Starlin Castro News

The Cubs and Cardinals have played 20,321 games since 1876, but few have had stranger endings than Tuesday night's affair at Busch Stadium.

Jeff Samardzija pitched into the ninth inning to help the Chicago Cubs take a 4-2 win over the St. Louis Cardinals in the second of a four-game set.

The Cardinals already had scored a run in the ninth and had runners at first and second with one out against Chicago Cubs closer Kevin Gregg.

With Anthony Rizzo sitting on Tuesday for the first time this season, the only Cubs player who has started every game is shortstop Starlin Castro.

Chicago baseball fans have two teams to choose from, and according to PETA's 2013 ranking of the Top 10 Vegetarian-Friendly Major League Ballparks , either one is a sure bet.

Faith and Fear in Flushing made its debut on Feb. 16, 2005, the brainchild of two longtime friends and lifelong Met fans.

Offense continues to come at a premium for the Chicago Cubs at Busch Stadium, and it likely won't come any easier Tuesday night.

In a season of mistakes, the Mets hit their lowest point yesterday when they threw the ball away in the infield three times on one fifth-inning play, their version of the Buttfumble leading to two Cubs runs.

David DeJesus was the most consistent player on the Cubs, and appeared to be the one position player who might make the National League All-Star team.

For nearly nine innings, the Mets had come out on Father's Day and put on a Little League display.

NEW YORK – The combination of Carlos Marmol and save situations has tested the patience of Cubs fans like little else this season.

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Tennessee Smokies general manager Brian Cox, right and son Brady left, who has spent many seasons working as a bat boy.

Look around the league and what's striking is the number of good-to-great young players who won't be hitting the market anytime soon, because their teams locked them up to long-term deals before they could get a sniff off free agency.

Minnesota Twins beat the Detroit Tigers, 6-3, in the middle contest of a three-game set .

Newsworthy Chicago baseball headlines happen about as often these days as Starlin Castro draws a walk - few, and painfully far between.

After dropping the first two games of the series, the Red Sox fell into an early 2-0 hole before bouncing back.

General manager Sandy Alderson picked a tough time to discuss the current state of the New York Mets with season ticket holders, as a rough homestand has extended the team's long slump.

Scott Feldman allowed two hits in seven innings and Starlin Castro hit a two-run double to left in the Cubs' three-run eighth inning and Chicago beat the New York Mets 5-2 on Saturday.

The Cubs will face several weeks without their starting center fielder, who was having the best year of his career.