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A night after scoring one run in 17 innings, the Chicago Cubs' offense showed what it is capable of. Ben Zobrist had a tiebreaking RBI single and Kris Bryant followed with a bases-clearing double in a four-run 10th inning for the Cubs, who beat the Miami Marlins 10-6 on Saturday night after Yu Darvish struggled in his first start for Chicago. Kyle Schwarber homered and drove in two runs and Anthony Rizzo also knocked in two for the Cubs, who bounced back after Friday's 17-inning loss. Continue to Article

April 01, 2018 12:34:am EST

MIAMI—Miguel Rojas drove in Brian Anderson with a single to center in the 17th inning, and the Miami Marlins topped the Chicago Cubs 2-1 on Friday night. This one will go into Marlins lore, not only for its 5-hour, 18-minute length—but more so because it's the first win of Derek Jeter's era as Miami's CEO. Jeter was there until the end, slapping high-fives when it was finally over. Continue to Article

March 31, 2018 1:33:am EST

Emergency goaltender Scott Foster played the final 14 minutes after Chicago lost Anton Forsberg and Collin Delia to injuries, closing out the Blackhawks' 6-2 victory over the Winnipeg Jets. It was Foster's first competitive action since 20 minutes in relief with Western Michigan University in the 2005-06 season. Forsberg was expected to start, but he was scratched after the team said he got hurt during warmups. Continue to Article

March 30, 2018 2:53:am EST

Chicago Cubs leadoff hitter Ian Happ smashed the opening pitch of the 2018 Major League Baseball season for a home run Thursday as the Cubs beat the Miami Marlins 8-4. Marlins pitcher Jose Urena endured a nightmare start in the first game of the new campaign, which will conclude with the World Series in October. Happ, playing his first major league opening day after joining the Cubs in May last year, blasted the opening offering from 26-year-old Dominican right-hander Urena into the right-field stands. Continue to Article

March 29, 2018 6:53:pm EST

The baseball season began in Miami with the Cubs taking on the Marlins. Jose Urena delivered the first pitch. Ian Happ of the Cubs deposited it over the right field fence. Predictably, ESPN’s cameras immediately found Derek Jeter, who didn’t seem super Continue to Article

March 29, 2018 4:53:pm EST