Michael Bowden

Phillies' Roy Halladay gets 200th career win

2013-04-14 17:06:00

Roy Halladay earned his 200th career victory Sunday, bouncing back from consecutive poor outings to pitch eight innings and help the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Marlins, 2-1, in Miami. Halladay (1-2) allowed five hits, walked one and lowered his...

Cubs' Camp on disabled list with toe sprain

2013-05-22 18:11:00

PITTSBURGH — Cubs reliever Shawn Camp had been suffering from a toe injury for about a month when he served up the game-winning grand slam to the Pirates on Tuesday. On Wednesday, the Cubs sent Camp to the 15-day disabled list with a sprained...

Could Ellsbury be on Cubs radar?

2013-05-21 21:17:00

— Red Sox center fielder Jacoby Ellsbury is off to a poor start but remains one of the more interesting potential free agents. Cubs President Theo Epstein and general manager Jed Hoyer know Ellsbury well from their days in Boston and are aware...

Cubs claim Cardinals' relief prospect

2013-05-21 12:15:00

PITTSBURGH -- Minor league reliever Eduardo Sanchez, a Cardinals prospect, was claimed off waivers by the Cubs on Tuesday and sent to Triple-A Iowa. The 24-year-old Sanchez had a 3.72 earned-run average in nine appearances at Triple-A Memphis. He made...

Sveum: Cubs can't use youth as a crutch

2013-05-19 17:11:00

The Cubs may be restless, but they are not young. At least that is how manager Dale Sveum views his ballclub. "We're not a young team," he said Sunday. "We've got a couple of young players, but there's no excuses. We've had plenty of guys who have...

Bullpen lets Cubs down again

2013-05-08 16:46:00

The Cubs bullpen blew its ninth save in 18 chances in Wednesday's 5-4 loss to the Cardinals, a recurring nightmare that only Kevin Gregg seems to have immunity from so far. Starter Carlos Villanueva was the victim of Wednesday's collapse, watching James...

Cards bullpen brings relief in 5-4 win

2013-05-09 03:04:01

As rookie reliever Seth Maness continued to turn pitches into outs at an uncanny rate and buy time for a Cardinals rally Wednesday as a result, several of his teammates sat in the dugout and tried to do the math on the kid's potential. On his first...

Cardinals rally for 5-4 win over Cubs

2013-05-08 14:47:00

CHICAGO (AP) - Carlos Beltran and Jon Jay drove in two runs apiece, and the St. Louis Cardinals capped an impressive trip with a 5-4 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Wednesday. � �� Beltran also had three hits as St. Louis won for the seventh time in...

Improving bullpen protects Cubs' win over Padres

2013-04-29 21:22:00

The brick wall by the Cubs' bullpen has a pharmacy's logo on it this season, part of the team's long-range plan to generate revenue streams at Wrigley Field by any means necessary. It only makes sense, considering the porous Cubs bullpen has been a...

Wood and bullpen lift Cubs to 3-2 victory over Marlins

2013-04-27 22:33:00

MIAMI — Jeff Samardzija and Michael Bowden may be the only homegrown Bulls fans on the Cubs, but the clubhouse erupted Saturday after Nate Robinson's bank shot with two seconds left in the first overtime of their playoff battle with the Nets....

Key to Wrigley renovation: Will it lead to a title?

2013-04-16 00:00:00

Quaint ballparks are cool, no question about it. But they don't win championships. That's why the Yankees did an ugly overhaul on the House That Ruth built in the mid-1970s and scrapped the original Yankee Stadium altogether five seasons ago. It's why...

Phil Rogers' MLB power rankings

2013-04-16 00:00:00

Last week's ranking in parentheses 1. Braves (1): Evan Gattis keeps hitting. The Braves outscored the Nationals 18-5 in impressive sweep. 2. Giants (8): Hunter Pence looks primed for a big season. 3. Nationals (3): Davey Johnson says this will be...

Cubs relief pitcher Michael Bowden

2013-02-25 00:00:00