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The bidding war for the Chicago Cubs is not over. Despite closing in on an agreement with the Ricketts family, Tribune Co.

As if the prospect of taking on St. Louis four times in three days with a struggling lineup wasn't a big enough challenge, the Cubs are doing it with one 17-game winner and one All-Star catcher tied behind their backs.

Kenshin Kawakami allowed four hits over six innings and Casey Kotchman hit a solo home run as the Atlanta Braves beat the Chicago Cubs 4-1. Martin Prado gave Atlanta the early lead with an RBI single in the third before Kotchman's shot off Cubs starter Kevin Hart in the sixth made it 2-0. Kosuke Fukudome cut the Chicago deficit to one with a solo ...

''Baseball's one of those games where sometimes you can go out there and give up five and get a win and sometimes go out there and give up one and get a loss,'' he said, sounding like a lot of the veteran starters who have experienced many games like his 4-1 loss.

The manager says he's out of answers. The hitting coach says he has told the players what they're doing wrong, but he can't hit for them.

Speaking as a Cubs fan, it is amazing to me that this team is only three games behind St.

Monday night, Kevin Hart the relief pitcher was hanging out at the hotel with his pal Presley, his German Shephard pup, making plans to head back to the minors.

Chicago Cubs catcher Geovany Soto injured his left oblique during batting practice on Wednesday and was sent to Northwestern Hospital for an MRI.

Published: Monday, July 6, 2009 at 12:01 a.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, July 7, 2009 at 12:33 a.m. PHILADELPHIA Chase Utley hit a three-run homer and Shane Victorino and Greg Dobbs had two-run shots during a 10-run first inning, leading Philadelphia to a 22-1 victory over Cincinnati on Monday night.

As far as the Cubs ? office of Baseball operations is concerned, the status is still quo.

Throwing strikes as efficiently as a pitching machine, Zephyrs left-hander Willie Collazo sailed through seven fast innings, and John Raynor sparked the offense in a 4-1 victory against Iowa on Tuesday afternoon at Zephyr Field.

Canadian Ryan Dempster , a 17-game winner last season for the Chicago Cubs , was placed on the 15-day disabled list Tuesday due to a broken right toe.

Bummed out because Trevor Hoffman , clearly the closer on the Milwaukee Brewers pitching staff, didn't make the All-Star team? Who should you blame? Blame the Reds .

For the first time since Alfonso Soriano signed that $136 million contract more than two years ago, his move out of leadoff spot, and his career comfort zone, looks like it has the potential to be more than a short-term move.

A two-run single by pitcher Clay Hensley and a three-run homer by Cameron Maybin capped an eight-run first inning by the Zephyrs, who routed Iowa 9-1 on Sunday night at Zephyr Field.

Rookie Randy Wells won his fourth straight start, Derrek Lee homered and the Chicago Cubs got their sixth win in eight games, beating the Atlanta Braves 4-2 on Monday night.

The Kansas City Royals are hoping that Ryan Freel can provide the speed and versatility that they've been missing.

The Chicago Tribune is reporting that the sale of the Chicago Cubs is a done deal.

Derrek Lee has become the Cubs' best offensive player. He has the most home runs with 15, and is hitting .285. But Lee won't be an All-Star this year -- though he doesn't mind.

Figures that if the Cubs and White Sox were each sending only one representative to the All-Star Game, it would be a pitcher.