Cubs Sign Catcher Dioner Navarro
(WSCR) The Cubs have acquired free-agent catcher Dioner Navarro. The 28-year-old Navarro appeared in 24 games last season with the Reds, batting .290 with two home runs and 12 RBIs. He spent the...
View ArticleCubs Fall To Giants 9-7
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Pablo Sandoval hit a towering home run, the only blemish for Carlos Villanueva on Sunday, and the San Francisco Giants beat the Chicago Cubs 9-7. Gregor Blanco drove in two...
View ArticleBumgarner Shuts Down Cubs In Giants’ 3-2 Win
CHICAGO (AP) — CHICAGO (AP) — Madison Bumgarner allowed two runs while pitching neatly into the seventh inning, Marco Scutaro had three hits and the San Francisco Giants held off the Chicago Cubs 3-2...
View ArticleFeldman Tosses 3-Hitter, Cubs Top Padres 6-2
CHICAGO (AP) — Scott Feldman retired 18 straight on his way to his first career complete game and the Chicago Cubs took advantage of former No. 1 pick Andrew Cashner’s wildness in a 6-2 win over the...
View ArticleNavarro’s 3 HRs Lift Cubs Over Sox
CHICAGO (AP) — Dioner Navarro hit three home runs in a game for the first time in his career, connecting from both sides of the plate at Wrigley Field on Wednesday and leading the Chicago Cubs over the...
View ArticleGarza Solid As Cubs Beat Brewers
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Matt Garza struck out 10 in seven solid innings and Dioner Navarro hit a three-run homer, sending the Chicago Cubs to a 7-2 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Thursday. Garza (3-1)...
View ArticleGarza Throws 8 Strong Innings In Cubs’ 3-1 Win
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Matt Garza plans to pitch as well as he can for the Chicago Cubs as long as he’s with the team. That’s how he’s dealing with all this trade talk. Garza pitched eight sharp...
View ArticleNavarro Lifts Cubs To 4-3 Victory Over Pirates
CHICAGO (AP) — P Pinch hitter Dioner Navarro had a game-ending sacrifice fly in the 11th inning, lifting the Chicago Cubs to a 4-3 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Sunday. Anthony Rizzo sparked...
View ArticleRusin, Lake Lead Cubs Past Diamondbacks 4-2
PHOENIX (AP) — Chris Rusin has been the Chicago Cubs’ go-to pitcher after they make a major trade. For the second time this season, Rusin was called up from the minors after the Cubs dealt a pitcher,...
View ArticleTen Foot Mailbag: Do The Bears Respect Marc Trestman?
By Tim Baffoe- (CBS) I wrote a poem, darn it. “Unrequited in the Outfield” Forty/Forty Club where everyone wanted to dance with you 136 million, one for every starving soul that would eat Woo Woo’s...
View ArticleRizzo, Jackson Help Cubs Top Brewers 6-1
CHICAGO (AP) — Edwin Jackson listened to music and rode a stationary bike during a rain delay in the sixth inning. When the showers stopped and the tarp was pulled off the field, he was ready to go....
View ArticleCubs Send Guerrier, Neal To DL; Wait On Navarro
(CBS) The Cubs have placed right-handed pitcher Matt Guerrier and outfielder Thomas Neal on the 60- and 15-day disabled list, respectively, the club announced Thursday. Guerrier injured his right...
View ArticleNavarro Lifts Cubs To 6-5 Win Over Cardinals
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Dioner Navarro made it look simple Saturday night. The Chicago catcher, picking up a bat for the first time in three days, lashed a run-scoring double in the eighth inning to break a...
View ArticleCubs Defeat Dodgers 3-2 Behind Wood
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Travis Wood took his share of lumps in August, losing three in a row for the scuffling Chicago Cubs. He ended the month with a bang, outpitching Clayton Kershaw in a matchup of...
View ArticleCubs Fall To Marlins 4-3
CHICAGO (AP) — Henderson Alvarez hit his first career home run and pitched six innings before exiting with a hamstring injury, and the Miami Marlins beat the Chicago Cubs 4-3 on Monday. Alvarez smacked...
View ArticleCubs Hit 4 HRs, Power Past Marlins 9-7
CHICAGO (AP) — Donnie Murphy homered to cap a four-run rally in the seventh inning and the Chicago Cubs connected four times Wednesday to beat the Miami Marlins 9-7. Murphy’s two-run shot put the Cubs...
View ArticleBraves Defeat Cubs 5-2
CHICAGO (AP) — The Atlanta Braves clinched the NL East title on Sunday, and then rode two homers by Andrelton Simmons to a 5-2 victory over the Chicago Cubs. The game was in the sixth inning when...
View ArticleCBSSports.com: Fantasy Baseball Week 24 Starts And Sits
By Chris Cwik, CBSSports.com Each Friday the fantasy baseball experts at CBSSports.com break down who to start and who to sit for the upcoming week of fantasy baseball. Despite his strong performance...
View ArticleReport: White Sox To Sign Catcher Dioner Navarro
(CBS) The White Sox and catcher Dioner Navarro have agreed on a one-year deal, Fox Sports’ Ken Rosenthal reported Thursday morning. The signing is pending a physical. The addition comes one day after...
View ArticleLevine: John Danks Done Tipping Pitches, Thanks To Dioner Navarro
By Bruce Levine– GLENDALE, Ariz. (CBS) — A tip from catcher Dioner Navarro to left-hander John Danks three outings ago has turned the veteran pitcher around. During Danks’ start on March 13, he was...
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