Kameron Loe

MIAMI — It has been one week since Dale Sveum tried to light a fire under Starlin Castro and Anthony Rizzo by suggesting they weren't immune from a demotion to Triple-A Iowa. Did Sveum's warning work? "I don't know," he said. "Whenever you do...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Chicago Cubs - INSIDE PITCH The Cubs are inching toward some double-digit figures they'd rather not see. Sunday's 7-4 loss to the Cincinnati Reds dropped them to nine games under .500 at 11-20 and to nine games...

The Sports Xchange By Jack McCarthy, The Sports Xchange CHICAGO -- Joey Votto went 3-for-5, including a double in the seventh inning that drove in what turned out to be the winning run, as the Cincinnati Reds completed a three-game sweep of the...

The Sports Xchange By Jack McCarthy, The Sports Xchange Reds 7, Cubs 4 CHICAGO -- Joey Votto went 3-for-5, including a double in the seventh inning that drove in what turned out to be the winning run, as the Cincinnati Reds completed a three-game sweep...

The Sports Xchange Jack McCarthy, The Sports Xchange Reds sweep Cubs with 7-4 win CHICAGO -- Mat Latos didn't feel well on Sunday but even his shakiest inning wasn't a deal breaker as the Cincinnati Reds completed a three-game series sweep with a 7-4...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Chicago Cubs - INSIDE PITCH The Cubs have had trouble scoring runs all year, either with or without men in scoring position. That was the case again Friday, when the Cubs lost to the Cincinnati Reds, 6-5. Manager...

The Sports Xchange By Jack McCarthy, The Sports Xchange Reds 6, Cubs 5 CHICAGO -- Cincinnati Reds reliever J.J. Hoover threw just four pitches in the ninth inning, but it was enough to save the day as the Reds shut down a late Chicago Cubs rally for...

The Sports Xchange By Jack McCarthy, The Sports Xchange Reds' Hoover cleans up mess in ninth CHICAGO -- Reliever J.J. Hoover says he was simply doing his job when he saved the day for the Cincinnati Reds on Friday. Hoover entered a perilous...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Chicago Cubs - INSIDE PITCH The Cubs are finding new and creative ways to lose. Bad defense has been a hallmark of their season so far, but they added some creative touches in a 4-2 loss to the San Diego Padres on...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Chicago Cubs - INSIDE PITCH It's not a coincidence, manager Dale Sveum says: The Cubs' infield defense is better with Gold Glove second baseman Darwin Barney back in there. Barney, who opened the season on the 15-...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Chicago Cubs - INSIDE PITCH The Cubs need to do something with starting pitcher Edwin Jackson. Their $52 million free-agent acquisition finished a brutal April Tuesday night by lasting just 4 2/3 and his ERA rose...

The Sports Xchange By Jack McCarthy, The Sports Xchange Padres 13, Cubs 7 CHICAGO -- Yonder Alonso, Carlos Quentin and Nick Hundley each homered and had three hits, and the San Diego Padres pounded out 17 hits in a 13-7 victory over the Chicago Cubs on...