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Pete Alonso hits 19th homer of the season, Mets score 10 runs in rout over Cubs

CHICAGO — Pete Alonso blasted his 19th home run of the season Thursday night at Wrigley Field to keep his 60-homer pace alive, but the Mets had won the game long before that.

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Cubs’ Kyle Hendricks makes season debut after long shoulder injury

Hendricks’ results Thursday weren’t great. He allowed five runs, three earned, in 4 ⅓ innings. But he showed flashes of what has made him great in the past.

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Cubs reliever Nick Burdi’s timeline to return from appendectomy becoming clearer

Notes: Cubs third baseman Nick Madrigal was optioned to Triple-A to make room on the roster for right-hander Kyle Hendricks.

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Paul Sullivan: Are the Chicago White Sox back in business in baseball’s most forgiving division?

Major League Baseball expanded its postseason from 10 to 12 teams last year with the addition of a third wild-card entrant in each league, then adopted a 2023 schedule in which every team plays at least one series against all 29 other teams.

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Police searching for former Cubs prospect in connection with fatal shooting in Dominican Republic

The Cubs released Josefrailin Alcántara after authorities notified them of the investigation.

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Marcus Stroman’s efficiency carries Cubs to second straight victory against Mets

Notes: Right-hander Kyle Hendricks will start Thursday, manager David Ross announced after the game.

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Kodai Senga settles down but Mets fall to Cubs, 4-2

CHICAGO — Francisco Alvarez did all he could to will his club to a victory Wednesday night at Wrigley Field going 2 for 3 with a two-run homer off former Mets right-hander Marcus Stroman. But the Mets’ bats were as cold as the nearly 20-mph winds blowing in from Lake…

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Cubs Prospect Sought in Connection With Shooting Death

Police in the Dominican Republic are searching for Josefrailin Alcantara, 18, in connection with a shooting earlier this month.

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‘Incredible skill set’: Cubs react to Christopher Morel’s scorching start to the season

Morel extended his home-run streak to five games Tuesday against the Mets, something no Cubs player had achieved in his lifetime. The streak ended Wednesday.

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Paul Sullivan: Why did Christopher Morel start this season in the minors? It calls other Cubs personnel decisions into question.

CHICAGO — Jed Hoyer is a man of few regrets, so it was no surprise the Chicago Cubs president didn’t second-guess his decision to send Christopher Morel to Triple-A Iowa to start the season.

Chicago Tribune

Media Figures Take Issue With Excessive Lakers Coverage

Charles Barkley, JJ Redick unhappy with Nuggets getting snubbed by media.

Sports Illustrated

Cubs end Mets' winning streak at 5

CHICAGO — Suddenly missing for the Mets on Tuesday night were the keys to their season-high-tying five-game win streak: timely hitting and strong starting pitching. And so that win streak ended.

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Cubs president Jed Hoyer on bullpen construction: ‘I’ve put Rossy in a tough spot’

Hoyer’s vote of confidence won’t stop disgruntled fans from channeling their frustrations toward manager David Ross. Winning will.

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Cubs can thank NL Central rivals for keeping division close with poor play

Notes: Kyle Hendricks on track for return this home stand, Cody Bellinger still working toward baseball activities.

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Baseball by the Numbers: The case for defense

The Cubs are far better than the White Sox on that side of the ball, but don’t blame Luis Robert Jr. for that.

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Starting pitching depth could be a Cubs strength again soon

Can Kyle Hendricks’ impending return spark a rebound?

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‘Got to be better’: Brutal road trip drops Cubs below Cardinals in NL Central standings

The Cubs went 2-7 in Minnesota, Houston and Philadelphia.

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Cubs wrap up three-city road trip with 2-1 loss to Phillies

Starter Justin Steele threw six shutout innings in the Cubs’ loss.

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Taijuan Walker gets back on track, while Bryson Stott delivers pinch-homer in 2-1 win over Cubs

PHILADELPHIA — Taijuan Walker stood on the top step of the dugout and waited. He had put a runner on first base with one out in the sixth inning of a scoreless game Sunday, and Domínguez bailed him out.

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Christopher Morel makes history as Cubs’ slump continues

Morel hit his seventh home run in 10 games in the Cubs’ 12-3 loss Saturday to the Phillies.

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Jameson Taillon’s rocky start to Cubs tenure hits low point vs. Phillies

Taillon had his worst start of the year in the Cubs’ 12-3 loss Saturday in Philadelphia.

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Schwarber and Nola lead the way as Phillies bounce back to slam Cubs, 12-3

PHILADELPHIA — The Phillies needed this.

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Polling Place: Who’d win a head-to-head best-of-seven series, the Cubs or the White Sox?

Also: Who’s going to win it all in the NBA and the NHL?

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Cubs jump on Ranger Suárez early to send Phillies to fifth straight loss

PHILADELPHIA — It’s never a good sign when a position player takes the mound. And on Friday night, in the ninth inning of a 10-1 loss to the Chicago Cubs, Phillies infielder Kody Clemens took the ball from Andrew Bellatti. It was not a quick and painless outing. Clemens was…

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Nico Hoerner makes impact in and out of lineup; Kyle Hendricks close to return

The Cubs reinstated Hoerner from the 10-day injured list Friday. Meanwhile, Hendricks is targeting 90-plus pitches in a rehab start Saturday.

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