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Relying on batting average drains such as Chicago White Sox first baseman Adam Dunn and Atlanta Braves second baseman Dan Uggla can be painful for any fantasy owner, but when they're hitting for power -- like they were Monday night -- they can still ...

Blog | May 22, 2013

Quick thoughts on Tuesday's excellent slate of major league action ... A's 1, Rangers 0. Yu Darvish just doesn't know how to win. This is a big victory for the A's as they take the first two of the three-game set. Yoenis Cespedes' home...

PITTSBURGH - Let the debate begin. Trade him. No, sign him. If Chicago Cubs pitcher Matt Garza continues to pitch as he did on Tuesday night in his first outing in 10 months, then the Cubs will have a good, but tough decision on their hands. G...

PITTSBURGH -- Somewhere Chicago Cubs reliever Michael Bowden must be shaking his head. Bowden was designated for assignment -- to make room for the return of Matt Garza -- on the same day current reliever Shawn Camp gave up a grand slam to pinch hitt...

Here's a quick look at the Chicago Cubs' 5-4 loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates on Tuesday at PNC Park. How it happened: Anthony Rizzo struck out with the tying run on third base in the ninth inning after Starlin Castro singled home Darwin Barney to p...

Travis Snider hit a pinch-hit grand slam during a five-run sixth and the Pittsburgh Pirates spoiled a strong return to the mound for Matt Garza with a 5-4 win over the Chicago Cubs on Tuesday night.

PITTSBURGH -- The Chicago Cubs activated pitcher Matt Garza from the disabled list, and he will make his season debut Tuesday against the Pittsburgh Pirates. Read the entire story....

The Chicago Cubs activated pitcher Matt Garza from the disabled list, and he made his season debut Tuesday against the Pittsburgh Pirates.

The return of Chicago Cubs pitcher Matt Garza to the mound on Tuesday is a big moment for the organization. ESPNChicago.com Cubs reporters Jesse Rogers and Bruce Levine examine the implications: JR: Bruce, I'm thinking about the long-term implicat...

CHICAGO - The Chicago Cubs got some good news prior to Saturday's game, when it was announced that pitcher Matt Garza would return to the rotation on Tuesday and make his first start since July. After hearing that news, Garza's teammate, Scott F...

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," ...

Scott Feldman pitched shutout ball into the seventh inning and drove in two runs with a big two-out double, helping the Chicago Cubs beat the New York Mets 8-2 on Saturday.

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 ...

Tristan H. Cockcroft breaks down the Monday-through-Sunday schedule and offers helpful tips for Week 8 of the fantasy baseball season, noting that Johnny Cueto and Matt Garza are both returning from the DL in time for two-start weeks.

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...