CHICAGO, ILLINOIS - SEPTEMBER 16: Play was halted during the fifth inning of the game between the Chicago Cubs and the Cleveland Indians when a drone landed on the grass in center field at Wrigley Field on September 16, 2020 in Chicago, Illinois. (Ph Expand CHICAGO - Umpires hastily clea...
Bryant was tested for the coronavirus on Friday and Saturday, and the Cubs said both tests were negative. He is scheduled to be tested again on Monday. “He really needs to be commended for going in and getting checked out,” manager David Ross said before Sunday’s game against Pittsburgh...
“It was big for sure,” Darvish said of beating Bauer. “He’s amazing this year. I was thinking before the game, ‘I can’t give them more than two runs.’” The Reds loaded the bases with two outs in the fifth, but Darvish got Freddy Galvis to ground out weakly to third basem...
Arrieta also performed well in the playoffs during his first stint with Chicago. He tossed a five-hitter in the Cubs’ 4-0 win at Pittsburgh in the 2015 NL wild-card game. He won each of his two World Series starts at Cleveland in 2016, compiling a 2.38 ERA in 11 1/3 innings. _...