Bryant, Soler homer; Cubs beat Cardinals 5-4 in testy game

Jorge Soler and Kris Bryant hit back-to-back homers, and tempers flared for the second straight game as the Chicago Cubs beat the St. Louis Cardinals 5-4 on Saturday for their fifth straight win to tighten the NL Central race.

Santana, Anderson lead Indians past White Sox 12-1

CLEVELAND (AP) — Carlos Santana's grand slam capped a six-run third inning off Chicago ace Chris Sale and the Cleveland Indians defeated the White Sox 12-1 on Friday night.

Castro's 2 homers, 6 RBIs lead Cubs over Cardinals 8-3

Starlin Castro matched his career high with six RBIs, hitting a tiebreaking, two-run homer in the fifth and a three-run drive in the sixth to lead the Chicago Cubs over the St. Louis Cardinals 8-3 Friday for their fourth straight win.

Butler homers in ninth to give A's 4-2 win over White Sox

Billy Butler hit a three-run homer in the ninth off David Robertson, and the Oakland Athletics rallied for a 4-2 win over the Chicago White Sox on Thursday.

Cubs top Pirates 2-1 to earn doubleheader split

J.A. Happ has spent most of the last six weeks doing a pretty solid Jon Lester impersonation.

Cubs fall to Pirates 5-4 in Game 1 of doubleheader

A quick look at the Chicago Cubs' rotation gives Jason Hammel a pretty good idea where he stands.

Hunter, Gibson lead Twins over White Sox 7-0

CHICAGO (AP) — Minnesota Twins manager Paul Molitor hoped he could get three games out of 40-year-old Torii Hunter this weekend against the Chicago White Sox.

Arrieta wins 19th game as Cubs beat Phillies 5-1

Jake Arrieta pitched eight strong innings for his major league-leading 19th win, and Starlin Castro homered to lead the Chicago Cubs past the Philadelphia Phillies 5-1 in the first game of a doubleheader Friday night.

Cubs-Phillies rained out, doubleheader Friday

Not much is going to get the playoff-contending Chicago Cubs down right now not even sitting around waiting for a game that wound up getting postponed.

Lindor, Ramirez power Indians over White Sox, 6-4

Francisco Lindor had three hits, including a homer, Jose Ramirez also homered and the Cleveland Indians beat the Chicago White Sox 6-4 on Wednesday night.

Cubs hire Jared Porter as pro scouting director

The Chicago Cubs have hired Jared Porter as their director of pro scouting/special assistant.

Sox announce 2016 schedule, Cubs announce tentative schedule

The Chicago White Sox announced Tuesday their 2016 regular-season schedule, with the season-opening, four-game series at Oakland from Monday, April 4-Thursday, April 7.

Bryant hits long HR, Cubs beat Arizona 6-4

CHICAGO (AP) — Kris Bryant homered high off the left-field video board and tied a club rookie record for RBIs, Miguel Montero hit a grand slam, and the Chicago Cubs beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 6-4 to complete a three-game sweep Sunday.

Adam Eaton helps White Sox beat Royals 7-5

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — (AP) — Adam Eaton homered and scored three times, and the Chicago White Sox beat the Kansas City Royals 7-5 on Sunday for their fourth straight win.

Arrieta leads Cubs past Diamondbacks, 2-0

CHICAGO (AP) — Even when he allows a few hits, Jake Arrieta might be baseball's most dominant pitcher right now.