Chicago Cubs Hire Carter Hawkins As New General Manager
The Chicago Cubs have hired Carter Hawkins as the new general manager.
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The Chicago Cubs have hired Carter Hawkins as the new general manager.
Matt Duffy extended his hitting streak to a career-high 13 games with a pair of run-scoring singles to help the Cubs to a victory over the Cardinals on Sunday in a game that was halted after seven innings.
Ian Happ drove a two-out, two-run homer in the ninth inning to sour what could be Jon Lester's final career start, lifting the Chicago Cubs over the St. Louis Cardinals.
Justin Steele breezed through seven shutout innings and the Chicago Cubs scored six runs in the second inning Thursday night, beating Pittsburgh and sending the Pirates to their 100th loss of the season.
Willson Contreras drove in all of the Cubs' run as Chicago beat the Pittsburgh Pirates on Wednesday night to end a seven-game losing streak.
Colin Moran hit a three-run homer and drove in four runs as the Pittsburgh Pirates dealt the Cubs their seventh straight loss, rallying to beat Chicago on Tuesday night.
Andrew Knizner scored the go-ahead run on Codi Heuer's wild pitch in the ninth inning, and the Cardinals beat the lowly Chicago Cubs on Sunday.
The Cardinals set a franchise mark with their 15th straight win, boosted when catcher Yadier Molina and center fielder Bader helped pull off a wild double play Saturday in an 8-5 win over the Chicago Cubs.
Patrick Wisdom launched his 28th homer and fellow Cubs rookie Frank Schwindel extended his hitting streak to 13 games with a double and a single.
It's the longest win streak for St. Louis since it set a team record with 14 in a row in July 1938.
