Chicago Cubs infielder Addison Russell was replaced by Javier Baez in Game 3 of the National League Division Series after suffering a hamstring injury. The Cubs announced Oct. 15 that Russell will miss the National League Championship Series against the New York Mets.
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Berry Replaces Russell on NLCS Roster
Saturday, Oct. 17
The Cubs announced outfielder Quintin Berry has taken Russell's place.
Russell Comments on Injury
Tuesday, Oct. 13
Russell said he felt a "little grab" in the hamstring as he rounded the bases in the fourth inning, per Adam Berry of MLB.com.
"It feels fine now," Russell stated at the time, via Berry. "We're just going to wait and ...
The Chicago Cubs needed only one win to distinctly swing the advantage.
On Saturday, they got it. Now, the home-field advantage is on their side. But more importantly, so is the pitching lineup.
The Cubs’ 6-3 win over the St. Louis Cardinals in Game 2 of the National League Division Series at Busch Stadium evened the best-of-five tilt. Now the scene moves to Wrigley Field, where Chicago’s North Side, and the 101-year-old stadium, will be rocking at unheard-of levels for Monday’s Game 3.
Aside from the Cubs having a chance to take the series lead, right-hander Jake Arrieta's presence on the mound will be the ...
Of all the things that happened in 2015, the Chicago Cubs' winning 97 games with a major boost from a pitcher who came to the team as a throw-in player in a throwaway deal was arguably at the top of the "There's No Way This Is for Real" power rankings.
But after what happened Wednesday night, we now know this: This is for real, all right.
The Cubs made their first postseason game since 2008 count, beating the Pittsburgh Pirates in the National League Wild Card Game by a 4-0 final to earn a ticket to play the St. Louis Cardinals in ...
Jake Arrieta's run of dominance continued Wednesday in a National League Wild Card contest as the Chicago Cubs defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates, 4-0, to clinch their first NLDS appearance since 2008.
Arrieta pitched a four-hit, complete-game shutout that saw him strike out 11 Pirates batters. According to ESPN's Karl Ravech, Arrieta is operating in truly elite air:
The win snapped Chicago's nine-game postseason losing streak, per ESPN Stats & Info, so it's no wonder the team went nuts upon recording the game's final out.
Before everyone could get to the clubhouse, it was time for a Gatorade shower, per Baseball Tonight:
The Cubs' official ...
To say that Chicago Cubs starting pitcher Jake Arrieta had a good second half to his season would be an understatement—a big one.
In his last start of the regular season Friday night, the Cubs ace delivered six innings of two-hit, shutout baseball and seven strikeouts against the Milwaukee Brewers. Another dominating performance brought his second-half ERA to a minuscule 0.75, the lowest in baseball history, according to statistician Ryan M. Spaeder.
Arrieta also tallied off another quality start, as the Cubs pointed out on Twitter:
Spaeder delved deeper into the 29-year-old's second half, noting that he gave up just four earned runs during ...
Chicago Cubs first baseman Anthony Rizzo was hit by a pitch for the 30th time this season during Tuesday's 4-1 win over the Cincinnati Reds, joining Don Baylor (1986) as the only two players in MLB history to hit 30 home runs and get hit by 30 pitches in the same season, per ESPN Stats & Info.
Rizzo also has exactly 30 home runs, as he has not hit one since Sept. 17 against the Pittsburgh Pirates. The 30 homers come as no surprise, with the 26-year-old having hit 32 last season and 23 in 2013.
His league-leading hit by pitch total, ...
The Curse of the Billy Goat has hovered over the Chicago Cubs for 70 years. But competitive eater Takeru Kobayashi tried to change that.He and four others powered home an entire goat on Thursday, and brief chants of “Break the curse!” could be heard from Cubs fans.Chicago is seated comfortably as a National League wild-card team, so we'll have to wait and see if those goat demons have officially been exorcised.[MLB]Read more Chicago Cubs news on BleacherReport.com
The historic accolades are flowing in for Jake Arrieta.
And with those, the Chicago Cubs ace is setting himself up to bring in the big one—the National League Cy Young Award.
Arrieta made Cubs history Tuesday night when he threw a complete-game shutout, allowing three hits and one walk while striking out 11 in another dominant performance. This one came against the lowly Milwaukee Brewers at Wrigley Field, and it was closed out with a weak ground-ball out and a standing ovation from the home fans.
The win was Arrieta's 20th of the year, making him the first Cubs pitcher to win that many ...
A magical season on the North Side of Chicago hit another high point Tuesday when ace Jake Arrieta threw a complete-game shutout in the Chicago Cubs' 4-0 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers.
Arrieta became the first pitcher in the major leagues to reach the 20-win plateau and trimmed the Cubs' magic number to reach the postseason to three.
The right-hander struck out 11 hitters and lowered his ERA to a sparkling 1.88 in a potential Cy Young campaign that already includes a no-hitter against the Los Angeles Dodgers in August.
The Chicago Tribune shared a photo of the triumphant Arrieta celebrating with his ...
Just think of the possibilities.
This is the foundation books are written on. It is what makes one city hate another regardless of how closely its citizens follow sports. This is how the ideas are born for great 30 for 30s, ESPN’s acclaimed sports documentary series that has already featured the Yankees-Red Sox rivalry and the Chicago Cubs’ losing history.
But the Cubs are not losers at present day. They are aimed dead straight toward the postseason, and for the first time since Steve Bartman sat along the left field foul line, they are legitimate threats to take the National League pennant.
That ...
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