Neifi Perez

Cubs manager Dusty Baker calls him his streak-buster. Future Hall of Famer Greg Maddux pitched six strong innings and the Cubs' bats came through with enough clutch hits to beat the Milwaukee Brewers 5-4 Monday night at Miller Park, snapping a four-...

Cubs let scoring chances go to waste This is how bad things are going for the Cubs: They lost to Tony Armas Jr. at Wrigley Field. What's so bad about that? Well, Armas hadn't won a road game since April 10, 2003, when the Nationals were known as the...

Friday is the day Dusty Baker has been waiting for since April because his entire starting lineup, rotation and bullpen will be together at the same time. "It feels great," Baker said Thursday morning. "I just hope my whole army is sharp." But even with...

Future Hall of Famer Greg Maddux and rookie right-hander Carlos Marmol now have something in common. Both Cubs pitchers won their major-league starting debuts in Cincinnati against the Reds. "I remember mine. It was here in Cincinnati," said the 40-...

It's becoming perfectly clear why the Cubs are likely to spend the month of September playing out the string. Poor fielding, a lack of clutch hitting and some old-fashioned bad luck have been recurring factors in their sub-.500 record. One bad throw,...

With Neifi Perez traded to Detroit on Sunday before the Cubs' 5-3 loss to St. Louis, all three players who competed for the Cubs' second-base job in spring training are gone. Jerry Hairston was traded to Texas in May for Phil Nevin, and Todd Walker was...

It doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out the Cubs are lacking when it comes to putting together a prolonged hot streak. But trying to put a finger on what exactly is ailing the club is a question best left for Rhodes scholars. The Cubs blew...

After Todd Walker received a handmade sign in the mail on Monday that read "Dear Cubs, Please Don't Lose," a clubhouse attendant taped it on the clubhouse bulletin board next to the day's starting lineup. "You're doing the best you can out there, but...

The Washington Nationals seemed like a perfect homecoming foe for Kerry Wood, who was making his first major-league start since shoulder surgery in August. They can't hit. They can't catch the ball. And they entered Thursday's game with a 13-27 record,...

Greg Maddux closed a chapter in a long and storied rivalry Wednesday night and earned the right to return for his 20th season in the major leagues. Maddux led the Cubs to a 2-1 victory over St. Louis in their final game in Busch Stadium, and surpassed...

Brewers left-hander Doug Davis hardly has been mentioned with the game's elite pitchers. Tuesday night, however, Davis pitched as if he belongs with those stars. Just ask the Cubs. Davis (11-10) pitched the Brewers into third place ahead of the Cubs...

Greg Maddux has a ton of accomplishments in his 20-year career, including four Cy Young Awards, five World Series starts and 323 career wins. But one thing he has yet to do is win a game in Phoenix. Maddux's renaissance took a slight detour Wednesday...