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The hits aren't coming for the Milwaukee Brewers, who will try to snap out of their second-half funk and pick up ground in the National League Central race Friday night when they open a three-game series against the Cincinnati Reds at Miller Park. The Brewers saw their losing streak grow to five games Thursday, one off the team's season high, thanks to another anemic showing by the offense, which managed just two hits over the final 7 1/3 innings of a 7-2 loss to Minnesota. "We have to step up here," Brewers manager Craig Counsell said. Continue to Article

August 11, 2017 3:35:am EST

It doesnt look like Willson Contreras suffered a season-ending injury, but the high-energy Cubs catcher is expected to miss a significant portion of the National League Central race. ESPN reported that Contreras will be sidelined for at least two weeks during a recovery process that could take more than a month. Cubs president Theo Epstein declined to comment on the possibility this could be a season-ending injury during an appearance on the teams flagship radio station. Continue to Article

August 10, 2017 10:10:pm EST

SAN FRANCISCO – A nightmare scenario for the Cubs unfolded on Wednesday afternoon at AT&T Park, Willson Contreras grabbing his right leg as he ran out a groundball, hopping past first base and collapsing onto the outfield grass. The breakout star of this underachieving Cubs season used assistant athletic trainer Ed Halbur and first base coach Brandon Hyde for support as he limped off the field in the eighth inning of a 3-1 loss to the San Francisco Giants. Contreras will travel with the Cubs to Arizona, get an MRI on his hamstring during Thursday’s off-day and have access to all the team’s medical resources at the Mesa complex. But the Cubs are anticipating Contreras will be forced onto the disabled Continue to Article

August 09, 2017 8:07:pm EST