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Playoff Pinch Hits: Four LDS Matchups In Full Swing For Weekend Action
All four League Division Series are well underway now in the 2014 MLB Playoffs, and as usual, there are plenty of surprises.
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All four League Division Series are well underway now in the 2014 MLB Playoffs, and as usual, there are plenty of surprises.
Matt Carpenter hit a go-ahead, three-run double off a wilting Clayton Kershaw in an eight-run seventh inning, and the St. Louis Cardinals rallied for a 10-9 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers in a fiery NL Division Series opener Friday.
The National League Division Series feature some of the wealthiest teams in the league. Will the results justify the expense?
Matt Kemp homered and had four RBIs, while Yasiel Puig scored a career-high four times.
Chris Coghlan hit two homers, including the go-ahead two-run drive off Brian Wilson in the eighth inning, and the Chicago Cubs rallied to beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 8-7 on Saturday.
Clayton Kershaw (20-3) pitched five shaky innings in his shortest start in 3 1/2 months, but the NL West-leading Dodgers roughed up Edwin Jackson on their way to a 13-hit attack that included four homers.
Clayton Kershaw opposes Edwin Jackson this afternoon at Wrigley Field.
"It's never easy," Darwin Barney says of his exit from Chicago.
Dee Gordon and pinch-hitter Andre Ethier hit RBI doubles in Los Angeles' five-run seventh inning.
Zack Greinke opposes Tsuyoshi Wada tonight at Wrigley Field.
Edwin Jackson faces Clayton Kershaw on Friday at Wrigley Field.
Chicago righty Jake Arrieta got shelled, as Cincinnati took an early 6-0 lead.
Edwin Jackson pitched six innings for his first victory in six weeks and Chris Coghlan hit a tiebreaking two-run homer, leading the Chicago Cubs to a 7-3 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Sunday.
On a night when the Dodgers used home run threats Adrian Gonzalez, Andre Ethier and Yasiel Puig as pinch-hitters late in the game, Hanley Ramirez came through at the end.
The last time Kyle Hendricks pitched at Dodger Stadium he was in high school and there were a couple hundred people in the stands.
Kyle Hendricks opposes Dan Haren tonight at Dodger Stadium.
A chance meeting with Vin Scully in the spring of '91 will never be forgotten.
"I've soul-searched and this is not the time" to call it quits, Scully said.
Chicago will receive a player to be named later for Darwin Barney.
Do closer celebrations bother you? Here is a list of some of my favorite closer celebrations to help you decide whether they are awesome or down right classless.
Sometimes a team's best players don't make the All-Star team. Here are the National League's mid-season team MVPs.
ComEd officials said a car hit a pole with a transformer on top, causing a fire around 6:15 a.m.
Iowa now bans most abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy. Across the country, four states ban abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy, and 14 states have near-total bans at all stages of pregnancy.
Just before 5:15 a.m., shots were fired at Michigan Avenue.
The store owner told CBS News Chicago they stole the cash register and between $4,000 and $5,000 worth of products.
Monday's highs will be in the mid-80s with high humidity.
Iowa now bans most abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy. Across the country, four states ban abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy, and 14 states have near-total bans at all stages of pregnancy.
Kamala Harris' campaign, which announced the total on Sunday, said 66% of the funds came from first-time donors.
The Secret Service and Chicago Police will be speaking with people who live near the DNC action to give some insight on public safety protocols, road closures, and transportation information ahead of the convention.
The former president called Harris a "happy warrior" and vowed to do all he can to help her defeat former President Donald Trump in November.
The 500-acre site would become home to the world's first commercially useful quantum computer.
Experts say insurance companies are paying close attention, and the average person should be doing so too.
The hike was fueled mainly by the company's Safety Modernization Program to replace nearly 2,000 miles of dangerous, old, deteriorating natural gas pipes.
As of Tuesday evening, a total of five tornadoes had been confirmed in the Chicago area from the storms Monday night and six Sunday night.
The tax is up just 2 cents compared with Sunday. But it is quite a jump compared with the Illinois gas seven years ago.
One third of Chicago's roughly 400 new car dealers are using pen and paper to complete deals.
Iowa now bans most abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy. Across the country, four states ban abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy, and 14 states have near-total bans at all stages of pregnancy.
Amid a widening listeria outbreak, Boar's Head is recalling all of its liverwurst products sold nationwide, as well as some deli meats.
