Ian Happ homers as Cubs shut out Braves 2-0 to end 4-game losing streak
Ian Happ hit a long home run and five Chicago Cubs pitchers combined for a 2-0 shutout of the Atlanta Braves that snapped a four-game losing streak.
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Ian Happ hit a long home run and five Chicago Cubs pitchers combined for a 2-0 shutout of the Atlanta Braves that snapped a four-game losing streak.
Matt Olson hit a three-run homer and drove in four, Chris Sale pitched two-hit ball over seven innings and the Atlanta Braves beat the Chicago Cubs 7-0 for their second straight shutout in the series.
Because of past discussions, Epstein thought a trade for Jose Quintana was "a long shot."
"This is something I'll never forget," Sale says.
Quintana is considered one of the top two pitchers available on the trade market, along with Athletics right-hander Sonny Gray.
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On a night he admitted he "stunk," Sale earned a rocky win in his return to Chicago to face his old White Sox teammates.
The usually steady White Sox arm, Quintana is now 2-7 with a 5.60 ERA this season.
Just because the White Sox are off to a better-than-expected start doesn't mean it's time to look back on the Sale trade.
Quintana and Sale shared a close relationship as White Sox teammates. They meet Tuesday.
Traded by the White Sox to the Red Sox in December, Sale will face off against his former team Tuesday.
The Cubs were interested in Sale, but the White Sox had high demands.
Benintendi had some anxious moments wondering if he'd been shipped out in the Chris Sale deal.
That new feeling you have about the White Sox? The reassuring feeling of there being a plan -- a process -- in place.
Sale was dominating for seven seasons with the White Sox, but it's all over now.
Trading Chris Sale for a major haul should be just the beginning for the White Sox.
The White Sox have embarked on a rebuild with a focus on the long term, not the short term.
Kipnis might have to work a little harder more often against the White Sox.
Moncada, a second baseman, is Baseball America's top-rated prospect.
"It's been an interesting few weeks leading up to this," GM Rick Hahn says.
The auction of White Sox left-hander Chris Sale began in earnest last July. It may end in a blockbuster deal this week.
All eyes are on the White Sox and Sale as the Winter Meetings begin Sunday.
The White Sox continue to get in their own way, when there's no need or end game in doing so.
A big Cubs-White Sox trade would be nearly impossible to pull off, as Jed Hoyer has suggested previously.
To this point, teams have been unwilling to give up huge packages of prospects for Sale. That could change soon.
