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Reds 7, Cubs 4: Joey Votto, Ryan Hanigan and Brandon Phillips hit home runs and Bronson Arroyo pitched six solid innings as host Cincinnati continued its dominance over Chicago by sending the Cubs to their season-high fifth straight loss. The Reds, who...

The Sports Xchange By Jeff Wallner, Sports Xchange Hanigan homer helps Reds maintain dominance over Cubs CINCINNATI - Reds catcher Ryan Hanigan was struggling mightily at the plate when he went on the disabled list in late April with a strained left...

MLB Team Report - Chicago Cubs - INSIDE PITCH After Thursday's 4-2 loss at Pittsburgh, the Cubs have dropped four in a row. The Cubs scored a grand total of six runs in the series, and they face myriad offensive problems. The Nos. 2, 3 and 4 hitters --...

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...

Is Josh Vitters still the Chicago Cubs’ third baseman of the future? “He’s a priority, let’s put it that way,” manager Dale Sveum said Tuesday at PNC Park. “Who knows about (him being the) third baseman of the future,...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Chicago Cubs - INSIDE PITCH Manager Dale Sveum held a brief meeting with his bullpen members this week. It was a circle-the-wagons type of meeting after a brutal game Tuesday at Pittsburgh, after the relievers...

Matt Garza makes his next rehab start on Thursday at Triple-A Iowa and could return to the Cubs next week if all goes well. “After Thursday I’ll make a decision,” Garza said. “They want me to get stretched out a little deeper...

Alfonso Soriano sat out two games on the Cubs' last homestand and wasn't all that happy about it. Manager Dale Sveum said he wanted Soriano to get more rest on day games after night games, pointing to his age and knees. Soriano, 37, understands...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Chicago Cubs - INSIDE PITCH One of the more interesting side stories developing with the Cubs is their third-base situation. The Cubs, 1-0 losers to the Pittsburgh Pirates on Wednesday, had hoped Ian Stewart would...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Chicago Cubs - INSIDE PITCH Lost amid the shuffle of another bad bullpen blowup was a nice season debut by Matt Garza. Garza, the erstwhile ace of the Cubs' starting rotation, was very good Tuesday night in a 5-4...

— Red Sox center fielder Jacoby Ellsbury is off to a poor start but remains one of the more interesting potential free agents. Cubs President Theo Epstein and general manager Jed Hoyer know Ellsbury well from their days in Boston and are aware...

You think Dale Sveum and the Cubs have problems? Based on the level of angst mixed with the clubhouse oxygen, as well as the urgency to wring out every possible victory while improving with both the lineup and the starting rotation, the situation...