The Chicago Cubs were in need of a fresh arm after two straight days of heavy bullpen usage, so they’ve sent Jeff Stevens – holder of a 2.81 ERA this year – down to Iowa in favor of AAA closer Brian Schlitter.
Schlitter has a 4.09 ERA this year, and has struck out 31 in 33 innings. Shrug.
At the end of a nice winning streak, it was easy enough to shrug off a throwaway 17-0 loss to the Red Sox. And I didn't even let Christopher Morel's tumble and early exit throw me, as he was apparently...
Here's how you sum that one up: It's not too often that you see a position player pitching TAKEN OUT MID-INNING because he hit his pitch count. But that happened today. So, yeah, that did not go well. Unless, of...
And here I was thinking the only silver lining about Justin Steele's Opening Day hamstring injury was the path it cleared for Javier Assad and Ben Brown to step into the rotation. Turns out there's another positive with respect to...
The Chicago Cubs had seven days to trade, waive, or release Garrett Cooper after designating him for assignment this past week (making room for Matt Mervis). Because Cooper is a good Major League player, it's not necessarily a surprise that...
CUBS LINEUP — The Chicago Cubs won the opener at Fenway last night behind a strong starting effort by Shota Imanga and a grinding offensive approach by the entire Cubs lineup. Let's see if they can do it again with...
Taking my toddler son to my nephew's t-ball game today. Pretty excited about that. In case you missed the good news, Justin Steele might need just ONE rehab appearance at a Cubs minor league affiliate before returning to the big...
Cubs win again! And it was a breezy 7-1 road victory over the Red Sox ... perfect for a relaxing Friday night. I don't think it'll be this easy forever, but the Cubs are really buying themselves some breathing room...
CUBS LINEUP — The Chicago Cubs are starting a new series tonight against the Red Sox, with Shota Imanaga going up against Boston's righty Kutter Crawford. Here's a look at the Cubs lineup for game one at Fenway. Chicago Cubs...
Brody McCullough, Sam Armstrong and Chase Watkins teamed up to throw a shutout for the South Bend Cubs in the only victory of the day for the system on Thursday. That and more in today's Cubs Farm Report. Cubs Farm...
Hayden Wenseski is not the only scoreless member of the Cubs bullpen right now. In fact, both Mark Leiter Jr. (12.1 IP, 0ER) and Keegan Thompson (7.0 IP, 0ER) technically have Wesneski beat (6.1 IP, 0ER). Heck, even Yency Almonte...
The Denver Nuggets bring a 3-1 series record into a decisive Game 5 of the opening round of the NBA Playoffs. The Nuggets are favored by 7.5 points in the contest, which airs on TNT at 10:00 PM ET. The...
The Oklahoma City Thunder are 4-point favorites for a decisive Game 4 of the opening round of the NBA Playoffs against the New Orleans Pelicans at Smoothie King Center on Monday, tipping off at 8:30 PM ET on NBA. The...
The Boston Celtics take a 2-1 lead into Game 4 of the opening round of the NBA Playoffs. The Celtics are large, 10.5-point favorites in the matchup, which airs on TNT at 7:30 PM ET. The matchup has an over/under...
The Minnesota Timberwolves take a 3-0 series lead into a decisive Game 4 of the opening round of the NBA Playoffs. The Timberwolves are favored by 2 points in the contest, which airs on TNT at 9:30 PM ET. The...
In Game 4 of the opening round of the NBA Playoffs, the Philadelphia 76ers will play the New York Knicks.The teams square off again after the 76ers defeated the Knicks 125-114 Thursday. Joel Embiid led the 76ers to the victory...
On Sunday, looking for a series sweep, Mookie Betts and the Los Angeles Dodgers (18-11) play Daulton Varsho and the Toronto Blue Jays (13-15), with first pitch scheduled for 1:37 PM ET at Rogers Centre.The article below will give you...
The Boston Bruins are -148 favorites over the Toronto Maple Leafs (+124) playing at home on Tuesday at TD Garden in Boston.Bruins vs. Maple Leafs Favorite, Moneyline, TotalFavorite: Bruins (-148)Underdog: Maple Leafs (+124)Total: 6Best Bruins vs. Maple Leafs Promo CodesHow...
The San Francisco Giants (13-15), led by Michael Conforto, host Bryan Reynolds and the Pittsburgh Pirates (14-14) at 4:05 PM ET on Sunday in the rubber match of the series.See how to watch the San Francisco-Pittsburgh matchup below.When is Giants...
The Minnesota Twins (13-13), with Pablo Lopez on the mound, visit the Los Angeles Angels (10-17) who will start Reid Detmers, at 4:07 PM ET on Sunday.Keep scrolling to find out all the details on how to watch Minnesota take...
Logan Gilbert will take the ball for the Seattle Mariners (15-12) when they host starting pitcher Brandon Pfaadt and the Arizona Diamondbacks (12-16) on Sunday, with first pitch at 4:10 PM ET and the Mariners going for a series sweep.Find...
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