The Pirates took an early lead in the top of the first inning, as designated hitter Andrew McCutchen hit a solo home run off ...

The Chicago Cubs are on top of the NL Central with a depleted rotation. The quiet consistency of Matthew Boyd is a major ...

Cade Horton made a pair of solid starts, allowing four runs over 10 2 ⁄ 3 innings. Jameson Taillon picked up a win as he ...

I’ll be here every Friday to highlight some of the best two-start pitcher options in fantasy baseball leagues for the ...

Ten of thousands of Chicagoans gathered together in various locations Saturday to do what we arguably do best — party, ...

Matthew Boyd pitched six innings of one-hit, one-run ball and Dansby Swanson hit a tiebreaking home run in the Chicago Cubs’ ...

Dansby Swanson homered, Matthew Boyd pitched six sharp innings and the Chicago Cubs beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 2-1.

BOTTOM LINE: The Chicago Cubs host the Pittsburgh Pirates on Saturday. Chicago has a 42-28 record overall and a 21-12 record at home. The Cubs have the fourth-best team slugging percentage in MLB play ...

In their first 60 games, the Cubs scored an average of 5.82 runs per game. In their last 10, they have averaged 3.10 — and 21 ...