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Scott Feldman pitched into the seventh inning and contributed two RBI as Chicago took an 8-2 win over the New York Mets in the second of three from Wrigley Field on Saturday.

Manager Dale Sveum says he is happy with the way the back end of his pitching staff is shaping up because of improved performances from middle relievers and the closer.

Home >> Game Recap >> 5/17 Game Recap: Matt Harvey Earns Fifth Victory And Delivers Game Winning RBI As Mets Edge Cubs, 3-2 The Mets were in the Windy City today starting a three game weekend series against the Cubs.

Matt Harvey was solid for seven-plus innings in Chicago, and he also batted in the winning run to lead New York to consecutive victories.

Jeff Samardzija hadn't won a game since Opening Day and he took matters into his own hands on Wednesday.

I don't have a whole lot before tonight's game... only to say that if the Cubs win this one, that's two straight series wins, following a split with the Cardinals .

Veteran right-hander Roy Oswalt's fastball and his overall pitch mix was better in his second extended spring training outing on Tuesday than it was in his first.

Things don't always work out this well for Chicago Cubs left fielder Alfonso Soriano in the field, but here he makes a diving stop of a hit by Washington Nationals second baseman Danny Espinosa.Credit: Brad Mills-USA TODAY Sports They may like him as a person, but the owners of the Chicago Cubs wish that they never met Alfonso Soriano .

Vidal Nuno tossed five scoreless innings in his first career start while Vernon Wells and Lyle Overbay each drove in a pair of runs to lead visiting New York to a double-header split against Cleveland.

Travis Wood pitched seven scoreless innings and the Chicago Cubs came within two outs of their first shutout since last August in a 9-1 win over the Colorado Rockies on Monday night.

For the seventh consecutive time, the Rockies failed to follow up a win with another win.

The Colorado Rockies have absolutely no choice but to cut ties with Juan Nicasio .

Travis Wood spun seven scoreless innings of two-hit ball and added a pair of hits, an RBI and a run scored to lead the Chicago Cubs to a 9-1 win over the Colorado Rockies in the opener of a three- game set Monday at Wrigley Field.

Just a few short months from now the Red Sox' center fielder of six-plus years, Jacoby Ellsbury, will be a free agent.

The Cubs rose to the challenge against stiff competition by winning four of six this week.

After going all of April without a blowout victory, the Cubs have tallied two in the first full week of May.

The Cubs didn't have a baserunner through the first five innings and trailed 1-0 entering the eighth before coming back in the deciding matchup of a three-game series.

After going 6-for-12 with runners in scoring position on Saturday, the Chicago Cubs finally climbed to the .200 mark in that category for the season.

"He was doing the things he wanted," Davey Johnson said, "He was using all his pitches." Then something went wrong in Washington Nationals' right-hander Stephen Strasburg's eighth start of 2013.

MLB Team Report - Chicago Cubs - INSIDE PITCH The Cubs are an epic fail with runners in scoring position.