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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-...

Mets 3, Cubs 2: Matt Harvey pitched 7 1/3 strong innings and drove in the go-ahead run with an RBI single in the seventh as visiting New York took the series opener from Chicago. David Wright and Daniel Murphy each delivered a solo home run and Bobby...

The Sports Xchange By Jack McCarthy, The Sports Xchange Mets' Harvey improves to 5-0 CHICAGO -- Matt Harvey may have lacked his best fastball on Friday, but he successfully mixed in other pitches and even delivered at the plate as the New York Mets...

The Cubs rank 10th of 15 National League teams in scoring. So when an opportunity to secure a precious run arises in the eighth inning of a tight ballgame, extreme caution is advised. That was the circumstance Friday at Wrigley Field against the Mets....

Manager Dale Sveum says he is happy with the way the back end of his pitching staff is shaping up because of improved performances from middle relievers and the closer. And with the anticipated return of veteran right-handed starter Matt Garza to the...

MLB Team Report - Chicago Cubs - INSIDE PITCH Small steps. After looking like they would bury themselves early with a lack of timely hitting, bullpen blowups and shoddy defense, the Cubs quietly have begun to right the ship. Call it one little victory,...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Chicago Cubs - INSIDE PITCH Could the Cubs go with a six-man rotation soon? It's possible, but manager Dale Sveum said it might only be for a week or so. The subject came up before Tuesday night's 9-4 loss to the...

(Updated: "they" to "it" in GAME NOTEBOOK) Cubs 6, Rockies 3: Jeff Samardzija hit a two-run homer and pitched eight solid innings for his first win in eight starts as Chicago won its first home series of the season. David DeJesus also homered while...

2B Darwin Barney had three hits and has hit in four of his last five contests. He went 2-for-4 with a double and home run, two RBI and a run scored. Ten of his 11 career homers have come at Wrigley Field. RHP Shawn Camp is fourth in games pitched among...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Chicago Cubs - INSIDE PITCH The Cubs this week continued their trend of locking up for the long term young players they feel will be big parts of their future. On Monday, they gave first baseman Anthony Rizzo a...

The Sports Xchange By Jack McCarthy, The Sports Xchange Rockies 9, Cubs 4 CHICAGO -- Carlos Gonzalez went 5 for 5, including two home runs, as the Colorado Rockies jumped on the Chicago Cubs early in a 9-4 victory on Tuesday night. Gonzalez had an RBI...