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PITTSBURGH – Jake Arrieta definitely felt something more than just a cramp in his right leg, but the Cubs also didn’t get the worst-case news that could have ruined their season. Arrieta is looking at a seven-to-10-day window to recover after Tuesday’s MRI revealed a Grade 1 hamstring strain, meaning he could miss one or two starts at a time when the Cubs are running 3.5 games ahead of the Milwaukee Brewers in the National League Central and the St. Louis Cardinals are still lurking above .500. “You don’t want to miss a start,” Arrieta said after a 4-3 loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates at PNC Park. “But at the same time, this is something that certain times you can’t prepare for. “Things happen. Continue to Article

September 05, 2017 11:28:pm EST

Willson Contreras had some potentially embarrassing messages leak Tuesday. Chicago Cubs catcher Willson Contreras has struck out before in front of thousands, but none have been as embarrassing as this one. Contreras became the second baseball player to have some potentially embarrassing content emerge online Tuesday. Continue to Article

September 05, 2017 11:13:pm EST

Bill Brink of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports that the Pittsburgh Pirates and manager Clint Hurdle have agreed to a four-year contract extension. Hurdle has been with the Pirates since 2011 and has gone 574-534. When he took over, the Pirates hadn’t had a winning season in 19 years. Hurdle won the Manager of the Year Award in 2013. Continue to Article

September 05, 2017 9:10:am EST

The season has been a struggle for the Cubs, who have stayed afloat by beating last-place teams (24–13) and failed to measure up against the six teams they’ve played who are in playoff position today (11–21). The hottest team in baseball will become the eighth straight World Series loser to make the playoffs the next year. Why do World Series winners have a much harder “year after” than World Series losers? Continue to Article

September 05, 2017 7:37:am EST

The Padres will try to get back on the winning track against the St. Louis Cardinals on Tuesday, one day after San Diego lost the opener of the four-game series 2-0. Just maybe the Padres were still enjoying the aftermath of taking three of four from the first-place Los Angeles Dodgers. "We put that behind us," Green said of the thrilling Dodgers series. Continue to Article

September 05, 2017 3:33:am EST

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