CHICAGO (AP) — Alec Mills watches Yu Darvish and Kyle Hendricks pitch, and he wants to help carry the load for Chicago's rotation.
DETROIT (AP) — Javier Báez hit two home runs and the Chicago Cubs became the second franchise in major league history to post 11,000 wins, beating the Detroit Tigers 9-3 on Monday...
DETROIT (AP) — Javier Báez hit two home runs and the Chicago Cubs became the second franchise in major league history to post 11,000 wins, beating the Detroit Tigers 9-3 on Monday...
CHICAGO (AP) — David Bote hit a tiebreaking two-run single in the seventh and final inning, Adbert Alzolay pitched five solid innings in his season debut, and the Chicago Cubs beat the St. Louis...
CHICAGO (AP) — David Bote watched as his pinch-hit drive soared into the night. The rest of the Chicago Cubs started to celebrate as he rounded the bases.
CLEVELAND (AP) — Kyle Hendricks pitched six strong innings in his first appearance against Cleveland since Game 7 of the 2016 World Series and Anthony Rizzo homered, leading the Chicago Cubs to a...
CHICAGO (AP) — Javier Báez singled through a drawn-in infield in the 11th inning, scoring David Bote from third base and giving the Chicago Cubs a 2-1 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on...
A look at what's happening around the majors today:
SHORT STUFF
The Cubs are awaiting word on Addison Russell after the infielder was hit in the face by a fastball Sunday. Russell...
A look at what's happening around the majors Monday:
SHORT STUFF
The Cubs are awaiting word on Addison Russell after the infielder was hit in the face by a fastball Sunday. Russell...
MILWAUKEE (AP) — The Chicago Cubs' Addison Russell left Sunday's game against Milwaukee in the third inning, after he was hit on the head by a 94 mph pitch from Milwaukee's Adrian...
CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Cubs have activated Ben Zobrist from the restricted list to help with their postseason push.
The 38-year-old Zobrist has been out since May 8 while going through a...
CHICAGO (AP) — Cubs first baseman Anthony Rizzo is out of Sunday's starting lineup because of tightness in his back.
Rizzo left Saturday's 7-2 loss to Washington in the fifth inning. Rizzo,...
CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Cubs have optioned infielder David Bote to Triple-A Iowa.
Bote hasn't played very much in August, batting .400 (8 for 20) in 14 games. He also committed a costly...
CHICAGO (AP) — Willson Contreras celebrated a very special anniversary with an impressive all-around show.
Contreras homered twice and drove in five runs, and the Chicago Cubs handed Lucas...
DENVER (AP) — Ian Desmond hit a monster blast that brought fans to their feet but it was a manufactured run that made the difference for the Colorado Rockies.
CHICAGO (AP) — David Bote's hitting has been on a solid upswing over the past two weeks. On Wednesday night, his production at the plate spiked.
CHICAGO (AP) — By the time Kris Bryant's drive sailed over the wall in center field, that tough start for the Chicago Cubs was long gone.
PHOENIX (AP) — Chicago Cubs manager Joe Maddon likes to set his lineups before every series so the players know what to expect.
Before Sunday's game against Arizona, a group of veteran...
PHOENIX (AP) — Yu Darvish settled down after a shaky start.
He got some help from David Bote.
Darvish pitched six effective innings and Bote homered twice, leading the Chicago Cubs to...
CHICAGO (AP) — David Bote had to go. So he took matters into his own hands.
Bote hit a tiebreaking single in the ninth inning, and the Chicago Cubs used a terrific performance by Tyler...
CHICAGO (AP) — Cole Hamels loves pitching at Wrigley Field.
No matter what the conditions are.
Hamels tossed eight sparkling innings, Willson Contreras homered twice and the Chicago...
ATLANTA (AP) — The Chicago Cubs believe it was time to give David Bote a big-money contract, even if they are not ready to give the infielder a starting job.
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Madison Bumgarner's line from his exhibition debut didn't look good, but the pitcher and San Francisco Giants manager Bruce Bochy weren't daunted.
