Cubs starting pitchers may be pulled a little earlier in games in the final four weeks of the season to give the bullpen more opportunities.

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The Chicago Cubs recalled catcher Welington Castillo from Triple-A Iowa. Castillo joins the Cubs for his second stint in the big leagues this season and is available for this afternoon’s game against the New York Mets at Wrigley Field.

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There won’t be any playoffs for the Chicago Cubs, but they are showing signs of improvement under interim manager Mike Quade. Quade and the Cubs begin the final month of the season trying to continue their momentum Friday afternoon against the visiting New York Mets

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There won’t be any playoffs for the Chicago Cubs, but they are showing signs of improvement under interim manager Mike Quade. Quade and the Cubs begin the final month of the season trying to continue their momentum Friday afternoon against the visiting New York Mets. Quade, the third base coach before manager Lou Piniella stepped down Aug.

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Carlos Zambrano hit his first home run of the season and 21st of his career in the fifth inning on Monday night against the Pirates' Brian Burres.

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What James Russell and the other Cubs' rookie relievers have gone through this season is a roller-coaster ride.

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Kosuke Fukudome hit a tiebreaking, two-run homer off Bronson Arroyo, and the Chicago Cubs finally ended years of futility against the right-hander by beating the Reds 3-2 Saturday night. Fukudome’s homer in the fifth inning sent Arroyo to his first loss against the Cubs since 2007

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Alfonso Soriano was not in the Cubs' starting lineup Saturday against the Reds, giving him a chance to freshen up. He's batting .259 this season, brought down by a .235 August.

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Jason Marquis had his best start of the season Wednesday night, but the Washington Nationals’ offense failed to give him any support in a 4-0 loss to the Chicago Cubs at Nationals Park. Washington Nationals – Chicago Cubs – sport – Baseball – Major League

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The Chicago Cubs have purchased the contract of left-handed pitcher Scott Maine from Triple-A Iowa. The 25-year-old Maine has not pitched in the majors. He’s split this season between Iowa and Double-A Tennessee, going 4-2 with a 3.14 ERA

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In the Chicago Cubs’ last visit to Nationals Park, they swept a Washington Nationals club playing its first series under interim manager Jim Riggleman. The struggling Cubs are hoping for similar results in this season’s trip to the nation’s capital as they begin the post-Lou Piniella era.

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Lou Piniella, who turns 67 on Aug. 28, announced he is retiring immediately after Sunday's Cubs game to go home and take care of his ill mother, giving his players an early goodbye after planning to wait until the end of the season.

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Chicago Cubs manager Lou Piniella has seen enough of this season apparently and has decided to retire from it and his career after Sunday’s game against the Atlanta Braves .  In mid-July, Piniella had announced that this would be his final season in the big leagues, after 18 seasons as a player and 22 as a manager.

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CHICAGO, Aug. 22 (UPI) — Chicago Cubs Manager Lou Piniella said Sunday he will retire immediately rather than wait until the end of the season as was originally planned

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The Cubs have used 15 rookies this season, and they made some history on Wednesday when six rookie pitchers appeared in one game.

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Blake DeWitt has seen the Padres more than any of the other Cubs players this season, having played them in nine games with the Dodgers before he was traded to Chicago. He's not surprised at their turnaround season.

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Chicago Cubs manager Lou Piniella is back with the team after missing four games to tend to his ailing mother in Florida. Happy to be back in uniform, too, no matter how sour it’s gone. Piniella, who is retiring after the season, said he never considered skipping the final 49 games.

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Its déjà vu for the Cubs. The one-run game has haunted the Chicago Cubs as they lost another, 8-7 to the San Francisco Giants on Thursday afternoon.   They have been defeated 30 times out of their 42 one-run games this season.

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The Chicago Cubs have purchased the contract of infielder Darwin Barney from Triple-A Iowa. The 24-year-old Barney leads all of Triple-A with 142 hits this season. Chicago Cubs – Darwin Barney – Triple-A – Iowa Cubs – Sports

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The Chicago Cubs have purchased the contract of infielder Darwin Barney from Triple-A Iowa. Barney is in uniform for Thursday’s series finale against the San Francisco Giants. He takes the place of Mike Fontenot, who was traded to the Giants on Wednesday

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