It's probably cold comfort to the Cubs, but they've won as many games as they did all last season. Travis Wood and the bullpen shut out the Cincinnati Reds 2-0 on Monday night at the Great American Ball Park. The victory gave the Cubs a record of 61...

Sunday marked an emotional return to a major-league pitching mound for Scott Baker. Almost a year-and-a-half after having Tommy John surgery on his right elbow, Baker made his first big-league start and pitched more than creditably in the Cubs’ 3-1 ...

Seasoned film fans already know what's headed our way once the leaves start to fall and the night winds turn crisp. Oscar dreams and Halloween screams. Fall signals the arrival of serious movies competing for year-end awards. Autumn also provides ...

If you can remember these players, you have a great memory or you spent way too much time watching the Cubs this year: Alberto Gonzalez, Hisanori Takahashi, Kameron Loe, Alex Burnett, Henry Rodirguez and Zach Putnam. Yes, they all played for the Cub...

Don’t expect any changes to the Cubs’ pitching rotation for the remainder of the season. Even though the Cubs called up one starting pitcher from Class AAA Iowa and could activate Scott Baker off the disabled list any day, the current rotation will ...

Strange doings on a fall-like Labor Day afternoon at Wrigley Field: ŸCubs lefty Travis Wood, who has been their most consistent pitcher all year and death on left-handed batters, gave up a home run to a left-handed batter and to the opposing pitcher...

September brings a mix of feelings to the baseball season. One is the wistfulness of knowing the season soon will be over and that winter is on its way. Another is the excitement of seeing minor-league prospects come up as “September call-ups.” Ther...

One of the biggest differences between the Cubs late in 2012 and late in 2013 is the quality of starting pitching. No longer do they have to rely on fill-ins such as Justin Germano and Jason Berken or a disappointment like Chris Volstad as they did ...