The Smokies had a 7-3 lead after five innings, but the Blue Wahoos chipped away against the bullpen to cut the deficit to 7-6 heading to the ninth. A.J. Puckett was summoned from the bullpen to get the save, but he got rocked four four runs on five hits over his inning. All four runs scored after two outs. Puckett did not walk or strike anyone out.

Cubs right-hander Ben Brown had been happy with his changeup all game, but as the fifth inning continued to spin out of his control against the Royals, and with speedy Bobby Witt

The Chicago Cubs made a pair of roster moves prior to Saturday’s game against the New York Yankees, recalling pitcher Brooks Kriske from Triple-A Iowa.

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Clippers starter Doug Nikhazy (5-6) allowed four run son five hits in 4⅔ innings. He struck out two and walked three.

As expected, Chicago Cubs pitcher Ben Brown has been recalled from Triple-A Iowa ahead of the series opener against the Kansas City Royals.

The Chicago Cubs announced a swap of pitchers between their active 26-man roster and Triple-A Iowa on Monday. Right-hander Ben Brown is on his way back to the M

Ben Brown’s inconsistency the last two months suggested it was a matter of when, not if, the Chicago Cubs would send the right-hander to the minors to get on track.

The Iowa Cubs were trailing 4-1 in the bottom of the ninth inning of their June 28 game against the Columbus Clippers when outfielder Kevin Alcantara stepped to the plate to face pitcher Parker ...