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12 hrs ago | Chicago Cubs

Wood out to tame Mets in rubber game

As the Mets and Cubs navigate their way through the early part of the 2013 season, winning one series at a time is the most important step toward inching their records closer to the .500 mark.

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Related Topix: Sports, Ike Davis, Baseball Players, Dillon Gee, David Wright, Justin Turner, John Buck

Sat May 18, 2013

Chicago Cubs

Cubs looking to eliminate defensive lapses

The Cubs made another error in Saturday's 8-2 win over the Mets at Wrigley Field, upping their season total to 34, the second-most in the Major Leagues.

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Related Topix: Sports, Starlin Castro, Baseball Players, Welington Castillo, Matt Garza, Major League Baseball, Chicago Cubs

Amazin' Avenue

Mets vs. Cubs Recap: Hefner ineffective, bullpen bad, bats nearly silent as Mets lose

There are Mets games started by Matt Harvey , and then there are other Mets games.

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Related Topix: Sports, Baseball Players, Mike Baxter, Matt Harvey, Alfonso Soriano, Welington Castillo, Daniel Murphy

Amazin' Avenue

Mets Morning News: Thanks to Matt Harvey's arm and bat, the Mets now have a winning streak

Matt Harvey gave up two early runs and then shut down the Cubs over the next 6.1 innings, as the Mets beat the Cubs yesterday 3-2. Harvey helped himself out as he broke a 2-2 tie with a run scoring single.

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Related Topix: Sports, Ike Davis, Baseball Players, Matt Harvey, David Wright, Daniel Murphy, Marlon Byrd

Fri May 17, 2013

The Newark Star-Ledger

Ike Davis ends slump, but Mets' slugger still not in the clear

Ike Davis spent some extra time in the batting cage in St. Louis Thursday afternoon, before the Mets left for Chicago.

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Related Topix: Sports, Ike Davis, Marlon Byrd

Bleed Cubbie Blue

Mets 3, Cubs 2: A Wavin' Wendell Flashback

The Cubs got some of their worst third-base coaching in nearly a decade Friday afternoon, and it likely cost them the game.

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Related Topix: Sports, Starlin Castro, Baseball Players, Marlon Byrd, Matt Harvey, David Wright, Daniel Murphy

Wed May 15, 2013

The Miami Herald

Samardzija homers, throws 8 innings in Cubs' win

Jeff Samardzija hit a two-run home run and pitched eight strong innings for his first win since opening day and the Chicago Cubs beat the Colorado Rockies 6-3 on Wednesday night.

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Related Topix: Sports, Starlin Castro, Jeff Samardzija, Baseball Players, Major League Baseball, Chicago Cubs, Jhoulys Chacin, Wilin Rosario

The Washington Post

How not to handle a curveball

We know Stephen Strasburg can be a stubborn, hard-nosed competitor. We saw it last season when the Washington Nationals insisted on shutting him down early and Strasburg tried every trick in the book to avoid it.

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Related Topix: Sports, Stephen Strasburg, Baseball Players, National League, Major League Baseball, National League East, Jordan Zimmermann, Ryan Zimmerman, Starlin Castro

Rox Pile

Jeff Francis Responds To Pressure In Chicago

The noise about Chatwood, Pomeranz, and Oswalt has put Juan Nicasio and Jeff Francis on notice.

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Related Topix: Sports, Juan Nicasio, Baseball Players

Tue May 14, 2013

The Miami Herald

Recap: Chicago Cubs vs. Colorado

Jeff Francis surrendered one run in six innings and Carlos Gonzalez went 5-for-5 with two home runs as the Colorado Rockies downed the Chicago Cubs, 9-4, in the second tilt of a three-game set at Wrigley Field.

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Related Topix: Sports, Starlin Castro, Baseball Players, Carlos Gonzalez, Major League Baseball, Chicago Cubs, Eric Young, Troy Tulowitzki

Cubbies Crib

Cubs Steal W in Washington

Nationals starter Gio Gonzalez had a perfect game going through five innings and despite Scott Feldman holding up his end of the pitchers' duel with just one run allowed in the first, things were not looking bright for the Cubs to pull this one out.

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Related Topix: Sports, Bryce Harper, Baseball Players, Starlin Castro, James Russell, Adam LaRoche, Alfonso Soriano

Mon May 13, 2013

Chicago Sun-Times

Cubs sign Anthony Rizzo to 7-year, $41-million contract extension

After spending much of the weekend talking about the rise of the Washington Nationals as a role model for their own rebuilding process, the Cubs showed an even more aggressive approach than the Nats took.

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Related Topix: Sports, Starlin Castro, Welington Castillo, Jeff Samardzija

Sun May 12, 2013

ChicagoSports.com

Anthony Rizzo in action

Anthony Rizzo makes a diving catch as Darwin Barney looks on during the eighth inning against the Nationals.

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Related Topix: Sports, Baseball Players, Anthony Rizzo, Nate Schierholtz, Summer Olympic, Tony Cingrani, Chase Headley

UPI

MLB: Chicago Cubs 2, Washington 1

Starlin Castro 's RBI single in the eighth produced a tie and the Chicago Cubs went ahead on a ninth-inning error Sunday in their 2-1 win over Washington.

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Related Topix: Sports, Starlin Castro, Baseball Players, James Russell, Drew Storen, Alfonso Soriano

FakeTeams

Roto Roundup: Adam Wainwright, Madison Bumgarner and Others

Ray Guilfoyle highlights some of the top fantasy performers from Saturday's MLB games, including Adam Wainwright's near gem, Madison Bumgarner dominating and a mammoth home run hit by an unlikely hitter.

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Related Topix: Sports, Madison Bumgarner, Baseball Players, Adam Wainwright, Shelby Miller, Ryan Zimmerman, Edwin Jackson

Alabama Live

K. Loe

To make room for them Monday, Chicago designated reliever Kameron Loe for assignment and optioned outfielder Dave Sappelt to its affiliate in Iowa.

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Related Topix: Sports, Baseball Players, Rafael Dolis, Steve Clevenger

Sat May 11, 2013

Chicago Sun-Times

Matt Garza shows progress in rehab appearance

Darwin Barney gets a close look at the roll executed by Anthony Rizzo after Rizzo caught a pop fly by Ryan Zimmerman in the eighth.

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Related Topix: Sports, Baseball Players, Matt Garza

Washington Times

Error triggers meltdown for Stephen Strasburg as Nationals fall to Cubs

The moment that the Washington Nationals' weeklong parade of winning came to a halt in a 8-2 loss to the Chicago Cubs came quickly - and seemingly without warning.

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Related Topix: Sports, Stephen Strasburg, Baseball Players, Danny Espinosa, Wilson Ramos, Roger Bernadina, Adam LaRoche

Fri May 10, 2013

South Florida Sun-Sentinel

Chicago Cubs - TeamReport

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

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Related Topix: Sports, Starlin Castro, Baseball Players, Stephen Strasburg, Alfonso Soriano, Welington Castillo, Edwin Jackson

The Washington Post

harry_pavlidis

I drove by Wrigley Field on Wednesday and saw the truck being packed for the trip to D.C. A gassed-up truck heading down for a gassed-up series.

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Related Topix: Sports, Stephen Strasburg, Baseball Players, Jeff Samardzija, Ross Detwiler, Roger Bernadina, Starlin Castro