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Dansby Swanson gets 4 hits as the surging Chicago Cubs beat the Washington Nationals 14-1

Sep. 01, 2024 17:12 PM EDT

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...

Nico Hoerner helps the surging Cubs rally for a 5-3 win over the sloppy Nationals

Aug. 31, 2024 20:17 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Nico Hoerner had two hits and scored two runs, and the Chicago Cubs beat the sloppy Washington Nationals 5-3 on Saturday for their fifth straight win. Javier Assad pitched six innings of three-run ball as Chicago won for the eighth time in nine games overall. The...

Suzuki and Swanson homer as the Cubs beat the Pirates 9-5 to move above .500

Aug. 27, 2024 22:54 PM EDT

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

Aug. 27, 2024 02:29 AM EDT

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...

Cubs steal 8 bases in a game for the first time since 1913 as Pete Crow-Armstrong swipes 3 bags

Aug. 27, 2024 01:26 AM EDT

PITTSBURGH (AP) — For the first time in more than 100 years, the Chicago Cubs stole eight bases in a game as they ran wild Monday night against the Pittsburgh Pirates. The Cubs last had eight steals in 1913. Rookie center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong led the way with...

Swanson gets 2 hits after wife wins gold, Amaya delivers 2-run single as Cubs beat White Sox 3-1

Aug. 10, 2024 23:41 PM EDT

Dansby Swanson had two hits hours after his wife won an Olympic gold medal, Miguel Amaya delivered a tiebreaking two-run single in the eighth inning, and the Chicago Cubs beat the crosstown White Sox 3-1 on Saturday night to complete a two-game sweep. Nico Hoerner walked leading off...

Cubs' eighth-inning fielding mix-up allows Cardinals to rally for 5-4 win

Aug. 03, 2024 17:58 PM EDT

CHICAGO (AP) — A Cubs fielding mix-up allowed Nolan Arenado’s short fly to drop for a tying, two-run single in a three-run eighth inning, Tommy Pham tripled and scored in the ninth and the St. Louis Cardinals rallied past Chicago 5-4 on Saturday. St. Louis trailed 4-1 in the...

Cubs rally with 3 runs in 9th to top Cardinals 5-4

Aug. 02, 2024 00:22 AM EDT

CHICAGO (AP) — Pinch-hitter Mike Tauchman doubled in Dansby Swanson for the winning run as the Chicago Cubs scored three times in the ninth inning to rally for a 5-4 win over the St. Louis Cardinals on Thursday night. With Chicago down 4-2, Cody Bellinger hit a solo homer with one...

Happ launches 2-run homer and Cubs pound out 17 hits in 13-4 rout of Reds

Jul. 31, 2024 22:52 PM EDT

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...

Hoerner's bases-loaded walk in the 10th gives the Cubs a 2-1 victory over the Diamondbacks

Jul. 21, 2024 18:12 PM EDT

CHICAGO (AP) — Nico Hoerner doubled and scored the tying run in the ninth inning, then walked with the bases loaded in the 10th to give the Chicago Cubs a 2-1 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Sunday. Chicago entered the ninth with just one hit before Hoerner sparked the...