Articles filed under Baseball
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The Cubs may have the best offense in baseball. How are they doing it?Apr 19, 2025 7:38 pm - As pitcher Ben Brown sat down to meet the media after the Cubs’ 6-2 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Saturday afternoon, a reporter asked him what it was like to ...
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Casas hits a bases-loaded single off Green Monster in 10th to hand White Sox their sixth straight lossApr 19, 2025 6:46 pm - Triston Casas hit a bases-loaded single off the Green Monster to drive in the winning run with one out in the 10th inning, lifting the Boston Red Sox to a 4-3 victory over the White Sox. Rafael Devers hit a three-run homer for Boston, which won its fourth straight.
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Cubs bullpen bears down, gets redemption against ArizonaApr 19, 2025 6:18 pm - A day after the infamous 10-run eighth inning, the Cubs bullpen came back strong. Relievers worked the final five innings to close Saturday’s 6-2 win over Arizona.
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Bad day for Cubs at 3B capped by Smith’s 2-homer gameApr 19, 2025 4:34 pm - After the Cubs struggled at third base in Friday’s victory, their 2024 first-round draft pick Cam Smith hit a pair of home runs for Houston. Too soon for regrets?
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Former White Sox closer Bobby Jenks opens up on terminal diagnosis: ‘I’m going to be here fighting’Apr 19, 2025 12:30 pm - Nowadays, Bobby Jenks, the once-elite White Sox closer is living in Portugal with his wife and her family. His days are a mixture of hospital visits and constant exhaustion.
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Trevor Story has 2 HRs, 6 RBI to lead Red Sox to 10-3 win over White SoxApr 18, 2025 9:15 pm - Trevor Story went 3 for 4 with 2 homers and 6 RBI, Hunter Dobbins pitched six strong innings, and the Boston Red Sox beat the White Sox 10-3. Story had his 20th career multi-homer game. Both were 3-run shots and came with Rafael Devers and Alex Bregman — the two players directly ahead of him in Boston's lineup — on base.
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Variety of options doesn’t pay off for Cubs at third baseApr 18, 2025 9:10 pm - Vidal Brujan got his first start for the Cubs at third base Friday and committed an error on his first chance. Gage Workman wasn’t charged with an error but misplayed a ball that could have ended the eighth inning. All in all, third base has become an adventure for the Cubs.
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Easy queasy: Cubs ride a wild wind to comeback victory at Wrigley FieldApr 18, 2025 7:03 pm - The top of Friday’s eighth inning was one of the low moments in recent Cubs history. They had a 7-1 lead and watched Arizona put up 10 runs in the inning, then the Cubs came back and won 13-11.
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Lake Zurich’s Svanson makes MLB debut with CardinalsApr 18, 2025 4:36 pm - Local minor-league roundup has a Lake Zurich grad making his Major League Baseball debut and a surprising start in Double-A for a former Libertyville pitcher.
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Soderstrom hit major league-leading 9th homer as A’s skunk White Sox 8-0Apr 17, 2025 4:40 pm - Tyler Soderstrom hit his major league-leading ninth home run, helping the Athletics to an 8-0 win and a three-game sweep of the struggling Chicago White Sox. Lawrence Butler, JJ Bleday and Brent Rooker also homered for the A's, who have won four of five and improved to 9-10. Chicago dropped to a major league-worst 4-14, losing its fourth straight game and for the 12th time in 14.