CHICAGO -- The Chicago Cubs have already clinched a spot in the National League playoffs.

The Chicago White Sox know that their sub-.500 season rapidly is coming to an end, but that doesn't mean they will roll over in their home park.

MIAMI -- Talented former first-round pick Billy McKinney, the Toronto Blue Jays' rookie left fielder and leadoff batter, is already playing for his fourth major-league organization even though he is only 24 years old.

When the Chicago Cubs traded for Cole Hamels, they figured the starter would add depth to their rotation.

Chicago Cubs second baseman Javier Baez made a spectacular slide, somehow avoiding the catcher while stealing home in a 5-2 win against the Detroit Tigers.

The Chicago Cubs' starting pitchers may not be performing as consistent as they would like, but Joe Maddon's offense is finding ways to make up for it.

The Los Angeles Dodgers have been hitting home runs and scoring runs at enough of a prodigious clip this month that it is rare to see their bats go quiet.

OAKLAND, Calif. -- The Oakland Athletics will encounter one of their all-time nemeses Thursday afternoon when they face Houston Astros right-hander Justin Verlander in the finale of a three-game series.

Two pitchers representing the good and bad of recent Oakland Athletics trades go head-to-head Thursday night when the A's play the Kansas City Royals.

The Philadelphia Phillies entered this week's three-game series against the Chicago Cubs scuffling and hoping to reverse their direction.

The Cubs look to continue the Mets' misery Saturday night, when Chicago left-hander Mike Montgomery is scheduled to oppose New York right-hander Jacob deGrom.

Two hot teams will square off when the Chicago Cubs host the Atlanta Braves on Monday afternoon at Wrigley Field in a makeup game from an April 15 rainout.

CHICAGO -- A little more than a month into the season, things haven't gone exactly as planned for the Chicago Cubs and their baseball city neighbors to the south, the Chicago White Sox.

CHICAGO -- The Chicago Cubs have a history of coming from behind when their season is on the line.

CHICAGO -- Yu Darvish stood center stage Tuesday night and realized he couldn't allow his already hostile surroundings to become any more energized.