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PITTSBURGH -- Even before spring training, (Chicago Cubs manager Dale Sveum talked about the organization needing more left-handed hitting. They've acquired it to some extent. But the problem with that notion is what to do when a left-handed start...

PITTSBURGH -- Is there anything the Chicago Cubs' starting staff can't do? Along with compiling a sparkling 3.42 ERA through nearly two months of the season, they're getting it done at the plate. Cubs pitchers are No. 1 in the National League in s...

PITTSBURGH -- Chicago Cubs reliever Shawn Camp has been placed on the disabled list with a sprain in his right big toe, the team announced Wednesday. "I guess it's been bothering him for about a month," manager Dale Sveum said before the Cubs play...

PITTSBURGH -- Chicago Cubs manager Dale Sveum will stick with the same lineup Wednesday against another Pittsburgh Pirates left-hander. Coming off a 5-4 loss to the Pirates and left-hander Wandy Rodriguez, the Cubs will face southpaw Francisco Lir...

CHICAGO -- The Chicago Cubs will activate pitcher Matt Garza off the disabled list on Tuesday to start that night against the Pittsburgh Pirates, manager Dale Sveum said before Saturday's game. "I'm excited and happy I don't have to rehab again," ...

Matt Garza is set to come off the disabled list and make his first start of the season for the Chicago Cubs on Tuesday against Pittsburgh.

CHICAGO -- Chicago Cubs pitcher Matt Garza has declared himself ready for a return to the Cubs rotation, but manager Dale Sveum isn't ready to declare him back just yet. Garza, who is recovering from a lat injury, needed 75 pitches to get through ...

CHICAGO -- The Chicago Cubs are still trying to solve reliever Shawn Camp's issues as he's struggled through most of the first month of the season. Manager Dale Sveum hopes the Camp of last season shows up. "You just keeping sending a guy out ...

CHICAGO -- The Chicago Cubs and starter Carlos Villanueva were blown out at Wrigley Field by the Colorado Rockies on Tuesday. One of the only bright spots for Chicago was Darwin Barney's slump-breaking, three-hit performance. Barney, who began the se...

CHICAGO -- Here's a quick look at the Chicago Cubs' 9-4 loss to the Colorado Rockies on Tuesday: How it happened: Cubs starter Carlos Villanueva got hit early and often, giving up 12 hits in his five innings of work. The Rockies scored in each of ...

CHICAGO -- Chicago Cubs pitcher Carlos Villanueva sounds like a man who knows his fate. With teammate Matt Garza returning from an injury soon, Villanueva is a candidate for the bullpen. With the decision looming, he's trending the wrong way afte...

CHICAGO -- Chicago Cubs manager Dale Sveum left the door open for a six-man rotation when injured pitcher Matt Garza returns from a lat injury he suffered early in spring training. "We haven't looked at it deeply but it could happen," Sveum said ...

CHICAGO -- Chicago Cubs outfielder David DeJesus will get his first start against a left-handed pitcher this season Tuesday against the Colorado Rockies. DeJesus is hitting .267 off Rockies starter Jeff Francis and .417 when leading off a game thi...

CHICAGO -- While the Chicago Cubs are locking up their young players they might as well sign up pitcher Travis Wood, too. If it was up to manager Dale Sveum, Wood might be next to get a long-term deal after lowering his ERA to 2.03 in a 9-1 victo...

WASHINGTON -- With the game tied and runners on first and second in the ninth inning, Chicago Cubs manager Dale Sveum was aggressive in calling a double steal to try and take the lead against the Washington Nationals. After lead runner Alfonso So...

WASHINGTON -- Chicago Cubs manager Dale Sveum was worried about how his team was going to score runs after Washington Nationals starter Stephen Strasburg cruised through the opening four innings of Saturday's game, retiring 11 of the first 12 batters...