Meghan Montemurro
Cubs Beat Writer at Chicago Tribune
Cubs beat writer at the Chicago Tribune. Formerly: The Athletic. Alumna of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Chicago-area native. It's called pop.
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1 week ago |
chicagotribune.com | Meghan Montemurro |Lamond Pope
The Chicago Cubs couldn’t take advantage of securing the series opener against the San Francisco Giants, dropping the next two games to lose the series. The Cubs get Thursday’s off day to regroup before taking on the New York Mets for three games at Citi Field. A quirky part of the schedule continues for the White Sox.
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chicagotribune.com | Meghan Montemurro
MILWAUKEE — By the time Pete Crow-Armstrong stepped in the batter’s box in the ninth inning Friday night at American Family Field, already with a multihomer game, a Milwaukee Brewers position player greeted him on the mound. Crow-Armstrong’s solo home run in the second was part of a seven-run inning, two batters after Michael Busch slugged his first career grand slam, and he delivered another solo shot in the seventh as the Cubs’ exclamation mark in a 10-0 blowout of the Brewers.
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chicagotribune.com | Meghan Montemurro
MILWAUKEE — The Chicago Cubs in the offseason to fill a key bench spot and split time at first base. Most of his at-bats were expected to come against left-handers, especially on days Turner plays first base to give Michael Busch a break from left-on-left matchups. But with how well the Cubs lineup has collectively been hitting, Turner’s opportunities have been limited lately.
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dailygazette.com | Meghan Montemurro
PITTSBURGH — The Chicago Cubs have touted a diverse offense that isn’t reliant on home runs to win games. But long balls certainly help and were pivotal in the Cubs’ 8-3 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Thursday at PNC Park. kAmp E9C66\9@>6\CF? 7:7E9 :??:?8 282:?DE DE2CE6C !2F= $<6?6D EFC?65 2 EH@\CF? 567:4:E :?E@ 2 b\a rF3D 25G2?E286] s2?D3J $H2?D@? =65 @77 H:E9 2 9@>6 CF?[ 9:D D64@?5 @7 E96 D6C:6D[ 2?5 zJ=6 %F4<6C 2?5 $6:J2 $FKF<: H6?E 324<\E@\324<] %96 rF3D W`h\`bX E24<65 @? CF?D :?
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thederrick.com | Meghan Montemurro
PITTSBURGH — The Chicago Cubs have touted a diverse offense that isn’t reliant on home runs to win games. But long balls certainly help and were pivotal in the Cubs’ 8-3 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Thursday at PNC Park. Thank you for reading! Please log in, or sign up for a new account and purchase a subscription to continue reading.
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