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Alvarez fine after tweaking hamstring

As their up-and-down season continues, the Brewers will visit Wrigley Field on Friday, with the hopes of snapping out of a recent funk and, in turn, staying out of the National League Central cellar.

Middlebrooks catching fire down the stretch

Former Cub and currect special assistant in the Marlins front office, Andre Dawson was checking out the designs for a renovated Wrigley Field. After taking a glance, Dawson sees a change coming.

Sept 4 (The Sports Xchange) - New York Yankees manager Joe Girardi wants closer Mariano Rivera to rethink his retirement plans after this season. The 43-year-old Rivera announced before the season that 2013 would be his 19th and final year in the major leagues. "I don't see any reason why he couldn't do it next year, I don't," Girardi said, according to ESPNNewYork.com. "He's made it pretty clear that he doesn't want to, but I always say, you know, January rolls around and sometimes you have a different feel about what you want to do." Rivera has insisted that his decision is final. ...

CHICAGO (AP) -- Donnie Murphy has thrived in late-game situations over the last month.

Starlin Castro, Dioner Navarro and Ryan Sweeney each hit solo home runs, and Donnie Murphy smacked a go-ahead two-run blast in the seventh to lift the Cubs to a 9-7 victory Wednesday over the Marlins at Wrigley Field

New York Yankees manager Joe Girardi wants closer Mariano Rivera to rethink his retirement plans after this season.

A young Cubs fan survived a scary moment at Wrigley Field Wednesday afternoon after getting hit with a bat and Jeff Samardzija talked about the toughness the kid showed afterwards.

Sept 4 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the MLB games on Wednesday (home team in CAPS) NY Mets 5 ATLANTA 2 HOUSTON 6 Minnesota 5 CHICAGO CUBS 9 Miami 7 OAKLAND 11 Texas 4 ARIZONA 4 Toronto 3 (10 innings)

A young boy survived a bat striking him in the face at Wrigley Field on Wednesday, and returned after the freak accident to watch the Cubs rally to beat the Marlins.

CHICAGO -- Donnie Murphy's go-ahead home run capped a four-run seventh as the Chicago Cubs beat the Miami Marlins 9-7 and to salvage the finale of a three-game series Wednesday afternoon.

As the 2013 season winds down, the Cubs are trying to identify bullpen pieces, and will give 37-year-old Asian import Chang-Yong Lim and former Red Sox first-round pick Daniel Bard a shot to stick.

Editor's note: As MLB teams are officially eliminated from postseason contention, we'll say goodbye to their 2013 incarnations with a toast. Want to contribute? Follow @BigLeagueStew on Twitter and await our call for submissions. First up, the Houston Astros. Here's to you, 2013 Houston Astros, for sprinting toward the offseason with such futility that one day, when you're good, we'll all look back and say, "remember how prolific they were at losing too?" Here's to you, Astros, for showing us that a team could indeed win at least 45 games with a payroll smaller than Alex Rodriguez's entire 2013 salary. Here's to you, Astros, for drafting Mark Appel No. 1 overall this year and actually signing him . May Appel and last year's No. 1 Carlos Correa be your Stephen Strasburg/Bryce Harper combo. Here's to you, Houston, for very likely becoming the first team with back-to-back-to-back 100-loss seasons since the Kansas City Royals in 2004-2006. Just seven more losses. You can do it. We believe in you. Here's to you, Astros, for being a part of the Altuve unit of measurement and for actually fielding a team in 2013 for which Erik Bedard was the highest paid player. That's going to be a great trivia question one day. And here's to you, Astros, for being riiiiiiiich despite it all. We're not going to bogart this toast. Here's what the people had to say to the 2013 Houston Astros:

CHICAGO (AP) -- The Chicago Cubs purchased the contract of RHP Chang-Yong Lim from Triple-A Iowa before Wednesday's game against the Miami Marlins.

The Cubs turn to ace Jeff Samardzija Wednesday to avoid a sweep at the hands of the Miami Marlins, owners of the worst record in the National League.

Get interactive with Cubs Pulse throughout the game today as they try to avoid a sweep at the hands of the Marlins, owners of the worst record in the National League.

The Cubs claimed right-handed pitcher Daniel Bard, once considered one of the best setup pitchers in baseball, off waivers from the Red Sox on Wednesday.

The Chicago Cubs claimed Daniel Bard off waivers Wednesday, ending the reliever's time with the team after a tough couple of seasons.

The Cubs picked up another former high-upside reliever Wednesday, claiming right-hander Daniel Bard off waivers from the Red Sox. Bard was a first-round draft pick of Theo Epstein in Boston.