Andrew Bagnato

- Mark Grace is considered a leading candidate for the National League`s Gold Glove Award as the best-fielding first baseman. San Francisco`s Will Clark, who has made only one error,...

Rick Sutcliffe is at least one more minor-league start away from returning to the Cub rotation. Sutcliffe will start Monday night in Des Moines for the Cubs` Triple-A Iowa affiliate....

Manager Jim Essian plans to stick with his four-man rotation at least until Danny Jackson and Rick Sutcliffe return, but he`s done some tinkering to open the second half. The...

Doug Dascenzo tied a National League record Sunday night with his 226th defensive appearance without an error. Dascenzo can break Curt Flood`s record Thursday in Wrigley Field. Dascenzo`s streak is...

Glove story: Going into his start Saturday night, Doug Dascenzo needed only two games to tie Curt Flood`s National League record for consecutive errorless games in the outfield. Dascenzo had...

George Bell was removed from Saturday night`s game with inflammation in his left knee. He left the game after grounding into a double play in the sixth inning. Earlier Saturday,...

Ryne Sandberg returned to the lineup Friday night, just three days after going out with a bruised right hand. ''It`s still a little tender, but I`m going to go out...

Rick Sutcliffe passed another test in a 108-pitch simulated game in Busch Stadium. He`ll start for the Cubs` Class-A Peoria club Wednesday night in Kenosha, Wis. ''My breaking balls were...

George Bell will return to Toronto as a member of the National League All-Star team. He received the word Thursday after swatting his 16th homer, second highest NL total. Bell...

Gary Varsho never hit like this with the Cubs, did he? The outfielder, dealt to Pittsburgh in March, has smacked his ex-teammates for eight hits and nine runs batted in...