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Two young boys in Illinois were caught skipping school to see the Chicago Cubs home opener after running into their principal at the game this week. Continue to Article

April 12, 2018 9:55:am EST

For the second straight day on Wednesday, he clubbed a pair of home runs, helping the Cubs beat the Pirates 13-5. Note: Because there was some confusion in the initial version of this article: In the following quotes, Baez is referring to a pop-up he hit where he tossed his bat up and didn’t run hard, not his home runs. After the game, Baez was very introspective. Continue to Article

April 12, 2018 1:29:am EST

Javier Baez homered twice for the second straight game Wednesday night as the Chicago Cubs wiped out an early 3-0 deficit to rout the Pittsburgh Pirates 13-5 at Wrigley Field in Chicago. Baez, who belted a pair of solo shots in an 8-5 loss on Tuesday, cracked a three-run blast to right-center in the bottom of the second inning to give the Cubs a 4-3 lead. Chicago snapped a 4-4 tie in the bottom of the sixth with four runs. Continue to Article

April 11, 2018 11:28:pm EST

The next time the Chicago Cubs are in Cincinnati, first baseman Anthony Rizzo may hit the floor at the team hotel instead of the bed. Rizzo, who was placed on the 10-day disabled list with back tightness, thinks a hotel bed may have played a part in his back issues. "I think the next time I go [to Cincinnati], I'll sleep on the floor," Rizzo said. "I just have to take care of myself better." Rizzo, 28, began experiencing tightness in the area going back to last Monday in Cincinnati. He played through the pain on Thursday before missing the next three games against Milwaukee. "It's the nature of the back," Rizzo told Kap & Co. on ESPN 1000 on Wednesday. "... It got to the point where it was almost Continue to Article

April 11, 2018 2:20:pm EST

Felipe Vazquez struck out Javier Baez for the final out of the bottom of the eighth inning as the Pittsburgh Pirates continued their hot start with an 8-5 victory over the Chicago Cubs in Chicago's home opener Tuesday afternoon at Wrigley Field. Francisco Cervelli hit a three-run homer and Nova (1-1) pitched seven effective innings as the Pirates improved to 8-2 for their best 10-game start since 1992. Continue to Article

April 10, 2018 5:42:pm EST