CHICAGO (AP) — Slugger Kris Bryant was back in the Chicago Cubs' lineup after missing two games because of a bruised left wrist.
The 2016 NL MVP was batting sixth and playing left field, with David Bote at third base for Friday's afternoon game against St. Louis. Bryant was hit by a pitch from Pittsburgh's Chris Archer on Tuesday.
CHICAGO (AP) — Jon Lester felt he wasn't as sharp as usual, though the Cubs and their ace left-hander came through in the clutch.
Lester combined with three relievers on a four-hitter, David Bote hit an early two-run triple and the Cubs beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-0 on Thursday night to open a one-game NL Central lead over Milwaukee heading into the final weekend of the season.
CHICAGO (AP) — Cubs slugger Kris Bryant is out of the starting lineup for a second straight day with a bruised left wrist.
Bryant was hit by a pitch from Pittsburgh's Chris Archer on Tuesday. Chicago manager Joe Maddon says Bryant could be available as a pinch hitter on Thursday night and as a starter Friday against St. Louis.
WASHINGTON (AP) — With so much attention focused on Daniel Murphy's return to Washington for the first time since he was traded to the Chicago Cubs, it was his in-game replacement — David Bote — who once again tormented the Nationals.
Bote had a pinch-hit RBI double and scored in the 10th inning as the Cubs came back to beat the Nationals 6-4 on Thursday night in the opener of a four-game series.
CHICAGO (AP) — After dealing with ups and downs this season, Kyle Hendricks feels like he's in a groove.
Hendricks allowed two hits in seven innings, David Bote and Kyle Schwarber homered and the Chicago Cubs beat the Cincinnati Reds 9-0 on Sunday to complete a four-game sweep.
CHICAGO (AP) — Rookie David Bote struck again, connecting in the 10th inning for another game-ending home run that sent the Chicago Cubs over the Cincinnati Reds 3-2 on Friday for their third straight victory.
Bote got behind 0-2 before driving Raisel Iglesias' next pitch deep to left field with one out. The infielder hit a bottom-of-the-ninth, two-out grand slam that beat Washington 4-3 on Aug. 12.
CHICAGO (AP) — While David Bote is learning about the major leagues, baseball is learning about the rookie, too.
Like be really, really careful when he steps to the plate in a big spot.
Bote struck again on Friday, connecting in the 10th inning for another game-ending home run that sent the Chicago Cubs over the Cincinnati Reds 3-2 for their third straight victory.
DETROIT (AP) — When David Bote's two-run homer cleared the fence in the fifth inning, it felt almost like a milestone for the Chicago Cubs — the first time in six games they'd scored more than one run.
"Whatever it was, was broken at that point," manager Joe Maddon said. "That was broken. It was good to move it forward from there."
NEW YORK (AP) — The Chicago Cubs tied a major league record by turning seven double plays Friday night, including a game-ending effort by rookie third baseman David Bote on a grounder by David Freese to finish off a 1-0 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates.
The Cubs got six double plays on grounders — five with Cole Hamels pitching — and one on a line drive. The Elias Sports Bureau said the Cubs became the third team in big league history to turn seven DPs in a nine-inning game.
ST. LOUIS (AP) — The Washington Nationals have placed reliever Ryan Madson on the 10-day disabled list with a back injury.
Madson surrendered David Bote's game-ending grand slam in Sunday night's 4-3 loss to the Chicago Cubs. The Nationals said Monday that Madson was dealing with back issues, but the plan was for him to pitch through it.
The 37-year-old Madson is 2-5 with a 5.19 ERA and four saves in 48 games this season.
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Nationals manager Dave Martinez was awake most of the night after Washington lost on a walk-off grand slam Sunday.
He likely won't be catching up on that missed sleep Monday.
Paul DeJong handed the Nationals their second straight walk-off loss, capping a back-and-forth finish with a game-ending solo homer in the ninth inning of the St. Cardinals' 7-6 victory Monday night.