CHICAGO - When you looked at this weekend's pitching matchups against the Boston Red Sox (54-47), Sunday was the one game ...

After back-to-back losses to the Chicago Cubs to open the second half, the Red Sox were very much in danger of another sweep.

Their lead in the NL Central grew to 6 ½ games on June 17. They haven't even been playing poorly lately -- they are still on pace to win 97 games -- but the lead has dwindled. In fact, the Cubs and ...

A recent hot streak from the Milwaukee Brewers has propelled them to a first-place tie in the NL Central with the Chicago Cubs leading into the trade deadline.