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Designated hitter Ryan McBroom and catcher MJ Melendez hit back-to-back home runs in the eighth inning to tie the game, but the Iowa Cubs scored one in the ninth to edge the Omaha Storm Chasers, 5-4, on Friday at Werner Park. Trailing, 4-1, in the bottom of
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Well, there was no ninth inning comeback in St. Louis tonight, as the Cubs fell to the Cardinals 3-2, dropping three of four in St. Louis, while moving to three games under .500 for the first time since May 4th. Adbert Alzolay didn’t have his best stuff tonight and he struggled with some of the same old problems (too many homers, issues with lefties), but he was able to get through 6.0 innings of work while keeping the Cubs in the game (3 earned runs). And although the final line reads 8 strikeouts and 3 walks, it should have actually been 10 strikeouts and one walk, as the umpires TWICE ca...
Kim earns fifth straight win on birthday, Cards beat Cubs Kwang Hyun-Kim earned his fifth straight win on his 34th birthday and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Chicago Cubs 3-2 Thursday night. The Canadian Press Kwang Hyun-Kim , The Canadian Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Kwang Hyun-Kim earned his fifth straight win on his 33rd birthday and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Chicago Cubs 3-2 Thursday night. Nolan Arenado and Dylan Carlson homered as the Cardinals improved to a game over .500 at 49-48. It's the Cardinals first winning record since being 36...
Cubs roster move: Dillon Maples activated from injured list, Kyle Ryan optioned Share this story Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images Cubs righthander Dillon Maples was placed on the 10-day injured list June 16 (retroactive to June 15) with a right triceps strain. In seven rehab outings with Triple-A Iowa from June 26-July 17, Maples walked eight, struck out 11, limited hitters to a .182 BA and a .554 OPS to go along with a 3.72 ERA (four earned runs in 9⅔ innings). Today, Maples was activated from the injured list and lefthander Kyle Ryan was optioned to Iowa. In 18 relief appearance...