Jake Arrieta’s problem on Saturday night wasn’t a cut on his thumb, but the humidity. The pitcher had trouble gripping the baseball, and it showed in the fifth inning of the Cubs’ 4-3 loss to the Pirates. Read More Here (2)
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Cubs can't rally for wild Arrieta in Pittsburgh
A day after the Pirates’ bullpen decisions backfired, manager Clint Hurdle seemingly pushed all the right buttons. Specifically, the one several Bucs players have referred to as the “easy” button: Felipe Rivero. The left-hander escaped a jam in the eighth and enjoyed a perfect ninth, and his five-out save sealed the Bucs’ 4-3 win over […]
Lackey to try to keep Pirates in park in finale
John Lackey will try to get back on track on Sunday in the Cubs’ series finale against the Pirates. Pittsburgh starter Jameson Taillon is happy to be back. Read More Here (1)
Blue Cubs join in fight against prostate cancer
The Cubs are joining Major League Baseball in its efforts to raise awareness about prostate cancer and raise funds for research to fight the disease. As part of Father’s Day weekend, Cubs players and coaches will wear a blue ribbon on their uniforms, plus blue wristbands. Players also will wear specially designed uniforms and caps. […]
Hendricks in 'waiting game' until pain subsides
All Kyle Hendricks can do is wait. The Cubs pitcher, on the disabled list with tendinitis in his right hand, needs the pain to go away before he can resume throwing. Read More Here (2)
Cut on thumb healed, Arrieta takes on Bucs
Jake Arrieta has not thrown as much as he usually does between outings because of a cut on his right hand, but the Cubs don’t expect any issues on Saturday when he starts against Ivan Nova and the Pirates at PNC Park. Read More Here (3)
Swing tweak beginning to pay off for Heyward
How much confidence does Cubs manager Joe Maddon have in outfielder Jason Heyward? Plenty. Entering Friday’s game against the Marlins, Heyward was 10-for-34 (.294) in his last nine games, and Maddon expects him to be even better. Read More Here (8)
Steel City native Happ thrilled to play at PNC
Ian Happ has gone from the upper-deck cheap seats to the starting lineup of a Major League team. On Friday, instead of watching the Pirates play, the Pittsburgh native was starting at second base for the Cubs, who rallied to score six runs in the ninth inning and post a 9-5 victory. Happ singled in […]
Six-run 9th propels Cubs past Pirates
The Cubs began Friday night’s game with a wacky first inning and ended it with a wild ninth, rallying for six runs to swat down the Pirates’ comeback and secure a 9-5 series-opening win at PNC Park. Read More Here (6)
Win Zac Brown Band tickets at Wrigley Field
Jimmy De Martini, fiddler and vocalist for Zac Brown Band, remembers how he felt when his father took him to baseball games, and now — like fathers have been doing for as long as baseball has been America’s pastime — he’s passing that on to his kids. Read More Here (17)
