Iowa Cubs

MLB Team Report - Chicago Cubs - INSIDE PITCH The Cubs made it official over the weekend, saying right-hander Matt Garza would come off the disabled list and start Tuesday night at Pittsburgh. When Garza does return, manager Dale Sveum likes the...

Building the "finest Triple-A facility in the country" might be easier said than done for the new ownership of the Las Vegas 51s minor league baseball franchise. Some of those others stadiums are pretty impressive -- even the cookie-cutter ones of similar...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Chicago Cubs - INSIDE PITCH The Cubs aren't disappointed in shortstop Starlin Castro, but they'd like to see their 23-year-old budding star progress more quickly. Castro was a tough 0-for-4 in Sunday's 4-3 loss to...

LHP Travis Wood (4-2, 2.03 ERA)makes his ninth start of the season and sixth at home on Sunday. Wood is coming off his fourth win, a 9-1 triumph on May 13 against Colorado. He became the second Cubs left-hander to record eight quality stars to begin a...

C Yasmani Grandal was in the lineup and hitting cleanup in his first rehab start for Class AAA Tucson's contest Saturday night at the Iowa Cubs. The rehab stint is expected to last 10 days for Grandal, who was dealt a 50-game suspension for testing...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Chicago Cubs - INSIDE PITCH Anthony Rizzo is starting to heat up for the Cubs. The first baseman recently signed a seven-year contract extension worth $41 million. He got off to a slow start, batting .173 (14-for-...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Chicago Cubs - INSIDE PITCH Small steps. After looking like they would bury themselves early with a lack of timely hitting, bullpen blowups and shoddy defense, the Cubs quietly have begun to right the ship. Call...

MLB Team Report - San Diego Padres - INSIDE PITCH The Padres could be facing a keep-or-release decision on four players they signed last winter to minor league contracts. The four are currently with Triple-A Tucson and have opt-out clauses in their...

Just about everything went right for the Sky Sox on Friday night. And as usual, Matt McBride was in the middle of it. The catcher helped direct a stellar performance out of starting pitcher Drew Pomeranz while contributing a home run and four RBIs to...

Tyler Chatwood turned disappointment into domination. The Sky Sox pitcher, demoted after a solid two-start stint with the Rockies, tossed a four-hit shutout in a 5-0 victory over the Iowa Cubs on Tuesday in front of 4,346 at Security Service Field....

Cardinals prospect Michael Wacha improved to 3-0 at Class AAA Memphis with a superb seven-inning start against the Iowa Cubs on Tuesday, all with general manager John Mozeliak watching. Wacha allowed one run on three hits and two walks. He struck out...

With center fielder Jon Jay scuffling so far this season, Cardinals manager Mike Matheny said he's not ready to commit to a platoon at the position. But Nats lefty Ross Detwiler did give him a reason to make a move. Shane Robinson, a righthanded-...