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Thomson ReutersMay 20, 2013 15:33

LHP Travis Wood had a no-decision but was credited with his ninth straight quality start to open the season. He's the first Cubs hurler to accomplish the feat since Mordecai Brown tossed 11 in a row -- all complete games -- to begin the 1908 season. Wood is also the first with 11 quality starts since Steve Trachsel had 11 between June 5-Aug. 9, 1994. Wood's fifth inning homer -- the first of the season and fourth of his career -- cleared the left-field fence and landed outside the park on Waveland Ave.

Nationals 7, Cubs 3

Thomson ReutersMay 12, 2013 14:16

Nationals 7, Cubs 3: Ian Desmond went 3-for-4 and drove in three runs and Ross Detwiler pitched effectively into the seventh as host Washington claimed the opener of a three-game set. Desmond's two-run blast in the fourth snapped a 2-2 tie and he added an RBI double in the three-run fifth for the Nationals, who have won five straight and seven of eight. The Cubs have lost six of their last eight.

Chicago Cubs - PlayerWatch

Thomson ReutersMay 12, 2013 13:47

1B Anthony Rizzo had three hits Saturday. He drove in two runs with a single against Stephen Strasburg in the fifth and is hitting .288. RHP Shawn Camp, a reliever for the Cubs, saw action in his second game in a row. He came on in the sixth for starter Edwin Jackson and allowed just one inherited runner to score. The product of George Mason University retired four batters and gave up no runs and lowered his ERA to 6.60.

Preview: Rangers at Cubs

Thomson ReutersMay 9, 2013 03:50

Scott Feldman missed his former team the first time the Texas Rangers visited Wrigley Field, but the Chicago Cubs right-hander will get another shot when the teams make up an earlier rainout Monday night. The teams split a pair of games April 16 and 18 with the middle game of the set washed out. The American League West-leading Rangers are coming off a three-game home sweep of Boston and are beginning a nine-game road trip.

Chicago Cubs - TeamReport

Thomson ReutersMay 9, 2013 03:25

MLB Team Report - Chicago Cubs - INSIDE PITCH The Cubs are finding new and creative ways to lose. Bad defense has been a hallmark of their season so far, but they added some creative touches in a 4-2 loss to the San Diego Padres on Thursday. Second baseman Darwin Barney and right fielder Julio Borbon (a defensive replacement) couldn't get out of each other's way on a pop-up in the sun and wind in the eighth inning after the Cubs had taken a 2-0 lead. That allowed one run to score.

Preview: Reds at Cubs

Thomson ReutersMay 9, 2013 03:23

The Cincinnati Reds' road woes apparently were nothing a trip to Wrigley Field couldn't cure. The Reds have claimed the first two games of their series with the Chicago Cubs and will try for a three-game sweep Sunday afternoon. Chicago seemed to have things turned around with five wins in seven games, but it has dropped three straight, including Saturday's 6-4 defeat in which the bullpen squandered a two-run lead in the eighth.

Reds 6, Cubs 4

Thomson ReutersMay 9, 2013 02:37

Reds 6, Cubs 4: Jack Hannahan's bases-loaded walk forced home the go-ahead run during a four-run eighth inning as visiting Cincinnati rallied to beat Chicago for the second straight day. Alfonso Soriano blasted two-run homers to left in the first and third against rookie Tony Cingrani to give the Cubs a 4-2 lead, but the bullpen couldn't hold it. Carlos Marmol (2-2) allowed all three batters he faced to reach — hitting one batter and walking two — and all three came around to score after he left.

Preview: Reds at Cubs

Thomson ReutersMay 9, 2013 01:55

The Chicago Cubs let a series win slip away in the late innings on Thursday and have been unreliable at the end of games throughout the first month. The Cincinnati Reds, who open a three-game series at the Cubs on Friday, had a bullpen that was the envy of most teams in spring training but has been inconsistent except for Aroldis Chapman at the end. The Reds will be looking to curb a two-game slide and they have dropped five of seven.

Chicago Cubs - TeamReport

Thomson ReutersMay 9, 2013 01:20

MLB Team Report - Chicago Cubs - INSIDE PITCH The Cubs' bullpen picture remains an evolving one, but Carlos Marmol is still in the team photo. Marmol heard plenty of boos and was the subject of much scrutiny this past weekend after a miserable outing in Saturday's 6-4 loss to the Reds. The Cubs' erstwhile closer faced three batters Saturday and retired none of them. He issued two walks and hit a batter. He rebounded with a 1-2-3 sixth inning in Sunday's 7-4 loss to the Reds.

Chicago Cubs - PlayerWatch

Thomson ReutersMay 9, 2013 00:53

RHP Travis Wood (2-2) recorded his sixth quality start to open the season. He was perfect through 4 2/3 innings until Kyle Blank's single in the fifth. Wood has the second-lowest ERA among Cub starters (2.50). He also went 1-for-3 and recorded his first career stolen base, the first theft by a Cubs pitcher since Ted Lilly in 2008.