The good news for Rich Harden is that he will remain in Chicago for the rest of the season, as Minnesota was unable to pull a deal in time to acquire him for their pennant race.

The bad news is that Harden was unable to help the Cubs improve their lengthy division & Wild Card chances, as the Houston Astros got three early runs off him & wound up winning 5-3 on Monday evening from Wrigley Field. Read more… »

On Sunday afternoon, 35-year old Nelson Figueroa did Johan Santana proud.

Starting in place of the injured two-time Cy Young award winner, Figueroa stuck out a season-high 10 batters in 7 strong innings to help the New York Mets beat the Chicago Cubs 4-1 from Wrigley Field. Read more… »

Jake Fox started for an injured Alfonso Soriano (knee) & wound up having a big game, as he drove in 5 runs to lead the Chicago Cubs to a 11-4 win over the New York Mets on Saturday afternoon from Wrigley Field. Read more… »

Alfonso Soriano finally hit his first home run in the month of August on Friday, and it turned out to be an important one at that.

Soriano’s go-ahead 3-run blast in the 8th inning lifted the Chicago Cubs to a 5-2 win over the New York Mets from Wrigley Field. Read more… »

The Chicago Cubs’ chance to gain some ground on the 1st place Cardinals fell a bit short, as the Washington Nationals withstood a late rally to win 5-4 on Thursday afternoon from Wrigley Field. Read more… »