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Cubs drop finale to Dodgers but are pleased with how they competed

“We know we can compete with them every day,” staff ace Marcus Stroman said

Chicago Sun-Times · Apr 23, 2023

Can AI pitching technology help Bryce Harper return to the Phillies even sooner?

PHILADELPHIA — Bryce Harper stood on the grass in foul territory, 60 feet up the first-base line from his target, and stepped into his first throw since last summer.

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Apr 22, 2023

Cubs ‘clicking on all cylinders’ as rotation provides stability through 5-1 road trip

Lefty Justin Steele held the A’s to one earned run through six innings in the Cubs’ 12-2 win.

Chicago Sun-Times · Apr 20, 2023

How Marcus Stroman’s first season with the Cubs set him up to be ‘the guy’ in 2023

Stroman is set to make his second start of the season Friday, after a rainout in Cincinnati pushed back his schedule.

Chicago Sun-Times · Apr 6, 2023

Paul Sullivan: Will Chicago Cubs ask starters to go longer this year? Despite short debut, Jameson Taillon says ‘innings are sexy again.’

CHICAGO — Jameson Taillon has a theory on the evolution of starting pitching.

Chicago Tribune · Apr 3, 2023

Jameson Taillon struggles in Cubs debut, Brewers take opening series

His lack of pinpoint control forced manager David Ross to pull him after only four innings. The Brewers followed with a blend of patience and well-placed hits in a five-run sixth.

Chicago Sun-Times · Apr 3, 2023

How bigger bases, pitch clock affected Cubs’ Opening Day win vs. Brewers

The game lasted just two hours and 21 minutes. Marcus Stroman became the first Cub to commit a clock violation. Infielders abided by the shift limits. And the Cubs’ fourth run scored with a little help from the bigger bases.

Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 31, 2023

Cubs’ Marcus Stroman commits first of 14 Opening Day pitch-clock violations

Five violations were by batters, eight by pitchers and one by a catcher as all MLB teams opened on the same day for the first time since 1968.

Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 31, 2023

Paul Sullivan: Opening day at Wrigley Field melds Cubs’ past with future

CHICAGO — Every opening day brings a reminder of something from the past, and the past is a prologue when it comes to the Chicago Cubs.

Chicago Tribune · Mar 30, 2023

MLB 2023: There’s a new buzz around the Cubs at Wrigley Field

In the 50th — and earliest — season-opener at Wrigley on a hot-chocolate kind of day, fans waved their W flags and pumped out their chests after a 4-0 dusting of the Brewers.

Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 30, 2023