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Thursday, September 3, 2026
Pre-Gamin’: Cubs vs Brewers (6:15 CT) – Lineups, Broadcast Info, Game Thread

CUBS LINEUP — Even though we all need to turn our attention away from catching the Brewers in the NL Central (it ain’t happening), this is still an important game. Indeed, every game from here on...

Cubs Announce Ben Brown Will Miss Rest of Season Due to Neck Issue

In what came more as confirmation than revelation, the Cubs announced Thursday that Ben Brown will not return this season. He had been symptom-free and was nearing a rehab assignment when he...

Ben Brown Won’t Return This Season

Cubs right-hander Ben Brown has been out for a few months due to a stress reaction in his neck. Today, manager Craig Counsell informed reporters that Brown won’t be able to make it back in the...

Cubs Minor League News: Steele returns, McCullough strikes out 10, Sorrell powers Pelicans
Chicago Cubs Lineup (9/3/26): Gausman Going with Series Split Riding on Line

After blowing the Brewers’ doors off in the series opener, the Cubs dropped the next two games to put themselves in quite a hole. They must win tonight just to split the series and keep the...

Former Brewers Fan Tyrese Haliburton Throwing First Pitch in Thursday’s Series Finale

Pacers star Tyrese Haliburton grew up a Brewers fan in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, about an hour and a half from American Family Field, but that all changed in 2025 after he and his team knocked the...

Some Useful Context for Minor League Performances This Year

Although the disproportionately strong performance this year by Chicago Cubs positional prospects, relative to pitching prospects, is mostly the product of a farm system heavily-weighted in that...

Why Protein Timing, Proper Recovery Matter More Now Than Ever for Cubs

I don’t ever remember hearing a word about macros when I was younger, let alone having access to all manner of supplements like we do today. Outside of being presented with the food pyramid and...

PCA Defining New Era of Cubs Baseball

From the first time the Chicago baseball team once known as the White Stockings took the field in 1876 to now, there’s only been one Pete Crow-Armstrong. Whether you’re here because you’re a Cubs...

Pete Crow-Armstrong is the National League Player of the Month! Again!

It was actually impressively difficult to have a better month in August than Alex Bregman. The guy has been a monster since the All-Star break, and there’s a world in which he is the obvious NL...

Cubs Prospects Report | September 3, 2026: Steele Takes The Mound, Sorrell Carries Pelicans, More

It wasn’t the most eventful day in the Cubs’ minor league system. The four teams put up a 2-2 record, but many of the top prospects were quiet on the day. However, the Iowa Cubs had Justin Steele...

Cubs hold special meet and greet with Advocate Children's patients
PCA picks up 2nd NL Player of the Month honor this year
How Cubs might've made their bullpen 'worse' with one Angels trade

This move from the Cubs has not worked out at-all this season.

Cubs' 2nd-round pick Sorrell homers, drives in 5 in best game of young career
Justin Steele’s First Competitive Action in Over a Year and a Half Was a Success

At the start of the 2025 season, among many other happy things, the Chicago Cubs were expected to have a real ace at the front of the rotation in Justin Steele. The lefty was coming off his third...

MLB Power Rankings: Who are the top teams in our first September edition?

As the season enters the stretch run, our top 10 remains mostly the same while teams on the fringe of the playoffs continue to try and make a push.

Jackson Chourio turns Cubs’ 17-run eruption into one-night illusion

Jackson Chourio’s four-hit performance helped Milwaukee turn Chicago’s 17-run series opener into a brief interruption rather than a genuine division challenge.

Just So Sick of Getting Pantsed by the Brewers and Other Cubs Bullets

Seeing bullpen implosions in my dreams these days … Losing repeatedly to the Brewers under any circumstances is annoying. Doing so to fully and finally allow any dreams of the division to slip...

Brewers and stellar bullpen strive for series win vs. Cubs

When searching for reasons for the growing divide between the MLB-best Milwaukee Brewers and the Chicago Cubs, the bullpen is a good place to start.,M

Cubs waste rare rough outing from Jacob Misiorowski in loss
Wednesday, September 2, 2026
Misiorowski matches career worsts in rough night

Brewers ace Jacob Misiorowski had a rare off night on Wednesday against the Cubs.

PCA ascends to top of latest Hitter Power Rankings
Ranking the 10 most impactful Trade Deadline moves, one month later
Chourio stars as the Brewers beat the Cubs 9-5 despite shaky start by Misiorowski

Jackson Chourio homered and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Chicago Cubs 9-5 on Wednesday night, overcoming a shaky performance by Jacob Misiorowski.

Key takeaways: Brewers 9, Cubs 5
Jackson Chourio powers Brewers to second straight win over Cubs

Jackson Chourio had four hits, including his 21st homer, and the visiting Milwaukee Brewers beat the Chicago Cubs 9-5 on Wednesday.,Joey Ortiz singled

Chicago Cubs Score and Recap (9/2/26): Brewers 9, Cubs 5 – Even Handing Miz His Worst Start Can’t Buy W

If I had told you coming into the game that the Cubs would score five earned runs on Jacob Misiorowski, the first time he’s given up more than three earned this season, you probably wouldn’t have...

