Chicago Cubs ace Kyle Hendricks is taking recovery one day at a time.
Trey Mancini and the Chicago Cubs have agreed to a two-year contract, according to a person familiar with the deal.
Patrick Wisdom cracked a tiebreaking three-run homer in the fifth inning, and the Chicago Cubs beat the Colorado Rockies 5-2 in the first game of a doubleheader on Wednesday.
Three-time All-Pro receiver Cliff Branch and Super Bowl-winning coach Dick Vermeil are finalists for the Pro Football Hall of Fame's class of 2022.
Jiménez and Andrew Vaughn hit two-run shots after Tim Anderson led off the game with a solo drive as the White Sox hit Zach Davies hard in a five-run first inning.
“If you watched the first hitter, it was time to go get him,” White Sox manager Tony La Russa said of Rodón. “He gave us what he had. He was outstanding.”
“Fans understand the heart of this club is really, really strong, beating all the time,” La Russa said. “Very tough. It's a shame we have to prove it like this today, but that was the difference."
Hendricks (13-4) won his 11th straight decision in a 15-start stretch. He was part of the franchise’s 2016 World Series championship.
The versatile Bryant, a four-time All-Star, was the 2015 NL Rookie of the Year and 2016 NL MVP, when he helped the Cubs win the World Series to end a 108-year championship drought.
Báez, who can become a free agent after the season, is batting .248 with 22 home runs and 65 RBIs.
Now the South Siders add Kimbrel, who has a 0.49 ERA and 23 saves in 25 opportunities for the Cubs this season and leads NL relievers in strikeout rate and opponents' batting average.
Rizzo began his career with San Diego in 2011, then went to the Cubs in 2012. He is a career .269 hitter with 243 home runs and 793 RBIs.
The Cubs received outfielder Greg Deichmann and right-hander Daniel Palencia in the trade.
“We can't control those things,” manager David Ross said. “I would say, come to the field and enjoy an amazing atmosphere, guys that have done a lot of winning around here."
“I think this is a professional team," Davies said. “Everybody's gonna go out there and try and win, regardless of what's going on with the team."
Cubs starter Zach Davies gave up two runs over 4 2/3 innings. He gave up six hits, walked four and struck out three.
Carlos Rodón and two relievers combined on a one-hitter as the White Sox blanked the Houston Astros 4-0 on Sunday.
“He's carrying a heavy load for us this year,” Ross said. “For him to get his legs under him at the All-Star break and come through like he did tonight."
CHICAGO — The Cubs got an extended All-Star break when Sunday's game against St. Louis was postponed because of rain.
The sputtering Cubs lost for the 13th time in 15 games. Javier Báez had two of the team's six hits.
“I felt good overall, maybe not my best, but I've still got to stick with the process,” said the workman-like righty. “I was really good mentally and I did execute some pitches."
“... As fast as it went south, it can turn around," Bryant said. "It’s insane. You have to forget things, good or bad. We have another game in 12 hours.”
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Ian Happ singled for Chicago with two out in the ninth, but pinch-hitter Rafael Ortega struck out swinging for the final out.
“Definitely an emotional roller coaster during that game,” Cubs manager David Ross said. “We were not our best today.”
Anthony Rizzo homered for the Cubs, who had won their first four games of the season against Los Angeles before losing twice.
CHICAGO — Alec Mills watched as the Cubs got battered in back-to-back games by the Miami Marlins. Things sure were different this time.
Hendricks (9-4) struck out seven and walked two, retiring his last eight batters after consecutive walks in the fourth.
The Cubs stranded two runners each in the fourth and sixth against Reid-Foley and Aaron Loup before collecting two hits, including Rafael Ortega’s two-run homer, off Drew Smith in the ninth.
Cubs star Kris Bryant was hit by a pitch in the first inning and left in the middle of the second with what the team said was a bruised right hand.
David Peterson pitched one-hit ball over six innings for his first win in two months, and the Mets beat the Cubs at home for the first time in four years.