Matt Garza News

Five of seven from the Brewers and Astros was an acceptable outcome. More would've been nice, but this is baseball.

The Orioles appear on the brink of calling up one of their future aces. The Cubs got back their ace after he battled an arm injury for months.

Ryan Howard had three hits and three RBI and Delmon Young homered to carry the Phillies to a 7-3 win over the Marlins in Miami on Tuesday night.

After hitting a grand slam to give the Pirates their first lead of the night, Snider was thrust onto the dugout steps by second baseman Neil Walker as the crowd waited for a curtain call.

Let's hope his health, and talent, are what they were before last year's injury.

The Cubs acquired Matt Garza two seasons ago in a trade with the Tampa Bay Rays to be an ace, and his credentials backed up that hope.

Matt Garza vs. Wandy Rodriguez The crickets had a great time chirping away the GSG Saturday and Sunday with no scorers on either day.

Daniel Murphy hit a tiebreaking home run in the eighth inning and the New York Mets beat the Chicago Cubs 4-3 on Sunday for their first series win at Wrigley Field since 2007.

May 19, 2013; Pittsburgh, PA, USA; Pittsburgh Pirates third baseman Pedro Alvarez rounds the bases after hitting a solo home run against the Houston Astros during the fifth inning at PNC Park.

Michael Bowden could be designated for assignment tomorrow in order to make room on the active roster for Matt Garza to be activated from the disabled list.

Cubs starter Scott Feldman pitches to the New York Mets in the first inning Saturday at Wrigley Field.

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.

Matt Garza is set to come off the disabled list and make his first start of the season for the Cubs on Tuesday against Pittsburgh.

Right-hander Matt Garza will return to the Cubs ' starting rotation Tuesday while Carlos Villanueva will move to the bullpen, report multiple outlets, including CBSSports.com's Jon Heyman.

Two nights rendered two entirely different ball games. One day after Matt Garza and Clayton Richard had dominating pitching performances for the Iowa Cubs and Tucson Padres , the offenses took center stage on Friday.

Padres manager Bud Black visits the mound in the second inning to pull Clayton Richard and replace him with Thad Webber.

Fantasy Baseball is well underway as we are in week seven of the season. Many fantasy owners are still searching for short-term replacements for slumping stars, while others are looking for the newest wave of hot players and potential sleepers.

Iowa and Matt Garza won the battle of rehabbing starters while Tennessee road the long-ball to get back over .500. Daytona continues to slump and the Cougars split a double-header. Garza was sharp and in control for all six innings he pitched.

Not many people expected the Cubs to compete this year, so their 17-23 record 40 games into the season is no surprise.

Mac is represented by the White Sox and Spiegel is represented by the Cubs. Remember, the loser must supply the food for the show's tailgate next season.