Rafael Dolis

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Chicago Cubs - INSIDE PITCH Now the Cubs remember why Carlos Marmol isn't their closer anymore. Manager Dale Sveum found himself in quite a bind Sunday, having used closer Kevin Gregg four straight days, making...

MLB Team Report - Chicago Cubs - INSIDE PITCH Even when the Cubs, 6-3 winners over the New York Mets on Friday, were losing 101 games last year, there was never a hangdog look about the team, and the clubhouse never imploded. This year's losing ways...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Chicago Cubs - INSIDE PITCH Manager Dale Sveum decided the experiment was over. After batting shortstop Starlin Castro down in the batting order -- sixth or seventh -- since June 4, Sveum moved him back into the No....

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Chicago Cubs - INSIDE PITCH The Cubs need Matt Garza to step up, for no other reason than to increase his trade value. Garza was pounded in Tuesday night's 12-2 loss to the Reds. He lasted just five-plus innings and...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Chicago Cubs - INSIDE PITCH Cubs president Theo Epstein found himself putting out a fire he didn't need to be fighting Tuesday. Epstein suspended minor league third baseman Ian Stewart for a Twitter rant late Monday...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Chicago Cubs - INSIDE PITCH Victories haven't been the only thing missing from Edwin Jackson's game. Although Jackson wouldn't go as far to say the fun had gone out of baseball, he seemed much more relaxed and at...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Chicago Cubs - INSIDE PITCH Shortstop Starlin Castro has been moved down to seventh in the Cubs batting order, and that's where it looks like he'll stay, at least for a while. Castro has been in a horrible slump....

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Chicago Cubs - INSIDE PITCH Somehow, some way, the Cubs need to build a better bridge from their starting pitchers to closer Kevin Gregg. The starting staff has been good all season long, and Gregg is 6-for-6 in...

CHICAGO (AP) — Francisco Liriano pitched two-hit ball over seven innings and the Pirates beat the Chicago Cubs 2-0 Friday for their major league-leading 10th shutout, matching Pittsburgh's total for all of last season.   Liriano (4-2) walked...

What comes first — a loose clubhouse or winning games? "Winning cures all kinds of things," Cubs manager Dale Sveum said. Veteran pitcher Matt Garza said Friday that the Cubs play better when they are loose and perform "without added pressure."...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Chicago Cubs - INSIDE PITCH While all the talk was about the Cubs taking a power pitcher, they instead went for a bat, and a prolific one at that, in the first round of the draft Thursday. After the Houston Astros...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Chicago Cubs - INSIDE PITCH The Cubs are doing some juggling with their rotation while hoping one key member comes around. Off days in the schedule Monday and Thursday will allow manager Dale Sveum to push lefty...