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Although the Milwaukee Brewers still trail in the NL Central, they believe the pressure has shifted to the first-place Cubs. Curtis Granderson homered, tripled and scored three runs, Lorenzo Cain added three hits and the Brewers beat Chicago 5-1 on Wednesday night to move within a game of the division lead. Granderson finished with three hits and Mike Moustakas had a two-run single for Milwaukee, which took two of three at Wrigley Field. Continue to Article

September 13, 2018 1:11:am EST

Cubs pitcher Yu Darvish had right elbow surgery but is expected back for spring training. Yu Darvish’s injury-plagued first season with the Chicago Cubs officially ended in August. Now the 32-year-old right-hander is completely focused on making an impact in 2019 after undergoing an arthroscopic debridement on his right elbow. Continue to Article

September 12, 2018 6:37:pm EST

If the Chicago Cubs are going to stave off the Milwaukee Brewers down the stretch for their third straight National League Central Division title, finding ways to win tight ballgames will be key. Chicago's bullpen backed up a stellar start by Jose Quintana in a 3-0 win over the Brewers on Tuesday that kept Milwaukee from moving into a virtual tie for first place. Continue to Article

September 12, 2018 11:40:am EST

One of the few teams to have much success against Jacob deGrom all year has been the last-place Miami Marlins. In his latest hard-luck loss during a record-setting season, deGrom was outpitched by Jose Urena as the Marlins beat the New York Mets 5-3 on Tuesday night. ''These guys, they want to score for him so bad, you can see it,'' Mets manager Mickey Callaway said. Continue to Article

September 12, 2018 12:11:am EST