Rafael Dolis

RHP Rafael Dolis was recalled from Triple-A Iowa to take RHP Shawn Camp's place in the bullpen. This is Dolis' third stint with the Cubs this season and he pitched a 1 2/3 scoreless innings in two relief appearances earlier in the year. At Iowa, he was 1-...

SportsDirect Inc. Recap: Pirates 1, Cubs 0 Pirates 1, Cubs 0: Garrett Jones had an RBI single and Francisco Liriano outdueled Jeff Samardzija as Pittsburgh edged visiting Chicago by one run for the second consecutive night. Liriano (3-0) remained...

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 - Chicago Cubs - INSIDE PITCH One of the more interesting side stories developing with the Cubs is their third-base situation. The Cubs, 1-0 losers to the Pittsburgh Pirates on Wednesday, had hoped Ian Stewart would open the season...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Chicago Cubs - INSIDE PITCH The Cubs are an epic fail with runners in scoring position. During this week's two-game series against St. Louis, manager Dale Sveum marveled that the Cardinals were hitting about .330...

The Sports Xchange By David Driver, The Sports Xchange Nationals 7, Cubs 3 WASHINGTON -- Ian Desmond scored three runs and had three hits, including a home run, and hot-hitting Adam LaRoche had two hits and scored twice as the Nationals beat the Cubs...

WASHINGTON -- Starlin Castro’s move to the leadoff spot Friday was due to “a process of elimination,” Cubs manager Dale Sveum said. Dave Sappelt had been in the leadoff spot against left-handers before being sent to the minors last...

The Sports Xchange By David Driver, The Sports Xchange Desmond has big night to lead Nationals over Cubs WASHINGTON -- Ian Desmond is the latest in a list of Sarasota (Fla.) High School graduates who have made the Major Leagues, following in the...

Ian Desmond’s three hits included a two-run homer and an RBI double, and Danny Espinosa and Kurt Suzuki also drove in runs with doubles, helping the Washington Nationals beat the Chicago Cubs 7-3 for their season-high fifth consecutive victory....

SportsDirect Inc. Preview: Cubs at Nationals The Washington Nationals are back on track after a slow start, and they hope their ace can follow suit. Right-hander Stephen Strasburg takes the mound Saturday as the Nationals try to build on their season-...

Cubs general manager Jed Hoyer sounded disappointed but not discouraged about the team's poor start to the season. "Part of our job is not overreacting to individual games. Looking at every individual baseball game is like checking your stock...