Quintana, Rizzo lead Cubs past Pirates 7-1

Jose Quintana pitched seven crisp innings, Anthony Rizzo hit a two-run homer and the Chicago Cubs beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 7-1 on Sunday night in the MLB Little League Classic.

Cubs snap four-game skid with 2-0 win over Pirates

Kris Bryant homered in the seventh inning, and the Chicago Cubs got out of three bases-loaded jams to snap a four-game skid with a 2-0 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Saturday.

Newman hits RBI single in 9th, lifts Pirates past Cubs 3-2

Pinch-hitter Cole Tucker drew a bases-loaded walk and Kevin Newman hit an RBI single, all with two out in the ninth inning, as the Pittsburgh Pirates rallied to beat the Chicago Cubs 3-2 on Friday night.

Harper hits grand slam in 9th, Phillies rally past Cubs 7-5

Bryce Harper blasted a grand slam with one out in the ninth inning, capping a six-run rally that sent the Philadelphia Phillies over the Chicago Cubs 7-5 Thursday night for a three-game sweep.

Realmuto, Harper lead Phillies over Hamels, Cubs 11-1

J.T. Realmuto hit a grand slam, Bryce Harper went deep twice and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Chicago Cubs 11-1 in Charlie Manuel's first game as hitting coach, ruining Cole Hamels' return home Wednesday night.

J.T. Realmuto powers Phillies past Cubs 4-2

J.T. Realmuto homered and drove in the tiebreaking run with an RBI double in the seventh inning to lift the Philadelphia Phillies to a 4-2 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Tuesday night.

Bryant leads rally, Cubs beat Reds 6-3

The Chicago Cubs were down, and the Cincinnati Reds had All-Star Luis Castillo on the mound.

Reds beat Cubs 10-1

Reds rookie Aristides Aquino homered in his first three at-bats against the Cubs on Saturday night, then drew a four-pitch walk and struck out in his last two plate appearances.

Happ's slam leads Quintana, Cubs over Athletics 10-1

Ian Happ and José Quintana are both locked-in right now, and that's good news for the Chicago Cubs.

Heyward, Darvish lead Cubs to sweep of Brewers with 7-2 win

Jason Heyward drove in three runs, Yu Darvish pitched five effective innings and the Chicago Cubs beat the slumping Milwaukee Brewers 7-2 on Sunday to sweep their weekend series.

Cubs' Contreras on injured list with hamstring strain

Cubs All-Star catcher Willson Contreras has gone on the 10-day injured list with a strained right hamstring.

Contreras leaves Cubs game with apparent hamstring injury

Chicago Cubs All-Star catcher Willson Contreras has left Saturday's game with Milwaukee in the seventh inning with an apparent hamstring injury. He was replaced behind the plate by Victor Caratini.

Cubs' Zobrist starts minor league assignment in South Bend

Chicago Cubs utility man Ben Zobrist, who left the team three months ago to deal with a divorce, began a minor league assignment Friday with Class A South Bend.

Báez, Cubs come out swinging, beat Brewers 6-2

After another rough road trip, Javier Báez and the Chicago Cubs came home to Wrigley Field and came out swinging.

Cards beat Cubs 8-0, take over 1st place in NL Central

Jack Flaherty didn't panic. Instead, the St. Louis Cardinals' right-hander simply stayed the course during a lengthy stretch without a victory.

Tigers send Castellanos to Cubs in last-minute deal

With about a minute to spare, Nicholas Castellanos was traded from the last-place Detroit Tigers to the contending Chicago Cubs.

David Phelps acquired by Cubs in deal with Blue Jays

The Cubs added bullpen depth by acquiring right-hander David Phelps from Toronto for minor league righty Thomas Hatch.

Cubs beat Brewers 11-4

Kyle Schwarber hit a grand slam and a three-run homer to power the Chicago Cubs past the Milwaukee Brewers 11-4 on Sunday, averting a three-game sweep in a matchup of NL Central contenders.

Yelich, Hiura HR in 10th off Kimbrel, Brewers beat Cubs 5-3

Thanks to Christian Yelich and Keston Hiura, the first round of anticipated matchups with recently acquired Cubs closer Craig Kimbrel went decidedly in favor of the Milwaukee Brewers.