By Carrie Muskat Anthony Rizzo belted a two-run home run, Starlin Castro added a solo shot and David DeJesus drove in three runs to back Edwin Jackson, who continued his second-half resurgence, and lift the Cubs to a 6-1 victory Wednesday night over the Brewers, and avoid a sweep. …read more
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By Carrie Muskat The hits keep coming for Cubs shortstop Starlin Castro, who singled to center with two outs in the third inning Sunday to extend his hitting streak to 13 games, the longest active streak in the National League.
By Carrie Muskat Pinch-hitter Dioner Navarro hit a game-tying home run leading off the ninth and Starlin Castro smacked a walk-off RBI double to score David DeJesus from first and lift the Cubs to a 4-3 come-from-behind victory over the Giants on Friday.
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By Carrie Muskat Friday was Cubs shortstop Starlin Castro‘s 200th consecutive game played. He’s got a long way to go to catch Cal Ripken Jr.’s streak, but Castro’s 200 is the longest active streak in the National League. …read more
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By Carrie Muskat Nate Schierholtz hit a two-run home run with two outs in the ninth and Starlin Castro delivered a two-out RBI single in the third to back Travis Wood, who tossed six scoreless innings in the Cubs’ 3-2 victory Thursday over the Pirates. Carlos Marmol gave up two runs in the ninth before stranding the potential tying and winning runs. …read more
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If this was the regular season, Cubs shortstop Starlin Castro would be in the lineup, manager Dale Sveum said Monday. But Castro, who has not played since last Wednesday because of a tight left hamstring, now is not expected to get into a Cactus League game until the weekend at the earliest. …read more
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