Bowden heading to Chicago : The Red Sox have acquired outfielder Marlon Byrd from the Cubs in exchange for relief pitcher Michael Bowden and a player to be named later, CBSSports.com's Danny Knobler has confirmed. Bowden has posted a 3.00 ERA and three strikeouts in his two appearances this season. (Updated 04/21/2012)
Injury Report
No information available at this time (Updated 5/23/12).
Fantasy Analysis
Bowden has a career 5.61 ERA and 1.58 WHIP in 39 big-league games and will likely be used in middle relief in Chicago. Since he won't be in line for saves, his value lies in deeper NL-only formats that reward true middle men at this point in the season. (Updated 04/21/2012).
05/19/2012 22:25 Danks, White Sox get past Cubs
John Danks pitched shutout ball into the seventh for his first win in nearly a month and Dayan Viciedo, A.J. Pierzynski and Adam Dunn homered as the Chicago White Sox beat the Cubs 7-4 on Saturday night.
05/13/2012 17:51 Cubs avoid 3-game sweep by Brewers
Ian Stewart hit a solo homer and scored the go-ahead run on an error, helping the Chicago Cubs beat the Milwaukee Brewers 8-2 Sunday to avoid a three-game sweep by their division rivals.
05/12/2012 01:46 Hart lifts Brewers over Cubs in 13th
Corey Hart hit an RBI single in the 13th inning to give the Milwaukee Brewers an 8-7 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Friday.