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The Cubs made a move in their bullpen ahead of this weekend's series with the Yankees. The team optioned Justin Grimm to Triple-A Iowa and recalled Felix Pena. It's been a rough opening to the season for Grimm, who has an ugly 7.30 ERA over 12.1 innings in 12 appearances. He's allowed 10 run including a whopping five home runs while striking out 14 batters. Grimm has already had three appearances this season in which he's allowed multiple runs, including Monday's effort against the Phillies, in which he allowed two homers and three runs in two innings of work. Pena appeared in 11 games with the Cubs last season. He posted a 4.000 ERA, allowing four runs in nine innings. He struck out 13 batters, Continue to Article

May 05, 2017 11:45:am EST

Javier Baez ran out to the middle of Wrigley Field with a neon-colored Super Soaker, spraying Albert Almora Jr. and the camera capturing the celebration after Thursday's 5-4 walk-off win over the Philadelphia Phillies, the drops of water dotting the big video board. If the Cubs felt a little delirious, well, this imperfect 13-inning game lasted four hours and 22 minutes and marked their 10th come-from-behind victory already this season.  "I was looking to do something different," Baez said. "I had it ready since the ninth inning. It took a little bit, but I finally got to use it." Baez brought a Party Room tradition out from the underground clubhouse and into the open, targeting Almora as a player Continue to Article

May 04, 2017 11:14:pm EST

The Cubs had a great team, a championship drought that lasted more than a century, a robust farm system and a delirious fan base. President of baseball operations Theo Epstein framed the question like this: If not now, when? The Cubs had World Series rings in mind when they made the blockbuster Aroldis Chapman trade last summer, and the superstar closer for the New York Yankees will get his during Friday’s pregame ceremony at Wrigley Field. “I’m looking forward to it,” said manager Joe Maddon, who will be part of the presentation. The Cubs always viewed Chapman as a rental player and never had any interest in the kind of five-year, $86 million megadeal the Yankees put together. During the December Continue to Article

May 04, 2017 8:28:pm EST

CHICAGO (AP) — Albert Almora Jr. doubled leading off the 13th inning and scored on a throwing error by shortstop Freddy Galvis, giving the Chicago Cubs a 5-4 win over the Philadelphia Phillies on Thursday. Kris Bryant had four hits, Miguel Montero homered and drove in two runs, and Matt Szczur and Addison Russell hit run-scoring doubles as the Cubs extended their winning streak to three. Almora doubled off Joely Rodriguez (1-1) to begin the 13th and held as Javier Baez hit a comebacker. Ben Zobrist was intentionally walked, and Szczur grounded sharply to second baseman Cesar Hernandez, who threw to Galvis for the forceout. Trying to complete an inning-ending double play, Galvis bounced his throw Continue to Article

May 04, 2017 7:23:pm EST

Alexander Rossi’s yearlong tour of post-Indianapolis 500 victory events has continued to roll on this week. On Wednesday, in an interruption from “Alonso-mania” at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Rossi received his champion’s ring for winning last Continue to Article

May 04, 2017 6:25:pm EST