Articles filed under Baseball
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Offense comes alive as Cubs battle back 4 times to edge Cards 8-6Jul 22, 2023 1:00 am - Much of the pregame noise at Wrigley Field on Saturday centered around manager David Ross' strategy of using relief pitcher Michael Fulmer as the Cubs' "opener" instead ...
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Cubs' Swanson returns, doubles in first at-batJul 22, 2023 1:00 am - If anyone forgot how important Dansby Swanson is to the Cubs, the veteran shortstop reminded them immediately by doubling in his first at-bat in two weeks during an 8-6 ...
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Jim O'Donnell: Keen young ears laud the Cooperstown weekend of Pat HughesJul 22, 2023 1:00 am - PAT HUGHES WAS HONORED with the Ford C. Frick Award at Cooperstown on Saturday. For the Cubs radio play-by-play man, his family, friends and fans, it is a weekend to cel...
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Strong start by Cease, but bullpen can't make it hold up in 3-2 loss to TwinsJul 22, 2023 1:00 am - MINNEAPOLIS - Christian Vásquez drove in the tying run and Michael A. Taylor followed with an RBI single, all in the seventh inning, as the Minnesota Twins beat the Chic...
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Bellinger remains red hot, but how long will he be with Cubs?Jul 21, 2023 1:00 am - There have been some awfully hot hitters in the major leagues over the last month. The Angels' Shohei Ohtani has 11 home runs and is hitting .354. The Braves' Matt Olsen...
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Cubs' Mastrobuoni stays hot, hits first big-league homerJul 21, 2023 1:00 am - When you're hitting .145 in mid-June, it's difficult to feel good about yourself as a major leaguer. "It stinks. You feel like you're on an island," said the Cubs' Miles...
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Twins hammer Lynn as White Sox drop 10 games back of first-place MinnesotaJul 21, 2023 1:00 am - Even if the White Sox swept the first-place Twins in Minnesota this weekend, they were still going to come out in pretty sorry shape. That scenario ended with a quick th...
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Tauchman keeps it low-key when describing his stellar weekJul 20, 2023 12:00 pm - Mike Tauchman accomplished two career-firsts this week. He reached base five times (2 hits, 3 walks) on Sunday against Boston, then collected 3 extra base hits (home run...
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Cubs momentum hits wall as Cards get third win over StromanJul 20, 2023 11:00 am - Some seasons include breaking records. Some seasons carry on like a broken record. The Cubs' freeway to futility continued Thursday with St. Louis in town. Instead of bu...
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Verlander in vintage form while pitching Mets to 5-1 win over White SoxJul 20, 2023 1:00 am - Justin Verlander is still Justin Verlander, but he's been showing his age a bit this year. After signing a two-year, $86 million contract with the Mets in early December...