Villar homers twice as Brewers get past Cubs 2-1

Jonathan Villar hit two home runs and Keon Broxton robbed Anthony Rizzo of a homer in the ninth inning as the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Chicago Cubs 2-1 on Wednesday night.

Abreu stays hot, White Sox rally past Tigers 7-4

Slugger Jose Abreu looks like his old self again, which is good news for the Chicago White Sox, even if it's a bit too late.

Rondon activated from DL, Cubs call up 4 from Triple-A

Right-hander Hector Rondon was activated from the disabled list and outfielder Albert Almora Jr. and infielder Munenori Kawasaki rejoined the Chicago Cubs from Triple-A Iowa.

Struggling Shields vows to keep pitching despite back pain

White Sox right-hander James Shields vowed Tuesday to stay in the rotation despite back pain and asked for patience from fans amid the worst season of his career.

White Sox activate RHP Gonzalez from disabled list

The Chicago White Sox have activated right-hander Miguel Gonzalez from the disabled list.

Sale strong as fading White Sox fall 5-3 to Tigers in 11th

Miguel Cabrera reached 300 home runs with the Tigers, Justin Verlander eclipsed 200 strikeouts on the season and Francisco Rodriguez moved into fourth place on the career saves list.

Flattered by MVP talk, Cubs' Bryant focused on his game

Kris Bryant is learning. Adjusting. Patching holes more quickly than major league teams can find his weaknesses.

Hendricks, late hits lift Cubs over Brewers 7-2

Major league ERA leader Kyle Hendricks threw six strong innings and the Chicago Cubs broke away late to beat the Milwaukee Brewers 7-2 Monday.

Twins use big inning to beat Shields, White Sox 11-3

Miguel Sano and Trevor Plouffe each homered during an eight-run third inning and the Minnesota Twins went deep four times in an 11-3 victory over Shields and the White Sox on Saturday night.

Ace showdown: Bumgarner, Giants knock off Arrieta, Cubs 3-2

Madison Bumgarner outpitched Jake Arrieta with 10 strikeouts over six innings, and the San Francisco Giants pounced on rare miscues by the Chicago Cubs in a 3-2 victory on Saturday.

Frazier sets team homer record; White Sox beat Twins 11-4

Todd Frazier homered for the second straight game, Adam Eaton had four hits and the White Sox pulled away to beat the Minnesota Twins 11-4 on Friday night.

Lester takes no-hitter into 7th, hot Cubs top Giants 2-1

Jon Lester pitched 7 2/3 innings of no-hit ball and settled for his second complete game of the season, helping the sizzling Chicago Cubs beat the San Francisco Giants 2-1 on Friday to move a season-high 40 games over .500.

Cubs' Rizzo celebrates being 8-years cancer free

Chicago Cubs first baseman Anthony Rizzo is celebrating being 8-years cancer free.

Buxton, Plouffe homer to lead Twins over White Sox 8-5

Byron Buxton homered in his return to the majors, and Trevor Plouffe continued his resurgence with a two-run shot as the Minnesota Twins beat the Chicago White Sox 8-5 and ended a 13-game losing streak Thursday night.

Russell's 2-run single in 7th lifts Cubs over Giants 5-4

Addison Russell hit a two-run single with the bases loaded in the seventh inning, and the Chicago Cubs beat the San Francisco Giants 5-4 on Thursday night.

La Stella returns to Cubs, addresses team about absence

Tommy La Stella wanted to share his story with teammates on the Chicago Cubs. From La Stella's perspective, they were the only people who needed to know more about why he refused to report to the minors when he was demoted in July.

Sale, White Sox come up empty again at Detroit in 3-2 loss

Chris Sale and the Chicago White Sox were one out away from taking a lead into the ninth inning, only to have another game in Detroit slip away.

Kinsler, Jones lead Tigers over White Sox to 8-4 comeback victory

Ian Kinsler homered and drove in four runs as the Detroit Tigers rallied to beat the Chicago White Sox 8-4 on Tuesday night.