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The reigning World Series champion Chicago Cubs continue to seek consistency as they approach this week's All-Star break. The Cubs face the Pittsburgh Pirates in their first-half finale on Sunday afternoon at Wrigley Field. The Cubs won the series opener 6-1 before the Pirates took Saturday's game 4-2. Continue to Article

July 09, 2017 12:32:am EST

Consistency has eluded the Cubs halfway through this follow-up campaign to last years curse-smashing World Series championship, an effect of consistency personally eluding many of the guys who fueled the 103-win regular season and the run to the title. Jake Arrieta has perhaps been the most conspicuous of that group of underachievers, to borrow a word Kris Bryant used Friday. Arrieta has turned in good starts this season, but hes rarely strung multiple ones together. Continue to Article

July 08, 2017 11:51:pm EST

CHICAGO (AP) -- Gregory Polanco hit a two-run homer in the sixth inning and Ivan Nova pitched three-hit ball into the seventh, leading the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 4-2 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Saturday night. Josh Bell had three hits and two runs Continue to Article

July 08, 2017 10:23:pm EST

Barry Bonds is home again, this time for good. Baseball's home run king was honored by the San Francisco Giants with the unveiling of a plaque bearing his likeness on the team's Wall of Fame at AT&T Park during a pre-game ceremony Saturday. The 52-year-old former slugger, who hit 762 home runs during a 22-year career with the Giants and Pittsburgh Pirates, waved to the estimated crowd of nearly 1,000 fans, many wearing Bonds' No. 25 jerseys, who lined up behind barricades not far from the player's entrance at AT&T Park to witness the 40-minute ceremony honoring the seven-time NL MVP. Continue to Article

July 08, 2017 9:02:pm EST

CHICAGO — Kris Bryant hit two homers and drove in four runs, Anthony Rizzo went deep and the Chicago Cubs beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-1 on Friday. Rizzo chased Trevor Williams with a two-run drive in the fourth that made it 3-0. Bryant hit a solo shot against Jhan Marinez in the sixth that cleared the left-field bleachers and added a two-run drive in the eighth off Antonio Bastardo. He also had an RBI triple and finished with four hits, helping Chicago start the weekend series on a winning note after dropping six of nine. Both teams committed three errors and wasted some big scoring opportunities in the early going. Chicago was 2 of 13 with runners in scoring position, while Pirates were 1 Continue to Article

July 07, 2017 6:41:pm EST

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