Enhanced Box Score: Brewers 9, Cubs 5 — September 2, 2026

Everyone is going to have the same take about this game tonight — not because it’s a cliché, but because it’s so obviously true (and especially painful) when it happens: If you score five runs off...

Yikes … Jacob Webb Exits the Game After Being Hit by Comebacker on His Throwing Arm (UPDATE: X-Rays Negative)

That would be the icing on the cake, wouldn’t it? Jacob Webb is the *literal* only trusted reliever in the Cubs bullpen at the moment (and even he has been faltering of late), but tonight, he had...

Nico Hoerner Lays Out for an INCREDIBLE Run-Saving Diving Catch

Trent Thornton started the fifth inning for the Cubs and had to leave with just one out and the bases loaded. But that was barely through any fault of his own. He did walk one batter, but the...

Justin Steele Makes First Rehab Appearance for I-Cubs

After a lengthy rehab process that included a serious setback earlier in the season, Justin Steele was finally able to take the mound in live competition for the Iowa Cubs on Wednesday evening....

Alex Bregman Ties the Game With One Home Run Swing off Jacob Misiorowski!

The start of this Cubs game went well enough, with David Peterson retiring each of the first two Brewers batters in short order. But a parade of walks and singles thereafter allowed two runs to...

Cabrera takes first step toward returning as reliever with rehab outing
Each team's hottest pitching prospect right now
Chicago Cubs Lineup: Tyrone Taylor in RF Over Michael Conforto

CUBS LINEUP — Well, you lost to Robert Gasser, and now you have to face Jacob Misiorowski with no room for error. Not ideal, Cubbies. Here’s a look at the Cubs lineup for game three of four...

Chicago Cubs Lineup (8/2/26): Peterson Looking to Get Misses in Matchup Against Miz

The Cubs outscored the Mariners 28-11, the Diamondbacks 11-7, and the Reds 30-22, yet they lost all three series. They’re up 21-12 on the Brewers after splitting the first two games, and now need...

Jed Hoyer Speaks: Brown, Steele, Cabrera, Bullpen Woes, Homer Troubles, More

Chicago Cubs President of Baseball Operations Jed Hoyer met with the media to discuss the state of his club as the season enters its final month. I’ve embedded the full media hit via Marquee at...

Hoby Milner Has Found a New Home

After the Chicago Cubs released lefty reliever Hoby Milner, there was still a chance he could return to the organization if there were a little more roster clarity and the desire was there. After...

Cubs Minor League News: Miller raking, Cepeda with two homers, Trice and Hartshorn homer
Cubs Prospects Report | September 2, 2026: Hartshorn’s Mammoth Blast, Cepeda’s Double-Dip, More

We had a newsworthy day in the Cubs’ minor league system on Monday. Edward Cabrera made a rehab appearance for Iowa as he works back from his blister. The Knoxville Smokies won in a blowout....

MLB playoff picture: Where the Cubs and White Sox stand as pennant races heat up

Here's where the Cubs and White Sox stand in the playoff picture, along with their biggest strengths and weaknesses and their remaining schedules heading into the season's stretch run.

Edward Cabrera’s First Rehab Appearance as a Reliever Was a Mixed Bag

With the Chicago Cubs’ bullpen desperately in need of some stabilizing forces with dominant stuff for the later innings, Edward Cabrera’s rehab assignment is well-timed. But will his transition to...

Counsell’s Bullpen Circle of Trust Shrinking to Pinpoint as Postseason Looms

“There must be some kind of way out of here,” said Craig Counsell to his chief. “There’s too much confusion. I can’t get no relief.” I had to adjust Bob Dylan’s — that’s right, kids, that song...

Serious Bullpen Concerns, Needing Elite Defense, Swanson, Cepeda, and Other Cubs Bullets

The Cubs needed to go at least 6-1 in these seven games against the Brewers to have a realistic shot at coming back in the division. That was always pretty unlikely to actually happen, but it’s...

Brewers deliver immediate answer after Cubs’ 17-run statement

Milwaukee erased an early deficit one night after allowing 17 runs, delivering a forceful response that kept the Cubs eight games back.

Chicago Cubs Score and Recap (9/1/26): Brewers 9, Cubs 4 – Bullpen Blasted Again

The Cubs battled the Brewers in the second game of their series and a hot and muggy Wrigley Field Tuesday night. The home squad ran into a familiar problem, with another bullpen implosion erasing...

Josiah Hartshorn Has Cleared the Building

I thought perhaps you’d prefer to start your day with something nice, rather than immediately digging in on a disappointing big league loss. Cubs outfield prospect Josiah Hartshorn continues to...

Clock ticking on Cubs in NL Central chase of sprinting Brewers

The clock is ticking and time is running short for the Chicago Cubs to overtake the first-place Milwaukee Brewers in the National League Central.,Chic

Bullpen woes sink Cubs in loss to Brewers
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