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How much does a beer and a hot dog cost you at Wrigley Field or the Rate? I did the mathApr 10, 2025 10:45 am - It’s not breaking news, but nothing is cheap at a professional sporting event, let alone Wrigley Field, where the Cubs pack ’em in, rain or shine, snow or sun. Starting with tickets, a parent taking a family of four to a game — or one person drinking for four — can experience losses of “biblical” proportions in their bank account.
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New year, same pain: White Sox have lost 7 straight and are 2-9 for 2nd straight seasonApr 09, 2025 11:26 pm - The White Sox were hoping 2025 would be better after they lost 121 games last year, a major-league record since 1900. Instead, their pain is continuing in new ways. Chicago's 3-2 loss to Cleveland on Wednesday night was its seventh straight. The South Siders are 2-9, the same record they had after 11 games last season.
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Tauchman injured on unusual final play that ends in White Sox lossApr 09, 2025 8:38 pm - Carlos Santana homered and the Cleveland Guardians held off the White Sox 3-2 in a game that ended on a bizarre play. The White Sox had the bases loaded with two outs in the ninth inning when Miguel Vargas singled through the hole at shortstop. Jacob Amaya scored and it seemed Mike Tauchman was going to tie the game before he appeared to injure himself while rounding third base.
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Cubs left-hander Justin Steele placed on 15-day injured list because of elbow tendinitisApr 09, 2025 5:06 pm - The Cubs placed left-hander Justin Steele on the 15-day injured list on Wednesday because of left elbow tendinitis. Steele said he began to feel discomfort during the fourth or fifth inning of his most recent start, a 7-0 win over the Texas Rangers on Monday.
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White Sox dealt another early blow with outfielder Andrew Benintendi placed on 10-day injured listApr 09, 2025 5:02 pm - Andrew Benintendi was placed on the 10-day injured list by the White Sox before their game against the Cleveland Guardians because of a left adductor strain, a blow in what has been another rough start to Chicago's season. Benintendi left Sunday's game at Detroit during the fifth inning.
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Seager homers twice as Rangers beat Imanaga, avoid a sweep in ChicagoApr 09, 2025 4:57 pm - Texas shortstop Corey Seager homered twice as the Rangers avoided a sweep in Chicago, beating the Cubs 6-2. The two-time World Series MVP opened the game with a solo shot to left-center, and then lined another solo home run to right field in the seventh to put the Rangers up five.
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Cubs refuse to hibernate in cold, beat Texas againApr 08, 2025 10:24 pm - The Cubs should have a decided cold-weather advantage over a team like the Texas Rangers. On the second straight night of freezing temperatures, Texas was more competitive, but the Cubs won again.
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Nolan Jones draws walk with bases-loaded to give Guardians 1-0 victory over White Sox in home openerApr 08, 2025 7:47 pm - CLEVELAND — Nolan Jones drew a bases-loaded walk from Mike Clevinger in the ninth inning, and the Cleveland Guardians won their home opener 1-0 over the White Sox on Tues...
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Helped by a contract comp, Cubs re-signing Tucker seems realisticApr 07, 2025 9:49 pm - The Cubs rolled past the Texas Rangers in the cold at Wrigley Field, while a contract extension by Toronto’s Vladimir Guerrero Jr., had everyone thinking about Kyle Tucker’s future.
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Uncorked: Five batting busts in MLB historyApr 07, 2025 6:30 pm - As a tribute to the legal (for now) torpedo bats, this edition of the High Five looks at notable instances of MLB players using corked bats.