A pitcher can be a former National League Cy Young Award winner, like the Cubs’ Jake Arrieta. Or he could be a rookie with some accomplishment, like the Rockies’ Antonio Senzatela, 22. Either way, early efficiency is key. They’ll face each other Sunday in the finale of a four-game series at Wrigley Field. Read More […]
Jeff Hoffman may have only been called up for a couple spot starts, but with the way the crown jewel of the Troy Tulowitzki trade is pitching, he doesn’t appear to have any plans of going back down. Read More Here (1)
Manager Joe Maddon isn’t panicking that the young Cubs aren’t hitting. At least not yet.Manager Joe Maddon isn’t panicking that the young Cubs aren’t hitting. At least not yet. Read More Here (4)
Mike Montgomery wanted to battle, but he could only carry on for so long. Making his first start of the year in place of the injured Kyle Hendricks, Montgomery worked through the Rockies’ lineup with really only one mistake Friday. But by the time the left-hander had made it through four innings, his pitch count […]
Cubs right-hander Eddie Butler has a chance to show the Rockies just how fine he is doing when the two teams continue their series on Saturday at Wrigley Field. Read More Here (1)
Rockies center fielder Charlie Blackmon didn’t have the friendliest of welcomes lined up for Cubs rookie Seth Frankoff. Rather, he introduced himself to the right-hander with a go-ahead two-run homer to right to lift the Rockies to a 5-3 win over the Cubs on Friday afternoon at Wrigley Field and move them 17 games above […]
While Seth Frankoff was eager to make his Major League debut after being summoned to the Cubs on Thursday — seven years to the day he was drafted, no less — his wife wasn’t quite ready for him to throw a pitch. Read More Here (3)
Addison Russell was back in the Cubs’ clubhouse on Friday after spending Thursday away from the team for the series opener against the Rockies. Read More Here (2)
Jon Lester tried to start the Cubs’ four-game series against the Rockies on a positive note Thursday and get the focus back to baseball but needed 24 pitches to get through the first inning. His pitch count continued to climb, and he was lifted after throwing 94 pitches over five innings. Read More Here (2)