Jason Hammel Goes To 4-0, Rizzo Hits 2 Doubles As Chicago Beats Pittsburgh
The Cubs improved to 18-6, tops in the major leagues, and avoided losing consecutive games for the first time this season.
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The Cubs improved to 18-6, tops in the major leagues, and avoided losing consecutive games for the first time this season.
Jason Hammel opposes Gerrit Cole tonight at PNC Park.
The Pirates look to have another young pitcher ready to make an impact on their starting rotation.
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Rodriguez handled this aftermath well, with humor included.
The Cubs are on to the NLDS after blanking the Pirates, 4-0, in Pittsburgh.
"It's just the environment," Jake Arrieta says. "It breeds that kind of intensity."
Jake Arrieta allowed four hits in nine dominant innings.
The Cubs and Pirates cleared the benches in the seventh inning.
"We are young, we have a lot of talent, but we have to go out there and take it," Rizzo said.
Here's a not-so-hypothetical exercise: You are on an overbooked, mid-afternooon Southwest flight to Pittsburgh, hours before the Cubs and Pirates play.
When it comes to the Cubs, Chicago has a lot of questions.
A sneaky Cook County sheriff's deputy reportedly pulled of some shenanigans with a sign, changing a pro-Pittsburgh message into one favoring the Cubs.
The Cubs are in a similar spot to where the Pirates were two years ago.
Even before the sun rose, Cubs fans converged on Harry Caray's Italian Steakhouse to show their support for the team; among them were Cubs Hall of Fame second baseman Ryne Sandberg and Caray's widow, Dutchie.
There is nothing like a household divided in the world of sports and for one Pittsburgh family, they bleed black and gold with a hint of Cubbie blue and red.
"Elo" loves the Chicago Cubs.
Maddon has his lineup set for Wednesday night but isn't revealing it yet.
Anthony Rizzo and Starlin Castro have had some success against Pirates ace Cole.
Arrieta's full of confidence heading into Wednesday's big game.
A Cubs fan started the account to make amends for Bartman in the 2003 NLCS.
Arrieta pitched seven scoreless innings and homered as well.
Francisco Liriano pitched four-hit ball into the eighth inning Saturday.
The Cubs were kept from clinching, thanks to the Pirates' closing ability.
