Cubs Need Pena To Improve Average
The Chicago Cubs have a 4-5 record on the season, but only one of their losses have been by more than two runs, so with a little more offensive production, the team could be off to a much better start.
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The Chicago Cubs have a 4-5 record on the season, but only one of their losses have been by more than two runs, so with a little more offensive production, the team could be off to a much better start.
Ryan Dempster has come away with a loss in each of his first two starts this season, but he's headed in the right direction.
The Chicago Cubs kept up with the Milwaukee Brewers Sunday, tying the scores in the third inning. Both teams were then stuck in a stalemate at 4-4 until the Brewers' McGehee homered in the eighth.
The Chicago Cubs were shutout Saturday night by the Milwaukee Brewers. For the second time as a Cub, Matt Garza started and took a loss. Milwaukee scored four runs in the first three innings before beating the Cubs 6-0.
The Chicago Cubs bit the bullet and let Carlos Silva go just a couple of weeks ago, now reports are out that the Yankees want the former Cubs pitcher.
Jeff Baker had four hits and drove in four runs, including his first homer of the season, and the Chicago Cubs beat the Milwaukee Brewers 7-4 on Frida
The Chicago Cubs recalled right-hander Jeff Stevens from Triple-A Iowa after placing starting pitchers Randy Wells and Andrew Cashner on the 15-day disabled list because of arm injuries.
The Chicago Cubs have recalled right-hander Jeff Stevens from Triple-A Iowa as well as placing Andrew Cashner and Randy Wells on the disabled list, the team announced on Friday.
Andrew Cashner was 5.1 innings into his first career start, and was looking like he had the makings of a very solid staring pitcher. But then Cashner was removed from the game and later placed on the disabled list.
Starlin Castro has a .300 batting average as a 20-year old rookie shortstop for the Chicago Cubs last season, and it looks like a similar, if not better, season could await him in 2011.
