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The Sports Xchange By John Perrotto, The Sports Xchange Pirates 4, Cubs 2 PITTSBURGH -- The Chicago Cubs aren't getting much return on their investment in Edwin Jackson. The right-hander lost again Thursday, giving up four runs in three innings as the...

The Sports Xchange Pirates pounce on struggling Jackson PITTSBURGH -- The Chicago Cubs believe Edwin Jackson can be a big part of their future, which is why signed him to a four-year, $52 million contract as a free agent in the offseason. However,...

The Pittsburgh Pirates will try to match a season-high with their fourth straight win and finish off a three-game sweep of the Chicago Cubs when they wrap up a 10-game homestand Thursday afternoon. Pittsburgh is 7-2 during the stand and 17-9 overall at...

Is Josh Vitters still the Chicago Cubs’ third baseman of the future? “He’s a priority, let’s put it that way,” manager Dale Sveum said Tuesday at PNC Park. “Who knows about (him being the) third baseman of the future,...

The Sports Xchange By John Perrotto, The Sports Xchange Pirates 1, Cubs 0 PITTSBURGH -- Francisco Liriano seemed to turn back the hands of time. The Pirates left-hander pitched Wednesday night as he did during his scintillating rookie season of 2006,...

Liriano flashes his rookie form in win over Cubs PITTSBURGH -- Francisco Liriano insists he is only living in the moment. However, he is pitching as if it were 2006 all over again. The Pirates left-hander allowed just two hits in seven innings and...

MLB Team Report - Houston Astros - INSIDE PITCH The Astros' record shows little improvement and the team was 20 games under .500 at the start of the week. But a club that lost a late lead to the Royals on Tuesday, eventually falling 7-3 at Minute Maid...

May 22 (TheWrap.com) - Amy Baker has been promoted to senior vice president of human resources of ITV Studios America, the company announced Wednesday. "I've had the fortune of working very closely with Amy the past five years and she has an...

The Sports Xchange By John Perrotto, The Sports Xchange Pirates 5, Cubs 4 PITTSBURGH -- It was hard to tell Matt Garza had gone exactly 10 months since he last pitched in a major-league game as he worked five near-flawless innings for the Chicago Cubs....

The Sports Xchange By John Perrotto, The Sports Xchange Pirates, Cubs' bullpen spoil Garza's return PITTSBURGH -- The good news for the Chicago Cubs was that Matt Garza was nearly flawless while making his first major-league start in exactly 10 months....

The Sports Xchange By John Perrotto, The Sports Xchange Castro's hustle helps Astros win in 11 PITTSBURGH -- Jason Castro is the Houston Astros' cleanup hitter but he acted like a leadoff hitter once he got on base in the 11th inning Saturday night....

RF Jimmy Paredes is 3-for-26 (.115) in his last 10 games but Porter said he will continue to play regularly despite a .176 batting average. Porter said the Astros are committed to seeing how a starting outfielder of LF J.D. Martinez, CF Robbie Grossman...