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  • May 10, 2019

    Jose Quintana stays strong despite quiet Cubs bats

    Despite a 7-0 shutout loss Friday to open a three-game set against the Brewers, it wasn’t for lack of effort on the mound for Cubs starter Jose Quintana. The lefty went 6 2/3 innings, giving up three earned runs on four hits with six strikeouts on an afternoon when his numbers probably didn’t look as good as his performance suggested….

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  • May 10, 2019

    For former Cubs coach Andy Haines, Wrigley Field never gets old

    Andy Haines still gets jitters walking into Wrigley Field. He got them as a kid growing up in southern Illinois. He got them last year as an assistant hitting coach for the Cubs. And that feeling was most definitely prevalent when he walked into the ballpark for the first time as Brewers hitting coach on Friday. “I think any time…

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  • May 10, 2019

    Brewers carrying lessons from Game 163 into 2019 divisional race

    It’s been 221 days since the Brewers celebrated a Game 163 victory — and their first NL Central title since 2011 — at Wrigley Field last October. But you’d be hard-pressed to find a player in their clubhouse who spent the last seven months marking days off the calendar. After all, the 2019 campaign is a new season with new expectations.  “As…

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