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CHICAGO -- Here's a quick look at the Chicago Cubs' 3-2 loss to the New York Mets on Friday: How it happened: Edwin Jackson gave up the go-ahead single to pitcher Matt Harvey in the seventh with two outs and a man on second. Scoring came early for...

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 ...

It's time for another edition of "Five Questions With ..." This time the talkative David DeJesus sits down to answer questions he won't get in a postgame press conference, including a bonus sixth query: When a guy like Anthony Rizzo gets new paper...

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...

Here's a quick look at the Chicago Cubs' 9-1 victory over the Colorado Rockies on Monday night at Wrigley Field: How it happened: The Cubs did a lot of their damage in the first two innings, jumping on Rockies starter Juan Nicasio. Alfonso Soriano...

CHICAGO -- Similar to the contract Chicago Cubs shortstop Starlin Castro signed late last season, what makes first baseman Anthony Rizzo's new seven-year, $41 million deal interesting is his age and service time. Without a full season in the major...

The Chicago Cubs had their first off-day in three weeks on Thursday and it was well earned. Or at least it was for one part of the team. The starting staff has been the one pleasant surprise of the team in the early going. Their 3.43 ERA ranks thi...

The Chicago Cubs have activated reliever Kyuji Fujikawa from the disabled list and optioned Rafael Dolis to Triple-A Iowa, the team announced on Friday. Fujikawa has been rehabbing a right forearm strain that caused him to go on the disabled list ...

CHICAGO -- Here's a quick look at the Chicago Cubs' 5-4 loss to the St. Louis Cardinals on Wednesday: How it happened: The Cardinals scored lone runs in four of the last six innings to erase a 4-2 deficit with the winning tally scoring after a wil...

CHICAGO -- Stuck in an 0-for-20 slump over the past seven games, Chicago Cubs second baseman Darwin Barney was given the day off on Wednesday as his average has dipped to .147. "It's just confidence as much as anything," manager Dale Sveum said be...

CHICAGO -- Kevin Gregg was declared the Chicago Cubs closer after his performance versus the St. Louis Cardinals on Tuesday night, when he earned his fifth save in as many chances. "Gregg is our closer," manager Dale Sveum said before Wednesday's ...