Jeremy Hefner

The Sports Xchange By Jerry Beach, The Sports Xchange Bruce powers Reds past Metss NEW YORK -- Jay Bruce was only constant for Cincinnati on a night in which the Reds' offense came in short bursts. Bruce capped a three-run first inning with an RBI...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - New York Mets - INSIDE PITCH Matt Harvey didn't have his best fastball. It didn't matter. Harvey showed a new dimension in dispatching the Cubs Friday at Wrigley Field, relying heavily on his breaking pitches...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - New York Mets - INSIDE PITCH Time is running out for Ike Davis to contribute. The Mets tried to extend Davis a long rope of opportunity, consistently hitting him cleanup against right-handed pitching all last week....

MLB Team Report - Arizona Diamondbacks - INSIDE PITCH The long dry spell is over. Brandon McCarthy won his first game since being struck in the head by a line drive on Sept. 5, 2012, and posted his first shutout since almost exactly a year before...

RHP Jeremy Hefner fell to 0-5 in eight starts this year. Lefties are batting .353 (24-for-68) with six homers against him. Hefner's ERA stands at 5.00 after 45 innings. He's struck out 30 batters while walking 18. CF Rick Ankiel (2-for-4) collected a...

The Sports Xchange By Jack McCarthy, The SportsXchange EditorsNote: correcting note on Garza. He will be activated on Tuesday. Feldman gives Cubs lift at plate in win over Mets CHICAGO -- Pitchers, especially those in the American League or those who...

Pitchers, especially those in the American League or those who have spent most their careers in the American League, aren't known for hitting prowess. Chicago Cubs right-hander Scott Feldman falls in that category. But Feldman showed he can deliver at...

Scott Feldman made it all look so easy Saturday, blanking the Mets over 6 2/3 innings and delivering a key two-run double to propel the Cubs to an 8-2 victory at Wrigley Field. "I'm healthy and my arm feels good," Feldman said. "Mechanically, everything...

Cubs 8, Mets 2: Scott Feldman pitched 6 2/3 scoreless innings and helped himself with a two-run double as Chicago evened the series with visiting New York. Anthony Rizzo and Nate Schierholtz each added a solo homer while Luis Valbuena and Welington...

As long as Matt Harvey is hitting and pitching, the New York Mets look like one of the best teams in the league. They will try to win without their ace on the mound when they visit the Chicago Cubs again on Saturday. Harvey got the win and drove in the...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Chicago Cubs - INSIDE PITCH Anthony Rizzo is starting to heat up for the Cubs. The first baseman recently signed a seven-year contract extension worth $41 million. He got off to a slow start, batting .173 (14-for-...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - New York Mets - INSIDE PITCH Mets second baseman Daniel Murphy might be establishing himself as the streakiest hitter in baseball. Murphy was mired in an 0-for-17 funk when he hit a double in his final at-bat...