Jay Bruce

No one starts out looking for little victories. Yet when that's all you have, you celebrate them. The Cubs lost to the Reds 6-5 on a wet, raw Friday afternoon but headed to dinner knowing it could have been worse. They were down four runs before...

All games on WGN-AM 720. Season series: Reds 2-1. Friday: 1:20 p.m. CSN. RH Mike Leake (1-1, 4.34 ERA) vs. RH Carlos Villanueva (1-1, 2.29). Saturday: 12:05 p.m. CSN. LH Tony Cingrani (2-0, 1.50) vs. RH Jeff Samardzija (1-4, 3.35). Sunday: 1:...

CINCINNATI--Chris Iannetta lined a two-out, two-run single to left field in the top of the 13th inning Monday to lift the Angels to a 3-1 victory over the Cincinnati Reds in a marathon of a season opener at Great American Ball Park. Angels closer...

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Ian Desmond slapped his hands together as hard as he could when he approached home plate, about to score the go-ahead run in the 11th inning. His rough day was ending with a very good moment. Desmond made two errors that helped the Cincinnati Reds...

CINCINNATI -- The Angels will look to make better contact and to get the top and the middle of their batting order going Thursday when they close a three-game interleague series against the Cincinnati Reds in Great American Ball Park. Leadoff man Mike...

GLENDALE, Ariz. — The Angels’ pitching has been spotty all spring, but with a week to go before the April 1 season opener at Cincinnati, the offense is hitting its stride. Chris Iannetta and Alberto Callaspo each hit two-run home runs, and...

SARASOTA, Fla. — Chris Dickerson's revelation occurred while playing in the minor leagues, when the outfielder noticed how often his Triple-A teammates used plastic water bottles and — without a thought — tossed them in the trash....

TEMPE, Ariz. — Albert Pujols has won three most-valuable-player awards and two World Series titles and hit 475 home runs over his illustrious 12-year career, but the Angels slugger still admitted to being “a little bit nervous” before...

The White Sox have added a few players in the last week to play key bench roles. They re-signed Dewayne Wise to be the fourth outfielder, Steve Tolleson to play a infield/outfield utility position, and added a left-hand hitting minor league hitting...

Cincinnati Reds manager Dusty Baker was still in a Chicago hospital Saturday but is likely to return to the dugout Sunday. Baker has been hospitalized since Wednesday for an irregular heartbeat. "He's doing well," acting manager Chris Speier said,...

CINCINNATI (AP) — Cincinnati played small ball better than Pittsburgh on Wednesday night, allowing the Reds to take another big step toward a division championship.   Homer Bailey pitched seven solid innings and Cincinnati came up with just enough...