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Well-traveled catcher Christian Bethancourt thought he had run out of chances. Then the Cubs called
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Christian Bethancourt understands he's running out of chances. That when you're 32 and have bounced from team to team and country to country without ever really sticking, at some point the phone is going to stop ringing. So when the Chicago Cubs took a flier on...
Christian Bethancourt drives in 7 as Chicago Cubs rally past Pirates for 14-10 victory
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Christian Bethancourt drove in seven runs, including a go-ahead two-run single in the ninth, as the Chicago Cubs rallied past the Pittsburgh Pirates 14-10 on Wednesday to sweep a three-game series. The Cubs trailed by seven through six innings before taking...
Greene, Sweeney and Carpenter homer as the Tigers beat the Cubs 8-2
CHICAGO (AP) — Riley Greene, Trey Sweeney and Kerry Carpenter homered, helping the Detroit Tigers beat the Chicago Cubs 8-2 on Wednesday night. Detroit won for the seventh time in nine games, bouncing back nicely after losing 3-1 to Chicago in the series opener on Tuesday. Greene,...
Ian Happ and Michael Busch homers power Cubs past Twins 8-2
CHICAGO (AP) — Ian Happ and Michael Busch homered and five Chicago pitchers combined for a six-hitter as the Cubs beat the Minnesota Twins 8-2 on Wednesday. Javier Assad worked the first four innings and Jorge López (2-2) worked two innings and earned the victory. The Cubs took...
Bethancourt, Busch homer in 5-run 2nd inning as Cubs spoil Fedde's debut with Cardinals 6-3
CHICAGO (AP) — Christian Bethancourt and Michael Busch homered in a five-run second inning and the Cubs spoiled the Cardinals’ debut of new acquisition Erick Fedde as Chicago stretched its winning streak to three games with a 6-3 victory over St. Louis on Friday. Tyson Miller...
Happ launches 2-run homer and Cubs pound out 17 hits in 13-4 rout of Reds
CINCINNATI (AP) — Ian Happ launched a two-run homer and the Chicago Cubs banged out nine doubles among their 17 hits in routing the Cincinnati Reds 13-4 on Wednesday night to avoid a series sweep. Seiya Suzuki, Patrick Wisdom and Pete Crow-Armstrong each had a two-run double. Nico...
