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Watch: Sometimes Fly Balls Have A Way Of Humbling You
(CBS) Poor Travis Snider. The effort was all there for the Pittsburgh Pirates outfielder trying to make a catch last night against the Reds in Cincinnati. The execution just wasn’t. And to make matters...
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Reds Beat Reeling Cubs 4-1
CHICAGO (AP) — Alfredo Simon lowered his ERA to 0.86, and the Cincinnati Reds beat the Chicago Cubs 4-1 Friday for their 16th win in their last 17 games at Wrigley Field. Making his third start, Simon...
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Watch: Billy Hamilton Goes 1st-To-3rd On Chopper To Pitcher
(CBS) At some point, Reds outfielder Billy Hamilton will stop being a novelty. We’ll be used to his all-world speed and won’t think much of it. Less than a month into his first major league season,...
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Preview: Cubs at Reds
Chicago's Jeff Samardzija opposes Cincinnati's Alfredo Simon tonight.
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Cubs At Reds Game Postponed For Rain
CINCINNATI (AP) — The opening game of a series between the Chicago Cubs and the Cincinnati Reds was postponed because of rain on Monday night. The game never began and was called after a 57-minute...
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Bernstein: Abreu Story Obscuring Truth
By Dan Bernstein- CBSChicago.com Senior Columnist (CBS) It has been quite a season so far for the young Chicago first baseman, and he’s well deserving of all the attention. He has already compiled a...
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Watch: MLB’s New Player Tracking System
(CBS) In early March, MLB Advanced Media announced it was unveiling a new player tracking system that would was a first of its kind for the regular consumer and change the way scouts and fans evaluate...
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Carlos Marmol’s Career Is Still Kicking
(CBS) Former Cubs reliever Carlos Marmol has reached an agreement on a minor league contract with the Reds, CBSSports.com’s Jon Heyman reported. The 31-year-old Marmol opened the year with the Marlins...
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Levine: Teammates Marvel At Samardzija’s Focus
By Bruce Levine- (CBS) Although Cubs ace Jeff Samardzija may be pitching elsewhere in the next 30 days ,support from teammates and the coaching staff remains strong. All parties understand that the...
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Levine: Arrieta Flirts With History
By Bruce Levine- (CBS) Cubs right-hander Jake Arrieta flirted with history Tuesday evening as he attempted to become the first player in franchise history to throw a perfect game. Arrieta had the...
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Emma: Reds’ Hamilton Has Speed Never Seen In Baseball
By Chris Emma- CHICAGO (CBS) — Through the peaks and valleys of baseball’s 162-game grind, speed never slumps. And the fastest man in the game needed it more than ever during his early season...
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Preview: Cubs-Reds
Edwin Jackson opposes Mike Leake tonight at Great American Ballpark.
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Reds Top Cubs 9-3
CINCINNATI (AP) — Jay Bruce played first base for the first time since high school and committed an error that let in a run Monday night, but later homered to help the Cincinnati Reds rally for a 9-3...
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Preview: Cubs-Reds Playing Doubleheader
Travis Wood and Tsuyoshi Wada, who's making his MLB debut, will pitch for the Cubs today.
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Reds Strike Early, Beat Cubs In Doubleheader Opener
CINCINNATI (AP) — Jay Bruce returned to right field and hit another two-run homer on Tuesday afternoon, and Johnny Cueto extended his winning streak against Chicago, leading the Cincinnati Reds to a...
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Report: Cubs Calling Up Alcantara For 2-Day Stint
(CBS) At long last, one of the Cubs’ heralded prospects has received a call-up to the big show. Second baseman/outfielder Arismendy Alcantara has been promoted from Triple-A Iowa to the Cubs for a...
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Preview: Cubs-Reds
Dallas Beeler opposes Alfredo Simon tonight at Great American Ballpark.
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Preview: Cubs-Reds
Kyle Hendricks opposes Homer Bailey this afternoon at Great American Ballpark.
