By Mark Mix
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Matt Garza will start the season on the disabled list because of an injured muscle in his side that is preventing the right-hander from throwing, and Jeff Samardzija will be the opening-day starter for the Chicago Cubs.
Jeff Samardzija will be the opening-day starter for the Chicago Cubs, who said Matt Garza will start the season on the disabled list because of an injured muscle in his side that is preventing the right-hander from throwing.
The Chicago Cubs have agreed to a four-year, $52 million contract with right-hander Edwin Jackson, a person familiar with the situation told The Associated Press on Thursday.
The Texas Rangers won the Ryan Dempster sweepstakes. Now, they'll try to capture the ultimate prize.
Sheriff's detectives say that an American League Championship ring belonging to Chicago Cubs pitcher Matt Garza has been stolen from his California home.
All-Star shortstop Jose Reyes and the Miami Marlins provided quite a warmup for the winter meetings.
The fallout from a 99-loss season for the Minnesota Twins has started with the firing of general manager Bill Smith.
With steady rain falling all afternoon at Wrigley Field and more predicted for the evening, the Washington Nationals-Chicago Cubs game Monday night was postponed. It will be made up Thursday at 2:20 p.m. EDT.
Earlier this week, as the Washington Nationals were in the process of securing 10 straight one-run or extra-inning victories, manager Davey Johnson stood inside his office, wiped his brow, and admitted with a smile that he loved a one-run win as much as the next guy. But, he added, "it'd be nice to have a laugher" every now and then, too.
Matt Garza became the third starting pitcher on the Chicago Cubs' disabled list when he was shelved Tuesday with right elbow stiffness.
Matt Garza became the third starting pitcher on the Chicago Cubs' disabled list when he was shelved Tuesday with right elbow stiffness.
Chicago manager Mike Quade said Sunday's series finale against the Boston Red Sox may have a bit of preseason look after scheduled starter Matt Garza was scratched with stiffness in his pitching elbow.
Tampa Bay Rays outfielder Brandon Guyer, who homered in his first major league at-bat Friday night, headed back to the minor leagues Sunday.
Kerry Wood got his old locker back in the Chicago Cubs clubhouse, even though he'd been away for two years. And now he'll enjoy something else he remembers well _ another opening day at Wrigley Field.
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"I don't sit back and let things happen, I make them happen and keep pushing and going," Garza said Sunday.
"It is what it is," Garza said of the banged-up rotation. "You can't really control that. As long as you have guys who can go up there and run it up and carry the staff while other guys are down. When we get back to full strength, it's gonna be fun to get after it."
