On Friday night at Coors field, two of the hottest teams in the National League will face each other to kick off a very critical four game series.
Carlos Zambrano (7-4, 3.35 ERA) and the Chicago Cubs will travel to the Rocky Mountains to challenge Ubaldo Jimenez (8-9, 3.76 ERA) and the Colorado Rockies.
Since firing their former manager Clint Hurdle, the Rockies (59-49) have burst on to the scene as one of the elite teams in the NL West, and have challenged division foe's Los Angeles and San Francisco for play-off position.
The Cubs (57-49) have emerged from the All-Star break as ...
CHICAGO—The Chicago Cubs cut the St. Louis Cardinals' lead in the National League Central to two games after they beat the Atlanta Braves 4-2, behind the arm of rookie pitcher Randy Wells and the bat of Derrek Lee.
Wells (4-3) has won four straight starts after going 0-3 in his first six outings with the Cubs.
The 26-year-old rookie has really lacked run support from the Chicago offense, but lately, it's been just enough. He went six strong innings, struck out four batters, allowed two runs, and did not allow any walks.
Wells has allowed three runs or more in only two of ...
After leading Major League Baseball in 2008 with nine all-stars, the Chicago Cubs will send just one player to St. Louis for the midseason festivities.
Left handed pitcher Ted Lilly (8-6) will represent the Cubs in 2009, and proved why after leading Chicago to an 8-2 victory over the second place Milwaukee Brewers.
Lilly capped off the biggest series of the season yet for the Cubs, who needed to take at least three from the Brewers in order for this four game set to be considered a success.
Coupled with a St. Louis victory over the Cincinnati Reds, the Cubs have now improved ...