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Valbuena’s Triple Lifts Cubs Over Reds In 12th
CINCINNATI (AP) — Luis Valbuena hit a tiebreaking, two-run triple in the 12th inning and the Chicago Cubs avoided a rare five-game sweep in Cincinnati with a 6-4 win Thursday. Highly regarded prospect...
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Levine: Cubs Look To Rizzo, Castro For Leadership
By Bruce Levine- (CBS) After a turbulent week of trades, losses and awards, it became obvious that the new leadership of the Chicago Cubs will be coming from All-Stars Anthony Rizzo and Starlin Castro....
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Emma: All-Star Honor A Milestone In Rizzo’s Maturation
By Chris Emma- CHICAGO (CBS) — In the early hours of Friday’s work day in Wrigley Field’s front office, an unexpected visitor appeared through the front door. Dressed in team-issued blue workout...
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Pete Rose Could Have Role In All-Star Game Next Year
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Pete Rose may have a role to play in next year’s All-Star Game in Cincinnati despite his lifetime ban from baseball. The career hits leader generally is not allowed in any areas of...
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Levine: Bonifacio Still A Cub — For Now
By Bruce Levine- (CBS) Utilityman Emilio Bonafacio is still a member of the Cubs despite being held out of Wednesday’s loss against the Rockies. Bonifacio was told by his agent that the Cubs were...
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MLB Defends ‘Joke’ Of A Call At Home Plate
(CBS) Baseball’s home plate collision rule created its biggest fireworks yet last night. After Marlins outfielder Giancarlo Stanton threw the Reds’ Zack Cozart out by a good five feet at home plate to...
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Preview: Cubs-Reds
Travis Wood opposes Johnny Cueto tonight at Great American Ballpark.
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Preview: Cubs-Reds
Outfielder Jorge Soler is expected to make his debut in Cincinnati tonight.
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Preview: Cubs-Reds
Jake Arrieta opposes Dylan Axelrod this afternoon at Great American Ball Park.
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Soler Has 2 Hits, But Reds Top Cubs
CINCINNATI (AP) — Billy Hamilton stole his 51st base and the Cincinnati Reds swiped six in all, beating the Chicago Cubs, 7-2, on Thursday at Great American Ball Park. Zack Cozart and Todd Frazier each...
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Cubs, White Sox To Square Off 6 Times In 2015
(CBS) After playing each other just four times in an early season series this year, the Cubs and White Sox will play each other six times in 2015, it was announced after MLB released next season’s...
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Rizzo’s Walk-Off Homer Gives Cubs 1-0 Win Over Reds
CHICAGO (AP) — Anthony Rizzo capped his return to the Cubs lineup with a walk-off home run in the ninth inning that gave Chicago a 1-0 win over the Cincinnati Reds on Monday night. Rizzo had missed the...
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Levine: Rizzo Makes Presence Known In Return
By Bruce Levine- (CBS) A return by their top run producer from an injured back was just the medicine the struggling Cubs offense needed Monday night. Chicago welcomed back first baseman Anthony Rizzo...
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Levine: Arrieta Has Career Night, Just Misses No-Hitter
By Bruce Levine- (CBS) Cubs right-hander Jake Arrieta came close Tuesday night to throwing the first no-hitter at Wrigley Field in 42 years. Arrieta dominated the Reds, going 7 1/3 innings without...
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5 Dumb Tweets To Len Kasper During Arrieta’s No-Hit Bid
(CBS) Friend of 670 The Score and Cubs television play-by-play man Len Kasper is widely respected throughout the media and baseball for his quality work night in and night out. Turns out, he’s not...
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30 Players: NL Central Rich With Young Pitching
By Rich Arleo CBS Local Sports, in our 30 Players 30 Days spring training feature, profiles one young player from each Major League Baseball team leading up to opening day. The Chicago Cubs have built...
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