ST. LOUIS — Cubs president of baseball operations Jed Hoyer was self-critical about one area of last offseason in particular. ‘‘Our bench was struggling,’’ Hoyer said this week. ‘‘I don’t think I did ...

W elcome to the 20th week of our NL Central Power Rankings! We’ll release these rankings each week to grade all five teams and place them one through five. As everyone knows with power rankings, these ...

Preview the Aug. 9 matchup between the Cincinnati Reds and Pittsburgh Pirates with odds over/under, game spread, betting lines and more.