Mike McGraw
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Assad brilliant as Cubs cruise 6-2 over TorontoAug 11, 2023 12:00 pm - The ghosts of failed road trips past still hang over the Cubs. Earlier this season they were swept in Miami, swept in Houston, swept in Anaheim by the Angels and dropped...
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Sitting Suzuki worked. Here are some more changes Cubs need to makeAug 10, 2023 3:00 pm - Part 1 of “Lineup Tough Love” went well for the Cubs. Slumping right fielder Seiya Suzuki was left off the starting lineup for four straight games. He cleared his head, ...
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Suzuki returns to form, but Cubs drop game and series to the MetsAug 09, 2023 1:00 pm - When Kyle Hendricks struck out Pete Alonso with the bases loaded in a tie game Wednesday, it looked like the Cubs had sidestepped the danger zone. But with Hayden Wesnes...
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Javier Assad's 'Tijuana Two-Seam' has become key weapon in Cubs' surgeAug 06, 2023 1:00 pm - The Cubs have been joking about Justin Steele's "Mississippi Fastball," which has been the team's best weapon from the mound this season. But the Mississippi Fastball is...
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Kay remembers new teammate Cuas as Cape Cod shortstopAug 03, 2023 3:00 pm - There are some interesting long-range connections in the Cubs clubhouse, and they all seem to point toward reliever Anthony Kay. Kay and new addition Jose Cuas were team...
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No homers, but Cubs walk past Reds as furious Bell channels Earl WeaverAug 03, 2023 3:00 pm - When Reds pitcher Luke Weaver walked 3 straight batters in the third inning Thursday at Wrigley Field, his manager David Bell decided to channel the late Earl Weaver. Be...
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Cubs' Stroman stops fighting hip injury, goes on ILAug 02, 2023 4:00 pm - Marcus Stroman's health wasn't passing the eye test lately, and the Cubs made it official Wednesday by placing the right-handed pitcher on the 15-day injured list with r...
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New Cubs reliever Cuas made deliveries while working on his deliveryAug 02, 2023 2:00 pm - When they made the trade with Kansas City on Monday, the Cubs weren't sure what they were going to do with reliever Jose Cuas. But Wednesday he was in the clubhouse, joi...
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Lineup changes, everything else working for Cubs' offense right nowAug 02, 2023 1:00 pm - Now that the Cubs have squelched the sell-off and added an important piece for the stretch run, it's time to stop being nice with the lineup, right? There were signs tha...
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Shoppers euphoria? Cubs hit seven homers in blowout win over RedsAug 01, 2023 4:00 pm - As Cubs president of baseball operations Jed Hoyer recapped the past few weeks, it sounded like other general managers around baseball knew the Cubs would be buyers befo...