The All-Star break provided a welcome respite for Chicago Cubs rookie third baseman Matt Shaw, who is eager to leave his first-half struggles behind.

PITCHING PROBABLES: Royals: Seth Lugo (6-5, 2.94 ERA, 1.09 WHIP, 93 strikeouts); Cubs: Colin Rea (8-3, 3.80 ERA, 1.28 WHIP, 70 strikeouts) BOTTOM LINE: The Chicago Cubs and Kansas City Royals play on ...

Former Cubs pitcher Rich Hill is set to make a start for the Royals at Wrigley Field, and all he needs to do is throw one ...

The Washington Nationals go for their first series sweep since May when they host the Cincinnati Reds on Wednesday afternoon. Washington's last three-game series sweep took place May 16-18 in ...