Cubs send reliever David Robertson to Phillies for pitching prospect Ben Brown
Robertson is 3-0 with a 2.23 ERA and 14 saves in 36 appearances this year.
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Robertson is 3-0 with a 2.23 ERA and 14 saves in 36 appearances this year.
The Cubs were sellers, while the White Sox were buyers, with less than 24 hours to go Monday until the trade deadline.
Willson Contreras received hugs and handshakes from teammates after striking out in the ninth inning Sunday night in what was likely his last game with the Chicago Cubs.
Carlos Rodón struck out 10 over seven dominant innings amid speculation he could be traded, and the San Francisco Giants beat the Chicago Cubs Sunday night.
Luis González and Joey Bart homered on consecutive pitches in the fourth inning and the San Francisco Giants withstood a late rally to beat the Chicago Cubs on Saturday night.
Patrick Wisdom homered again, Marcus Stroman pitched six scoreless innings for his first win in more than two months and the Chicago Cubs beat the struggling San Francisco Giants on Friday night.
Yermín Mercedes hit an early two-run single, and four Giants pitchers combined on a three-hitter to snap Chicago's six-game winning streak.
Contreras, an All-Star catcher who can become a free agent after this season, has acknowledged this might be his last homestand as a member of the Cubs before the Aug. 2 trade deadline.
Nico Hoerner hit a tiebreaking double in the eighth inning, and the Chicago Cubs beat the Pittsburgh Pirates on Monday night for their fifth straight win.
The Cubs' Willson Contreras and Ian Happ know they may be playing their last games at Wrigley Field in Cubs uniforms.
