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Reds rally against Cubs again CINCINNATI -- Reds manager Dusty Baker isn't a big fan of the squeeze bunt. "I ain't crazy about it," he says. But with the scored tied in the sixth inning of the Reds' game against the Chicago Cubs on Saturday, Baker...

CINCINNATI — Anthony Rizzo went 3-for-3 to break out of an 0-for-23 skid in Saturday’s 5-2 loss to the Reds. Rizzo’s skid coincided with the Cubs’ six-game losing streak, but he has been able to handle the pressure and keep...

SportsDirect Inc. Preview: Cubs at Reds The Cincinnati Reds will try to wrap up their second three-game sweep of the Chicago Cubs this month when the teams clash Sunday afternoon at Great American Ball Park. Cincinnati has won 19 of 24 meetings with...

Reds 5, Cubs 2: Todd Frazier drove in a pair of runs and Homer Bailey pitched six solid innings as Cincinnati rallied to beat visiting Chicago for the second straight game. Bailey (3-3) struck out eight and allowed two runs on five hits to win his...

SS Starlin Castro extended his games played streak to 243 Friday despite a slightly swollen ankle. Castro said he felt fine despite hurting his ankle with an awkward slide trying to stretch his hit into a double in the sixth inning on Thursday. Soriano,...

CINCINNATI — No one really is surprised the Cubs are where they are two months into the season, and it appears evident what's going to happen next. In Year 2 of the rebuild, the only questions remaining are who will be gone before August and how...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Chicago Cubs - INSIDE PITCH After Thursday's 4-2 loss at Pittsburgh, the Cubs have dropped four in a row. The Cubs scored a grand total of six runs in the series, and they face myriad offensive problems. The Nos. 2,...

The Sports Xchange By Jeff Wallner, The Sports Xchange Reds 7, Cubs 4 CINCINNATI -- Catcher Ryan Hanigan's three-run home run highlighted a five-run fourth inning for Cincinnati, and Joey Votto and Brandon Phillips also homered, lifting the Reds to a...

The Sports Xchange By Jeff Wallner, Sports Xchange Hanigan homer helps Reds maintain dominance over Cubs CINCINNATI - Reds catcher Ryan Hanigan was struggling mightily at the plate when he went on the disabled list in late April with a strained left...

Right about the time you're settling down for some Memorial Day barbecue and beverages on Monday, the Cubs and White Sox will renew their Crosstown Classic rivalry. This year it's only four games—two at each ballpark—and they're all back to...

MLB Team Report - Chicago Cubs - INSIDE PITCH Manager Dale Sveum held a brief meeting with his bullpen members this week. It was a circle-the-wagons type of meeting after a brutal game Tuesday at Pittsburgh, after the relievers ruined a nice start by...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Chicago Cubs - INSIDE PITCH Lost amid the shuffle of another bad bullpen blowup was a nice season debut by Matt Garza. Garza, the erstwhile ace of the Cubs' starting rotation, was very good Tuesday night in a 5-4...