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Maybe you’re a Cubs fan, maybe you’re a White Sox fan—everyone has their preferences. But sometimes, fandom aside, you just want to go to a baseball game, eat a hot dog and drink a beer. The great thing about Chicago is that we have two baseball teams and twice as many opportunities to get your ballgame fix, but who’s in town this weekend? We rounded up both teams’ July home games in one convenient place for your planning pleasure. Saturday, July 1 White Sox vs. Rangers – 1:10 p.m. Sunday, July 2 White Sox vs. Rangers – 1:10 p.m. Tuesday, July 4 Cubs vs. Rays – 1:20 p.m. Wednesday, July 5 Cubs vs. Rays – 1:20 p.m. Thursday, July 6 Cubs vs. Brewers – 1:20 p.m. Friday, July 7 Cubs vs. Pirates – Continue to Article

June 30, 2017 9:39:am EST

It wasn’t a pretty Thursday afternoon for the Washington Nationals and its fans. Starting pitcher Joe Ross saw his solid outing go to waste when the bullpen (Blake Treinen} allowed the Chicago Cubs to score three runs in the ninth inning and leave Nationals Park with a 5-4 victory. In addition to that, shortstop Trea Turner, who racked up seven stolen bases during the four game series, broke his right wrist when he was hit by a pitch, which will lead to him spending time on the Disabled List. Turner’s injury was first reported by Washington Post writer Chelsea Janes: Janes later tweeted that Syracuse Chiefs shortstop Adrian Sanchez was taken out of the lineup during a game against the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Continue to Article

June 30, 2017 9:13:am EST

The family that owns the Chicago Cubs has taken out a loan of more than $65 million on its 11 rooftop buildings, from a lender the team already knows well. The Ricketts family on May 17 borrowed more than $65 million from Wintrust Bank, according to Cook County property records and commercial real estate data and analytics firm CrediFi. The loan for the buildings overlooking Wrigley Field adds a new dimension to the relationship between the Cubs and Rosemont-based Wintrust Financial, which is the team's official banking partner. Wintrust's sponsorship deal includes a large Wintrust sign atop the video board in the left field bleachers. The Ricketts family's new loan comes amid its $850 million Continue to Article

June 30, 2017 6:01:am EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — Nationals shortstop and leadoff hitter Trea Turner broke his right wrist when hit by a 96 mph fastball from the Chicago Cubs' Pedro Strop in the seventh inning of Washington's 5-4 loss to the Chicago Cubs on Thursday.Turner stole two Continue to Article

June 30, 2017 2:18:am EST

(The Sports Xchange) - Talented shortstop Trea Turner left Thursday's Washington Nationals game against the Chicago Cubs in the top of the ninth with what the team called a non-displaced fracture of his right wrist after getting hit by a pitch in his Continue to Article

June 30, 2017 12:10:am EST