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Chicago Cubs starter Matt Garza made his third minor league rehab start Monday in Des Moines, Iowa, lasting into the fourth inning and throwing 54 pitches. Cubs manager Dale Sveum talked to Garza, who is working to come back from a strained lat mu...

CHICAGO -- Rehab pitching outings are set for Chicago Cubs pitchers Kyuji Fujikawa and Matt Garza at Triple-A Iowa over the next few days. Fujikawa will pitch one inning on Sunday as he attempts to return from a forearm strain that has had him on...

CHICAGO -- Chicago Cubs starter Matt Garza reported all systems are go after throwing his first rehab start on Wednesday. Garza is coming back from a lat strain this winter and an elbow injury in July, 2012. The Cubs are hoping that Garza can buil...

CHICAGO -- The Chicago Cubs surged ahead early in a 6-2 victory over the San Diego Padres in the third of a four-game set at Wrigley Field on Wednesday. How it happened: Former Cub and No. 1 draft pick Andrew Cashner started for the first time aga...

CHICAGO - Barring any hiccups in the rehab process, Chicago Cubs starter Matt Garza is likely to return to the team in early to mid-May, according to Cubs manager Dale Sveum. "He has been throwing on flat ground and long toss," Sveum said. "Every...

MESA, Ariz. -- The Chicago Cubs will start the 2013 season with a rotation that does not have a pitcher with a winning lifetime record. In fact, with Matt Garza and Scott Baker out for at least the first month, the starters all have career ERAs t...

TUCSON, Ariz. -- Chicago Cubs manager Dale Sveum said Thursday that Matt Garza is pain-free and is a week or so away from throwing off a mound. Garza, who has not pitched off a mound since Feb. 17 when he injured his right side during a side sessi...

PHOENIX -- What initially looked like a deep, if not spectacular, starting rotation for the Chicago Cubs appears questionable at best with two weeks left until opening day. Freak injuries and slow starts for some of the staff have depleted a once-...

SURPRISE, Ariz. -- With a little more than three weeks until Opening Day, Chicago Cubs manager Dale Sveum seems to spend as much time with the team training staff as he does with his coaches. Two of the Cubs' star players are injured and other pl...

Chicago Cubs pitcher Matt Garza will start the 2013 season on the disabled list after experiencing recurring pain in his left side and Jeff Samardzija will be the Chicago Cubs' opening-day starter, the team announced Sunday.

Chicago Cubs pitcher Matt Garza said he felt "OK" after throwing from 60 feet on Thursday as he recovers from a strained left lat.

MESA, Ariz. -- The Chicago Cubs' prospects for a solid pitching rotation were enhanced on Monday when Matt Garza threw a bullpen session for the first time since the end of July and had no complications. Cubs general manager Jed Hoyer and pitch...

CHICAGO -- If you were giving a letter grade for the Chicago Cubs' first trading deadline results under Theo Epstein and Jed Hoyer an incomplete probably would be fair. Trapped by Ryan Dempster's veto rights and Matt Garza's injury, the new Cubs f...

CHICAGO -- The Chicago Cubs were dealt a serious setback when pitcher Matt Garza came out of a July 22 start complaining of cramps in his upper arm. Garza was the best trading chip the Cubs had to offer at the deadline, with the Toronto Blue Jays,...

Trade talks with the Chicago Cubs for Ryan Dempster and Matt Garza appear to be centered around the Texas Rangers and the Los Angeles Dodgers. With the 3 p.m. CT deadline approaching, Dempster may be the wild card because of his 10-5 veto rights. ...

Sources: The Rangers and Blue Jays are showing interest in Matt Garza.