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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 -- 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 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 ...

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...

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...

CHICAGO -- Here's a quick look at the Chicago Cubs' 9-2 victory over the Texas Rangers in a makeup game on Monday. How it happened: The Cubs broke the game open with a five-run fourth inning thanks to pitcher Scott Feldman, who began the two-out...

CHICAGO -- What to do with struggling Chicago Cubs pitcher Edwin Jackson, who fell to 0-5 on Sunday and owns a 6.37 ERA? That's one issue facing general manager Jed Hoyer. Hoyer was asked before Monday's game against the Texas Rangers if he was wo...

Chicago Cubs pitcher Matt Garza will be held back from his scheduled rehab start for Double-A Tennessee on Wednesday due to a "dead arm," according to general manager Jed Hoyer.

The first edition of "Five questions with" features a sit down with Chicago Cubs pitcher Jeff Samardzija as he answers five questions from Cubs beat reporter Jesse Rogers about baseball life on and off the field. 1. Who is the toughest out for you...

MILWAUKEE -- Chicago Cubs pitcher Matt Garza took one step closer to returning from his lat injury Friday night, throwing two innings of a simulated game before the Cubs took on the Milwaukee Brewers at Miller Park. "I just was happy to be out the...

The weather in Chicago is even affecting rehabbing Chicago Cubs players as pitcher Matt Garza's start at Class-A Kane County on Friday has been canceled due to concerns about the field conditions. Instead, Garza will travel with the Cubs to Milwaukee...

CHICAGO -- The Chicago Cubs, who were rained out Wednesday for a second time on this homestand, all but admitted a mistake in allowing reliever Kyuji Fujikawa to start the season in the bullpen instead of the disabled list. Fujikawa pitched in five g...

CHICAGO -- Chicago Cubs pitcher Matt Garza will begin a rehab stint at Single-A Kane County on Friday, the team announced before Tuesday's game against the Texas Rangers. Garza is expected to pitch two innings as he continues to recover from a lat...

ATLANTA -- Coming out of spring training, the worry was that new Chicago Cubs pitcher Scott Feldman was going to get hit hard. After all, he gave up a whopping 38 hits in 20 innings in Cactus League play, which mirrored issues he had last season in a...

ATLANTA -- Injured Chicago Cubs starter Matt Garza is confident he can make a return to the rotation next month after re-joining the team in Atlanta on Thursday night. "I'm pushing for early May and pushing hard too," Garza said Friday before the ...

ATLANTA -- Two newcomers to the Chicago Cubs' starting rotation will try to pick up where their first three pitchers left off in Pittsburgh as the Cubs took two of three from the Pirates to begin the season. Scott Feldman makes his debut Friday ni...