Community Picks: Colorado 0% vs Chi Cubs 0%

With a new veteran in the fold, the Chicago Cubs deep, dangerous lineup seems a little bit deeper and more dangerous. Kyle Schwarber and Javier Baez homered, Kyle Hendricks was solid again through seven innings and the Cubs beat Colorado 6-3 on Tuesday night to end the Rockies' season-high eight-game winning streak. Carlos Gonzalez had two RBIs - on a double and sacrifice fly - as he started in right field for a second straight game after signing a minor league contract with Chicago on Saturday. Continue to Article

June 05, 2019 12:30:am EST

Kyle Hendricks struck out 10 in seven solid innings, Kyle Schwarber and Javier Baez homered, and the host Chicago Cubs beat the Colorado Rockies 6-3 on Tuesday night. Playing in just his second game for the Cubs, Carlos Gonzalez doubled and drove in two runs against his former team, and Pedro Strop pitched the ninth for his fifth save of the season. Daniel Murphy homered and drove in two runs and Nolan Arenado singled to extend his hitting streak to 14 games for Colorado, which had its eight-game winning streak snapped. Continue to Article

June 04, 2019 10:59:pm EST

The Chicago Cubs activated reliever Pedro Strop from the 10-day injured list before Tuesday night's game against the Colorado Rockies and optioned reliever Dillon Maples to Triple-A Iowa. The 33-year-old Strop, who went on the IL on May 8 with a strained left hamstring, is 1-2 with a 5.06 ERA and has four saves in six chances. The right-hander is one of several relievers manager Joe Maddon has shuffled into the closer's role as Brandon Morrow recovers from right elbow surgery. Continue to Article

June 04, 2019 6:37:pm EST

Jon Lester went seven strong innings to end his roughest stretch of the season, and Chicago Cubs scored five times in the sixth inning to halt a three-game skid with an 8-1 home win over the Los Angeles Angels on Monday. In the makeup of a postponed game from April 14, the Cubs won for just the third time in 11 games. The Angels, who were in Seattle on Sunday and host Oakland on Tuesday night, had won seven of their previous nine. Continue to Article

June 03, 2019 7:28:pm EST

The governor of Illinois is expected to sign legislation that will legalize sports betting in the state, including at Soldier Field, home of the Bears. Soldier Field is one of seven venues in Illinois that would be eligible for sports betting licenses, according to Joe Ostrowski of 670 The Score. Other venues eligible for sports betting licenses include the homes of the Chicago Cubs, White Sox, Bulls and Blackhawks. Continue to Article

June 03, 2019 5:01:pm EST