Mike McGraw
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Third time no charm as Woodruff shuts down Cubs againApr 25, 2021 2:00 pm - It's still April and the Cubs have faced Milwaukee starter Brandon Woodruff three times already. Here are his numbers from those three outings: 19 innings pitched, 1 run...
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Ross thinks slider has been key to Alzolay's successApr 25, 2021 12:00 pm - The Cubs saw some signs late last season and Saturday was another good step in Adbert Alzolay's quest to become a quality starter. In his last two starts, both against M...
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Cubs take some consolation from Hoerner's heads-up playApr 25, 2021 12:00 pm - Maybe this wasn't such a good outing for the Cubs, but they took some joy in turning a soft line drive into a double play on Sunday. It happened in the eighth inning wit...
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Suspension reduced, so Tepera begins servingApr 25, 2021 11:00 am - Cubs reliever Ryan Tepera had his suspension reduced from three games to two and began serving it Sunday. Tepera was docked by the league office for throwing a pitch beh...
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Cubs' Hoerner spent his time in South Bend glued to MarqueeApr 24, 2021 3:00 pm - In a normal year, a player that doesn't make the major-league club would start the season in Triple A. That's not the case this year when the minor league seasons were d...
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Cubs' Hoerner surprised at demotion, but tried to stay positiveApr 24, 2021 11:00 am - Maybe a majority of Cubs fans figured Nico Hoerner earned the second-base job in the spring and were surprised to see him sent to the South Bend alternate site. Hoerner ...
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Close call, near-misses end Cubs win streakApr 24, 2021 10:00 am - This was one of those tight games where every pitch matters. Which helps explain why Cubs manager David Ross got himself tossed in the bottom of the ninth inning of a 4-...
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Cubs success against lefties? Maybe it's MarisnickApr 23, 2021 2:00 pm - With Friday's victory over Milwaukee, the Cubs improved to 6-0 this season against left-handed starting pitchers. Here's another way to look at it: The Cubs are undefeat...
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Cubs help prove hitting is contagious with another blowout winApr 23, 2021 2:00 pm - One of the Cubs' favorite phrases in the early weeks of the season was, "Hitting is contagious." Maybe that's just a silly phrase any team would use when it's in a "wors...
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Cubs' early-inning run explosion was best since 2009Apr 23, 2021 1:00 pm - Friday marked the first time the Cubs had scored 10 or more runs in the first two innings since Aug. 14, 2009. Here are few details from that day: It was a Friday day ga...