ST. LOUIS -- Unfortunately both for himself and the Chicago Cubs, Travis Wood has been in this position before -- talking about a game in which he pitched well, but still came away with a loss. “It wasn’t enough, really,” Wood said of his performance after a 5-2 loss to the St.
ST. LOUIS -- Chicago Cubs manager Dale Sveum received his third ejection of the season Monday night after arguing a close play at home plate in the seventh inning. With the St. Louis Cardinals leading 2-0 and runners on second and third and one out, Pete Kozma hit a sharp grounder to third baseman Luis Valbuena, who knocked it down but threw late to first base.
ST. LOUIS -- The Chicago Cubs and St. Louis Cardinals waited out a rain delay of nearly two hours before finally playing Monday night, but the Chicago bats took most of the rest of the night off as well in a 5-1 loss.
ST. LOUIS -- What to do with Carlos Marmol? Much of the discussion before Monday's rain-delayed game between the Chicago Cubs and St. Louis Cardinals concerned reliever Carlos Marmol, whose blown save cost the Cubs a win in New York on Sunday.
NEW YORK -- Matt Garza put the Chicago Cubs in position to win Sunday. His bullpen just didn't cooperate. "Another strong outing from our starter is wasted again," Cubs manager Dale Sveum said after his bullpen collapsed in the ninth inning of a 4-3 loss to the New York Mets.
NEW YORK -- What once came so easy to Carlos Marmol now continues to be a nightmare for the Chicago Cubs reliever. "This year, all the other innings, he's done a pretty good job," Cubs manager Dale Sveum said.
NEW YORK -- The Chicago Cubs were three outs from a sweep. Then Carlos Marmol entered. Marmol gave up four runs in the ninth and the Cubs fell 4-3 to the New York Mets on Sunday at Citi Field. The Cubs led 3-0 entering the frame.
NEW YORK -- Chicago Cubs starter Edwin Jackson knows firsthand the dangers of being hit in the head by a line drive, as he was struck in 2006 while with Tampa Bay. After Rays starter Alex Cobb took a liner off the head Saturday, suffering a mild concussion, Jackson acknowledged those type of plays can be difficult to avoid.
NEW YORK -- Chicago Cubs manager Dale Sveum wasn’t cringing because Scott Feldman decided to slide head-first into third base. “Actually in his case, we’re probably better off that he head-first dives because of [his] knee,” Sveum said after Feldman carried the Cubs to a 5-2 victory over the New York Mets on Saturday afternoon with his arm, bat and legs.
NEW YORK -- Dealing on the mound. Coming through in the clutch at the plate. Even going first to third and sliding in headfirst. Simply put: Scott Feldman did it all on Saturday afternoon, leading the Chicago Cubs to a 5-2 victory over the New York Mets at Citi Field.
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