Cubs set to take on Orioles

The Cubs continue to play home games. This time, the Baltimore Orioles come to town. The Cubs sit at 48-28 overall, and have a commanding 4.5 game lead in the National League Central. They have won 14 straight homer games. This week, they will take on the surprising Baltimore Orioles. Baltimore comes in above .500 [...]

Ramirez powers Cubs past White Sox

By: Carrie Muskat, Mlb.com
CHICAGO — Home was never so sweet for the Cubs.
Aramis Ramirez hit a game-tying solo homer in the seventh and belted a walk-off shot leading off the ninth to power the Cubs to a 4-3 Interleague victory over their crosstown rivals, the White Sox, and snap a three-game losing streak.
“We needed to [...]

Crosstown rivalry is here!

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The Crosstown rivalry series is here! The Cubs!  The Sox! Two first place teams. The Cubs come into the series, losers of three straight, and 45-28 overall, 3.5 games in the National League Central. The Sox come in, 41-31, winners of three straight, and 4.5 games up in the AL Central.
Friday afternoon, will feature John [...]

Cubs swept on the road

Think the Cubs missed Alfonso Soriano this week. It was a rough week on the road for the Cubs, as they got swept three straight from the Tampa Bay Rays. Good news for the Cubs was the Cardinals lost all three this week, as well, and stayed just 3.5 back of the Cubs.
Tuesday’s game was [...]

Zambrano to miss start next Tuesday

By: Carrie Muskat, Mlb.com,
ST. PETERSBURG — Cubs pitcher Carlos Zambrano was to undergo an MR arthrogram on his right shoulder on Friday, and was expected to miss his next scheduled start Tuesday against Baltimore.
“We’re not looking at Zambrano at all for Tuesday,” Cubs manager Lou Piniella said.
Zambrano had to come out of Wednesday’s game against [...]

Cubs set to battle Tampa Bay

The Chicago Cubs, are rolling. With a record of 45-25, Lou Pinella takes his boys back to Lou’s old stomping grounds, and home of one of the young surprises of the 2008 season. Tampa Bay Rays come in with a 40-29 record, 2 games back of Boston in the AL East, and leaders of the [...]

Cubs win, take 2 of 3 in Canada

Life for the Chicago Cubs without Alfonso Soriano is well underway, and so far the results have been surprisingly positive.
Ted Lilly gave up one hit in six scoreless innings, Derrek Lee drove in three runs and the Chicago Cubs won for the sixth time in seven games with a 7-4 victory over the Toronto

Soriano broke [...]

Thunderstorms nix final Fame game

By: Bruce Markusen
Mlb.com
COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. — The National Baseball Hall of Fame, the village of Cooperstown and the local chamber of commerce did their best to put on a memorable show for the 69th and final Hall of Fame Game, but the temperamental weather of central New York did not cooperate. A series of afternoon rain [...]

Marquis good/Cubs win

Cut loose by the Blue Jays during Spring Training, Reed Johnson made a triumphant return to Toronto on Saturday.
Johnson hit a three-run homer, Jason Marquis tossed seven solid innings to win his third consecutive start and the Chicago Cubs defeated the Blue Jays 6-2 for their sixth win in seven games.
Johnson, who was released by [...]

Blue Jays over the Cubs

Booed off the mound in his last start, A.J. Burnett left to a much warmer reception Friday.
Burnett struck out seven over five innings to win for the first time in four starts, Scott Rolen and Matt Stairs hit back-to-back home runs and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Cubs 3-2, snapping Chicago’s four-game winning streak.
The [...]