A warning of a Listeria monocytogenes outbreak affecting 12 states, including Pennsylvania, New Jersey and New York, was issued by the CDC Friday afternoon linking infections to sliced meat at deli counters.
Lisa Gee's experience taught her the life-saving importance of organ donations for thousands of patients.
Keisha House said people trust their hairdressers and barbers, and great communication takes place while in those chairs.
The way things had been going, owner Alfio Sciacca was not sure Amici would make it a year. Now, everything has changed.
Bally's took possession of the River West property July 5.
The plant, which was indefinitely idled in February 2023, is expected to reopen next year.
Fiscal Year 2024 saw total cannabis sales exceed $2 billion, which exceeded the figures for Fiscal Years 2023 and 2022.
Kroger owns the Mariano's brand, while Albertsons owns Jewel-Osco.
Newhart was an Oak Park native and an alumnus of Saint Ignatius College Prep and Loyola University in Chicago.
Bob Newhart, who starred in the long-running sitcoms "The Bob Newhart Show" and "Newhart," has died at age 94.
Nominations for the 76th annual Emmy Awards were announced Wednesday, with "Shōgun," "The Bear," "Hacks," "Only Murders in the Building" and "Baby Reindeer" all earning multiple major nods. See the full list of nominees for the 2024 ceremony here.
"Big Brother" announced Tuesday the 16 new Houseguests who will move into the "Big Brother" house and, for the first time ever, have the power to vote in a 17th houseguest.
After many people criticized Andress' rendition of the National Anthem online, comparing her with Fergie, the singer says she's going to rehab.
Surveillance video captured five people breaking into the store near Lincoln and Webster avenues around 3:30 a.m. The store owner told CBS News Chicago they stole the cash register and between $4,000 and $5,000 worth of products.
Darius Johnson is in Pullman where a tech workshop is about healing and woodworking.
Sunday was election day in Venezuela, and the outcome could result in ripple effects across the Americas and for thousands of Venezuelan migrants in Chicago.
Meteorologist Laura Bannon has the forecast.
Just before 2 a.m., police said a 24-year-old woman was standing on the sidewalk, 200 block of South Wabash Avenue, when shots were fired from a white SUV.
On Sunday, a family member noticed the body in the water near the scene of the accident.
There have been growing concerns over voter fraud and whether they will be able to have a fair and free election.
ComEd officials said a car hit a pole with a transformer on top, causing a fire around 6:15 a.m.
Iowa now bans most abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy. Across the country, four states ban abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy, and 14 states have near-total bans at all stages of pregnancy.
Just before 5:15 a.m., shots were fired at Michigan Avenue.
Former Secret Service agent McCarthy said security for both conventions is now even under more scrutiny since the assassination attempt on former President Trump.
The department has now confirmed they will be providing emergency medical support both inside the secure perimeter that will be going up around the United Center.
Data show the 4th of July has historically been one of the deadliest days of the year.
The former University of Illinois football player had been hired at Aunt Martha's despite having a criminal conviction on his record.
Two battalion chiefs told CBS 2 Investigators said hiring needs to be a priority for the Chicago Fire Department, and they plan to protest their working conditions.
Lauren Carlini's Olympic dreams were dashed in 2020, but four years later, the West Aurora HIgh School alum is on the U.S. women's volleyball team competing in Paris.
The Cubs are 12-8 in their last 20 games after going 3-9 in their previous 12.
Unless you're the Chicago White Sox — yikes! — there's a lot of parity in Major League Baseball these days.
The Cubs, who are focused on the future ahead of Tuesday's trade deadline, sent Morel and right-handers Hunter Bigge and Ty Johnson to the Rays.
Organizers say an act during the 2024 Paris Olympics opening ceremony featuring an LGBTQ+ icon flanked by drag artists did not depict "The Last Supper."
Late Friday, no one was in custody. Detectives were investigating.
The business owner said her neighbor in a strip mall has repeatedly used a racial slur against her and her daughter, incidents she's captured on video.
So far this year, there have been at least 25 homicides in Grand Crossing, compared to 17 over the same time period last year.
A woman killed her former daughter-in-law in a murder-suicide shooting on the Upper East Side near Gracie Mansion, police said.
Sean Grayson, the now-fired Illinois sheriff's deputy charged with killing 36-year-old Sonya Massey in her own home, had a disciplinary file that included accusations of bullying and abuse of power, records obtained by CBS News show.