Carlos Zambrano News

Jonathan Sanchez became the first San Francisco pitcher to throw a no-hitter since 1976, as the left-hander took a perfect game into the eighth inning and shut down the San Diego Padres, 8-0, at AT&T Park.

Chicago Cubs general manager Jim Hendry gives starting pitcher Carlos Zambrano before the start of Game 1 of the National League Division Series against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona, Wednesday, October 3, 2007.

The Cubs on Tuesday reached the halfway point in a season of high expectations and low returns by offering a nine-inning reminder of why they're not running away with the weakest division in baseball.

In his last nine starts, Vazquez has two winsa 'both against the Cubs. He walked none and struck out six.

Canadian pitcher Ryan Dempster won 17 games last season for the Chicago Cubs. Canadian pitcher Ryan Dempster of the Chicago Cubs was placed on the 15-day disabled list Tuesday due to a broken toe on his right foot.

Ted Lilly may not have had the All-Star Game in mind when the season started. But he did have the thought of another extra game gnawing at his psyche -- starting another playoff game for the Cubs.

CHICAGO – Struggling Cubs left fielder Alfonso Soriano might find his name lower in the lineup today.

Carlos Zambrano, with four no-decisions in his last five starts, hasn't pitched a winner since June 5. Run support has been a problem in some games; it was Zambrano, after all, who drove in the Cubs' only run Friday before Jake Fox's bases-loaded walk resulted in a 10-inning victory over the Milwaukee Brewers.

July 3, 2009 1:21 p.m. Chicago - Here we go with the action from the game today between the Brewers and Cubs at Wrigley Field: 1st inning: Carlos Zambrano breezes through the first, getting Jason Kendall, Craig Counsell and Ryan Braun all to ground out.

Carlos Zambrano takes aim at his first win in five starts this afternoon when the Chicago Cubs continue their four-game series with the Milwaukee Brewers at Wrigley FIeld.

Chalk it up as a lost weekend for the Cubs . They dropped two of three against the White Sox , and the one game they won -- a thrilling one-run victory Friday -- left everyone with a bad taste in their mouths thanks to twin blowups by manager Lou Piniella and right fielder .

One of the first ballplayers I had the opportunity to interview was the charming Milton Bradley.

Where do we begin with Carlos Zambrano? The Chicago Cubs are in a downward spiral of futility that has last year's 97-win, best-in-the-National-League franchise fighting to stay above .500 as July begins... by TAB BAMFORD 3 28 reads Opinion Where do we begin with Carlos Zambrano? The Chicago Cubs are in a downward spiral of futility that has last ...

Of the 110 pitches starter John Danks threw Sunday in the White Sox' 6-0 victory against the Cubs, one stood out in particular.

While the Cubs seem to be writing a book called “Men Acting Badly,” the White Sox are quietly going about the business of winning.

Filed:June 28th, 2009 Well, it's official. The Cubs won't be getting the band back together, with the Cardinals instead acquiring ex-Cub Mark DeRosa in exchange for Chris Perez... White Sox 6, Cubs 0: It's a fine mess by Damen Jackson 65 reads Sports Filed:June 28th, 2009 It's a great deal for the Cardinals, who are already the front-runners in the ...

Carlos Zambrano covers his face as he listens to pitching coach Larry Rothschild.

Gordon Beckham may be one of the youngest members of the Chicago White Sox, but he's already leaving his mark on the cross-town rivalry with the Chicago Cubs.

Standard messaging rates apply . . . Lou blew. Finally. After absorbing criticism for not showing fire, Cubs manager Lou Piniella fired on problematic outfielder Milton Bradley.

DETROIT – The length of Lou Piniella's postgame news conference is typically in inverse proportion to the degree of difficulty of the loss.