Javier Assad pitched into the fourth inning of his rehab start with the Iowa Cubs on July 30. Here's a full breakdown of his ...

Saturday marked a return for Cubs pitcher Javier Assad. It's not the return, since he's about to head out for a rehab ...

The Cubs welcomed in their trade-deadline additions Friday, finalizing a group they hope to watch chase a championship come October.

Javier Assad made his first Iowa rehab appearance and gave up two runs in the top of the first. But he was terrific after ...

After being acquired at the MLB trade deadline, new Chicago Cubs starter Michael Soroka will make his debut on Monday.

The Cubs left the top of their farm system almost completely untouched, essentially trading away a bunch of teenagers and mid ...

Javier Assad thinks he can help the Chicago Cubs in the last part of the season. So does manager Craig Counsell. Assad is ...

Javier Assad is currently rehabbing in the minors and should be back with the MLB squad soon, so that will help. But unless Chicago feels good relying on the likes of Michael Soroka and Ben Brown for ...

Baltimore Orioles (50-60, fifth in the AL East) vs. Chicago Cubs (64-45, second in the NL Central) Chicago; Saturday, 2:20 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Orioles: Tomoyuki Sugano (8-5, 4.38 ERA, 1.33 ...

Left-hander Justin Steele, who has been in the Cubs’ system with Assad since they signed him out of Mexico in 2015, was just as unsurprised as Mervis. “That’s Assad, baby,” Steele said.

Assad allowed two runs on five hits in 3 2/3 innings in the Cubs’ 8-6 win. While he primarily relies on a cutter, sinker and four-seam fastball, his slider generates the type of swing and miss ...

Javier Assad threw a career-high seven innings in Friday night’s 6-2 win for the Chicago Cubs. The 26-year-old retired the last 10 batters he faced as he held Toronto to just one run and four hits.