Topic: Jonathan Herrera

Chicago Cubs shortstop Addison Russell, who strained his left hamstring during the National League Division Series, will miss the NL Championship Series, manager Joe Maddon announced Thursday.

CHICAGO -- If it didn't have a protective netting in front of it, the giant new video screen in the left-field bleachers at would have lost a lot of pixels Sunday afternoon at Wrigley Field.

ATLANTA -- The seasons for right-handers Jake Arrieta of the Chicago Cubs and Shelby Miller of the Atlanta Braves are heading in drastically different directions.

CHICAGO -- These are the kind of games the St. Louis Cardinals are used to winning.

Joe Ross was making his major league debut, but veteran Jason Hammel stole the spotlight on the mound in Saturday's game between the Chicago Cubs and Washington Nationals.

Michael Bourn struck the go-ahead, two-run double in the bottom of the seventh inning, as Cleveland took down Boston, 5-3.

Alfonso Soriano homered and drove in four runs to lead the New York Yankees over the Boston Red Sox, 8-1, in spring training action at Steinbrenner Field.

Matt Davidson cracked a three-run homer to key a 14-hit assault Saturday in the Arizona Diamondbacks' 7-2 win over Colorado.

Dexter Fowler highlighted a sixth-inning comeback with a two-run single Saturday, lifting the Colorado Rockies over Pittsburgh 6-4.

A.J. Burnett notched his 23rd career complete game Sunday, allowing just one run in the Pittsburgh Pirates' 5-1 defeat of Colorado.