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Chicago Cubs (49-56, fifth in the NL Central) vs. Kansas City Royals (57-47, third in the AL Central) Kansas City, Missouri; Saturday, 7:10 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Cubs: Shota Imanaga (8-2, 2.86 ERA, 1.07 WHIP, 108 strikeouts); Royals: Seth Lugo (12-4, 2.38 ERA, 1.04 WHIP, 122 strikeouts) : LINE Royals -152, Cubs +129; over/under is 9 runs BOTTOM LINE: The Chicago Cubs look to break a three-game losing streak with a victory over the Kansas City Royals. Kansas City has gone 36-20 at home and 57-47 overall. The Royals have gone 20-9 in games when they hit two or more home runs. Chicago has a 22-31 record in road games and a 49-56 record overall. Cubs hitters have a collective .310 on-base

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — At this point, catchable fly balls to right cannot be considered a guaranteed out when Seiya Suzuki is in the field. That this has become a significant issue is alarming for a major-leaguer, let alone one the Chicago Cubs are paying to be one of the best all-around right fielders in the game. It’s a damning and costly position for Suzuki and the Cubs to be in. The same ...

Salvador Perez hit a three-run homer that highlighted a six-run fifth inning and Kansas City beat the Chicago Cubs, 6-0, Friday night in front of the Royals' second-largest crowd of the season. The Royals, in third place in the AL Central behind Cleveland and Minnesota, moved 10 games over .500 at 57-47 and eclipsed last season's win total. Brady Singer (7-6) was nearly flawless, allowing just two hits in seven innings while striking out five and walking two.

Baseball Glance All Times CDT AMERICAN LEAGUE East Division W L Pct GB Baltimore 61 42 .592 — New York 60 45 .571 2 Boston 55 47 .539 5½ Tampa Bay 52 52 .500 9½ Toronto 47 56 .456 14 Central Division W L Pct GB Cleveland 62 41 .602 — Minnesota 57 45 .559 4½ Kansas City 57 47 .548 5½ Detroit 51 54 .486 12 Chicago 27 79 .255 36½ West Division W L Pct GB Houston 54 49 .524 — Seattle 54 51 .514 1 Texas 51 53 .490 3½ Los Angeles 45 59 .433 9½ Oakland 43 63 .406 12½ ___ NATIONAL LEAGUE East Division W L Pct GB Philadelphia 64 39 .621 — New York 55 48 .534 9 Atlanta 54 48 .529 9½ Washington 48 56 .462 16½ Miami 38 66 .365 26½ Central Division W L Pct GB Milwaukee 59 44 .573 — St. Louis 53 50 .515 6

It looks like former East Noble High School pitching standout Brayden Risedorph's days as an Indiana Hoosier have come to an early end. Risedorph, a sophomore and 2022 East Noble graduate, officially signed with the Chicago Cubs earlier this week. The Cubs drafted him in the 20th round in the 2024 MLB Draft July 16. It's the fulfillment of a lifelong dream for the former Knight, who felt after two years of major NCAA Division I baseball in the Big Ten with Indiana, he was ready to go pro.

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Christian Yelich hopes to avoid surgery as he attempts to return later this season from the lower back inflammation that landed him on the injured list. “I’ve dealt with back stuff for a while and been able to kind of manage it and get through it and find a […]

The San Diego Padres are looking to add a starting pitcher before July 30, and the Chicago Cubs could provide what they need. San Diego entered Friday with a half-game lead over the St. Louis Cardinals for the third and final National League Wild Card spot. It goes without saying that the Padres' playoff positioning is far from comfortable, and San Diego is thus intent on boosting its pitching rotation in the next few days. The Padres have been linked to Jack Flaherty of the Detroit Tigers among others, and San Diego's general manager A.J. Preller is likely open to a myriad of options as the deadline looms near.

The Philadelphia Phillies acquired outfielder Austin Hays from the Baltimore Orioles on Friday in exchange for right-handed pitcher Seranthony Domínguez and outfielder Cristian Pache, in a deal between the East Division leaders in both leagues.

Chicago Cubs director of player development Jason Kanzler has been impressed with how some of the organization's biggest prospects have performed.

The Cubs roster is expected to look a little different by the next time they play at Wrigley Field on Thursday. With the trade deadline Tuesday, the Cubs aren’t expected to bring in players on expiring contracts to help the 2024 roster, instead focusing on talent that improves them for next year. All eyes will be on the White Sox as the deadline nears. Starters Garrett Crochet and Erick Fedde, ...

Amid a lost season for the Cubs that’s put them in last place in the NL Central by 11 games, President Jed Hoyer knows the team is destined to sell at the MLB trade deadline. “Where we are right now, I would have to say that moves only for 2024 — unless things change over the next week — we...

The Cubs are acquiring minor league outfielder Gilberto Celestino in a trade with the Pirates for cash considerations, the league’s transaction page shows. Celestino, 25, has played the entirety of this season with the Pirates Triple-A team. He’s hitting .271 with a .704 OPS in 67 games in the minor leagues. He’s also hit three home runs and 25 RBIs....

Kmet still has a great arm

With any good news, bad news may be on the horizon, but that's just how life works. On Wednesday, Texas A&M baseball head coach Michael Earley received great news ahead of his first season leading the program, as ace pitcher Ryan Prage

Before July ends, the Chicago Cubs already have wrapped up their season series against the Milwaukee Brewers, and despite their offseason moves, a disparity between the two franchises remains. An unbalanced schedule set up the Cubs to complete their slate against the Brewers this week, and with Milwaukee taking the series with a 3-2 victory Wednesday, the Cubs went 5-8 against their rivals to ...

Red Sox manager Alex Cora opened up about what made him decide to stay in Boston for at least another three years.

'This game is about people,' Pat Murphy said after another win Wednesday

In some ways, Julian Merryweather felt he hadn’t missed too much time. The 32-year-old Chicago Cubs reliever had kept in touch with teammates, at first by staying around the team after the unusual rib stress fracture he sustained one week into the season. Once his symptoms went away after six weeks as expected and the rehab process started up, Merryweather continued to keep an eye on the ...