Bruce Miles
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Jay has spark for CubsSep 23, 2017 1:00 am - MILWAUKEE - The joy of baseball? How about the Jay of baseball? Outfielder Jon Jay has been a spark of life for the Cubs this season after signing a one-year free-agen...
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Cubs use in-game 'retreat' to blow off steamSep 22, 2017 1:01 am - You can call it an impromptu team meeting. Anthony Rizzo prefers to call it a "retreat." During recent games, the Cubs dugout has emptied, and the players have beat a ha...
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Cubs do 'little things' that prove big in win over BrewersSep 22, 2017 1:00 am - MILWAUKEE — To get big results, good teams do the little things and do them well. There were countless little moments Friday night as the Cubs beat the Milwaukee Brewer...
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Cubs magic number is 6 after rallying to beat BrewersSep 21, 2017 1:00 am - MILWAUKEE - There were two big story lines heading into Thursday night's Cubs-Brewers game at Miller Park: Jake Arrieta's return to the Cubs' pitching rotation and the r...
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Chicago Cubs keeping the faith in LesterSep 21, 2017 1:00 am - MILWAUKEE - Chicago Cubs manager Joe Maddon and general manager Jed Hoyer expressed belief in ace lefty Jon Lester. Even though Lester is 3-1 in September, he has a 5.91...
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Cubs' Joe Maddon looking forward to returning to Tampa BaySep 18, 2017 1:00 am - Joe Maddon got a few hellos out of the way in July, when the Tampa Bay Rays visited Wrigley Field. But things get real this week when Maddon goes "home" to Tampa-St. Pe...
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Chicago Cubs' Contreras serves his suspensionSep 17, 2017 1:00 am - Things worked out just fine for Willson Contreras and the Chicago Cubs on Sunday. Manager Joe Maddon was going to give Contreras the day off anyway. Major League Basebal...
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Chicago Cubs finish sweep of CardinalsSep 17, 2017 1:00 am - OK, so maybe Sunday's 4-3 Chicago Cubs victory over the St. Louis Cardinals didn't represent a "clean" sweep. There was plenty of dust left behind after this one, as bot...
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Contreras suspended two games, Lackey fined after Friday blowupSep 16, 2017 1:00 am - On the way out to his position Saturday, Cubs catcher Willson Contreras sought out umpire Jordan Baker, who would be working third base. Contreras tapped his chest prot...
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Hendricks' gem pitches Cubs past CardinalsSep 16, 2017 1:00 am - When Kyle Hendricks went on the disabled list in early June, he had an ERA of 4.09. Coming off a season in which he was the ERA champ at 2.13, that wasn't working. But g...