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Edmonds signs with Cubs Thu May 15 00:04:33 2008 EST
Chicago, IL (Sports Network) - The Chicago Cubs signed veteran outfielder Jim Edmonds to a 2008 contract on Wednesday. Per club policy, terms of the deal were not disclosed. Edmonds will be available for Thursday's series finale against the San Diego Padres at Wrigley Field. The 37-year-old, who was acquired by the Padres in a trade with the St. Louis Cardinals in December, was batting just .178 with one home run and six RBI in 26 games this season before the club released him last Friday. In p
Soriano, Soto power Cubs to victory over Padres Wed May 14 23:36:10 2008 EST
Chicago, IL (Sports Network) - Alfonso Soriano drove in three runs and Ted Lilly struck out a season-high 11 batters, as the Chicago Cubs downed the San Diego Padres, 8-5, in the third test of a four-game series at Wrigley Field. Ted Lilly (4-4) gave up four runs on six hits over six innings to pick up his third straight win. Geovany Soto hit a two-run homer and added an RBI single for the Cubs, who have won five of their last six games. Kosuke Fukudome was 3-for-5 and scored two runs, while Ma
Report: Edmonds expected to sign with Cubs Wed May 14 17:49:20 2008 EST
Chicago, IL (Sports Network) - Veteran outfielder Jim Edmonds is expected to sign with the Chicago Cubs. According to a Chicago newspaper, Edmonds could be signed as early as Wednesday night, pending his passing of a physical. If he passes, Edmonds could be in the lineup for Thursday's series finale against San Diego. The 37-year-old, who was acquired by the Padres in a trade with the St. Louis Cardinals in December, was batting just .178 with one home run and six RBI in 26 games this season be
Peavy hopes to end winless rut in Padres-Cubs tilt Wed May 14 10:48:04 2008 EST
(Sports Network) - Jake Peavy has hit a rare snag and will try to get back on track tonight, when the pitcher's San Diego Padres resume a four-game series with the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field. Peavy is 0-2 with a 3.37 earned run average over his last three starts and lost to Colorado on Friday at Chase Field. He surrendered three runs and seven hits in six innings of a 4-2 loss, falling to 4-2 with a 2.47 ERA in eight starts this season. The 2007 NL Cy Young Award winner, who is 2-0 in three
Tigers release Jacque Jones Tue May 13 19:28:38 2008 EST
struggled with the Tigers in his first season with the club, batting just .165 with one homer and five runs batted in over 24 games. The 33-year-old veteran, who was designated for assignment on May 5, was acquired by Detroit last November in a deal that sent infielder Omar Infante to the Chicago Cubs. Jones had spent two seasons with the Cubs after playing the first seven years of his career with Minnesota. Jones is a career .278 hitter with 165 homers and 628 RBI in 1,284 major league games.
D'Backs try to stop slide vs. Rockies Tue May 13 10:57:57 2008 EST
- Suddenly, the Diamondbacks are a team that can be beat. Arizona will try to halt its season-long losing streak tonight in the opener of a three-game series against the Colorado Rockies at Chase Field. Arizona was swept in three games by the Chicago Cubs in the Windy City over the weekend, giving the Diamondbacks three straight losses for the first time this year. It was also the club's sixth loss in its last eight games, and Arizona's lead over Los Angeles for first place in the National Leag
Nationals, Mets continue four-game set at Shea Tue May 13 10:53:10 2008 EST
. In that triumph, he allowed five hits and two runs over 6 2/3 innings. Lifetime against Washington, he is 4-2 in eight starts with a 4.84 earned run average. Overall, Maine has won three straight starts since he dropped a 7-1 decision to the Chicago Cubs on April 21. In those wins, he's given up 13 hits and five runs in 19 1/3 innings. For the Nationals, lefty John Lannan makes his second start of 2008 against the Mets. He got a no-decision the first time around after allowing three hits and a
Volquez tries to stay hot against Marlins Tue May 13 10:52:38 2008 EST
orida Marlins in game two of a four-game series at Great American Ball Park. Volquez, acquired from Texas in the offseason for Josh Hamilton, has allowed one earned run or less in all seven of his outings in 2008, including a 9-0 defeat of the Chicago Cubs on May 7, in which he gave up four hits in seven innings. The defeat of Chicago came one start after his lone loss of the season, a 2-0 verdict against Atlanta in which the 24-year-old surrendered just four hits and an earned run in six inning
Zambrano shines again as Cubs club Padres Mon May 12 23:49:22 2008 EST
Chicago, IL (Sports Network) - Alfonso Soriano went 2-for-5 with a double and a two-run homer, part of an electric offensive outing that saw the Chicago Cubs cruise past the San Diego Padres, 12-3, in the opener of a four-game set at Wrigley Field. Carlos Zambrano (6-1) made another quality start for Chicago, hurling seven innings and giving up three runs on six hits and two walks while fanning five. He had been scheduled to pitch Sunday, but was pushed back to Monday after rain delayed the sta
Red-hot Marlins take streak into Cincinnati Mon May 12 11:17:43 2008 EST
ay, as he sports a 1-5 record with a 3.09 ERA in eight starts this season. Harang has lost his last three trips to the hill and is 0-4 with a 3.05 earned run average through his last five outings. Harang absorbed the loss on Tuesday versus the Chicago Cubs, yielding three runs and seven hits in seven innings of a 3-0 defeat. The righty is 1-1 with a 6.49 earned run average in five career starts against the Marlins. Cincinnati went 4-3 against the Marlins in 2007, with a 3-0 mark at Great America
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