigley Field. The New York Yankees — Tate Conrad's favorite team from when he was growing up in New York — were in town to play the Chicago Cubs. ...
Shorter games, more running, more action. Two years in, MLB's rule changes have provided a jolt
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Two years ago, it looked as if Major League Baseball was having an existential crisis. To many inside the game, it certainly felt like one as a sport built on its timelessness careened toward a future hellbent on speeding things up. Pitch clocks. Defensive shift...
Castellanos homers as the Phillies beat the Cubs 9-6 and clinch first-round bye in playoffs
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Nick Castellanos, Trea Turner and Kody Clemens homered, and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Chicago Cubs 9-6 on Wednesday night and clinched a first-round bye in the playoffs. Castellanos had three hits and scored three times. Bryson Stott also had three hits...
Cody Bellinger drives in 4 runs in the Cubs' 10-4 win over the Phillies
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Cody Bellinger tripled, singled twice and drove in four runs, and the Chicago Cubs routed the Philadelphia Phillies 10-4 on Tuesday night. Kyle Schwarber hit his 38th homer of the season and Bryce Harper hit his 30th for the Phillies, who clinched their first NL...
Schwarber and Realmuto homer as Phillies top Cubs 6-2 to clinch 1st NL East title since 2011
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Kyle Schwarber and J.T. Realmuto homered, and Aaron Nola struck out seven to help the Philadelphia Phillies clinch their first NL East title since 2011 with a 6-2 win over the Chicago Cubs on Monday night. Carlos Estévez retired Michael Busch on a flyball to...
Philadelphia Phillies clinch 1st NL East title since 2011
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Trea Turner shouted for his booze-soaked Phillies teammates to clear a path — the clouds of smoke formed from puffs of his celebratory cigar certainly opened a hole — as he rode into the clubhouse on a platform truck also stacked with cases of beer. Hoodie...
