Doumit's four hits, four RBIs finish off Cubs

Ryan Doumit had four hits and four RBIs as the Pirates completed a doubleheader sweep of the Cubs on Wednesday.

Morton outduels Lilly in Pirates' win vs. Cubs

Charlie Morton pitched a four-hitter to lead the Pirates to a 4-0 victory over the Cubs in the first game of a doubleheader.

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Fox homers in 11th after Cards rally to force extras

Jake Fox homered in the 11th inning and the Chicago Cubs avoided a three-game sweep, beating St. Louis 6-3 Sunday night and keeping the Cardinals' magic number at four for clinching the NL Central.

Chicago Cubs' Jake Fox (5) celebrates with Andres Blanco near St. Louis Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina and home plate umpire Todd Tichenor in the 11th...

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Lee homers and singles twice as Cubs beat Reds

Derrek Lee homered to back Ted Lilly and the Cubs beat the Reds on Sunday.

Murphy backs Pelfrey with 4 RBIs in Mets' win

Daniel Murphy homered, tripled and drove in four runs to back Mike Pelfrey's eight efficient innings in the Mets' 4-2 victory over.

Lee's two-run homer powers Lilly, Cubs past Astros

Ted Lilly pitched eight shutout innings to reach the 10-win mark for the seventh consecutive season and Derrek Lee hit a two-run homer, leading the Cubs to a 2-0 victory over Aaron Boone and the Astros.

Where has this been all summer?

...giving up just four hits over eight innings; the defense surrounding him was superb, as both Andres Blanco and Mike Fontenot made Web Gem-worthy plays in the field; and Derrek Lee provided the...

Wells is first Cubs rookie since Wood to get 10 victories

Randy Wells became the first Cubs rookie in 11 years to reach 10 wins with another strong outing against the Houston Astros, and Milton Bradley homered in Chicago's 4-1 victory Tuesday night.

Miles away from productive

...the team. He is taking away at-bats (and a roster spot) from younger options like Andres Blanco. Mike Fontenot hasn't hit much all season either but he has definitely played better than...

Cubs' Blanco back from DL

The Chicago Cubs announced on Tuesday that infielder Andres Blanco is back from the DL, and recall two others from Triple-A Iowa.

Finding the Cubs' bright spots

...has a strong mound presence and an uncanny ability to locate his pitches with ease. 2. Andres Blanco -- Blanco's defense has been nothing short of perfection, and he clearly has the ability to...

Foxy, we hardly knew ye

...bat off the bench though, and would've preferred to send down Scales. I love Andres Blanco's glove at the middle infield positions and he's hitting enough to have...