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Tuesday, August 25, 2026
The Rundown: Snoozing Through West Coast Baseball, Gausman Twirls Gem in Cubs Win, Manfred Wishes to Avoid Work Stoppage

“Out of sight in the night, out of sight in the day. Lookin’ back on the track gonna do it my way.” – Little Green Bag by George Baker Selection I lose all interest in baseball when the Cubs play...

Justin Steele, Ben Brown Throw Live Again as Rehab Assignments Loom

Justin Steele was with the Cubs at Chase Field yesterday, which makes sense because he’s been in Arizona as his throwing program ramps up. He threw a live BP session last Friday and then had...

One of the Upcoming Cubs-Brewers Games Just Got a Schedule Tweak

Although the Cubs are not yet THAT close to the Brewers atop the NL Central standings, it’s close enough that the upcoming three and four-game series between the two teams could wind up deciding...

Tempers flare between D-backs, Cubs over sign-stealing
An Additional Reason the Win Against the Diamondbacks Was Very Good News

Eventually this won’t be something that justifies a reminder; well, then again, the whole playoff structure will change whenever there is expansion and realignment, so maybe this will be an annual...

The Kevin Gausman We’ve Been Looking For

That was the Kevin Gausman we’ve been looking for, eh? A veteran bulldog who owns that mound when he’s out there. A guy you look at and think, yeah, that’s a postseason starter right there. Over...

Announcing BN Collectibles!

For my 9th birthday, I wanted only one thing: a box of 1990 Topps baseball cards. I was hardly special in that regard. The set’s now-iconic look became iconic in large part because there were a...

Cubs' Pete Crow-Armstrong receives great MVP update from 37 MLB experts

This update for the Cubs outfielder is exactly what the fans will love to hear.

The Diamondbacks Think the Cubs Were Stealing Pitcher Signs and Grips, Which Made Them Very Sad

Before the season, Major League Baseball decreed that third base coaches will no-seriously-please-comply-now have to stay inside their coaching box when the pitcher is getting ready to deliver....

Cubs, Diamondbacks Coaching Staffs Have Heated Exchange Over Sign Stealing

Monday night’s game in Arizona was mostly a ho-hum affair in which the Cubs cruised to an easy victory behind an excellent effort from Kevin Gausman. There was a fair bit of drama in the top of...

Astros re-sign ex-Cubs, Royals .715 OPS outfielder

Houston re-signs a four-year MLB veteran.

Chicago Cubs unveil 150th anniversary team

CHICAGO — The Chicago Cubs have unveiled their 150th anniversary team ahead of Saturday's celebration at Wrigley Field. The club is hosting a celebration at Gallagher Way before Saturday's 1:20...

Diamondbacks ready for up-close look at Cubs' Clay Holmes

Chicago Cubs right-hander Clay Holmes will make his second start this season in Phoenix on Tuesday, about three weeks later than the Arizona Diamondba

Resumed Relentlessness, Conforto’s Big Night, Ramirez and Shaw, and Other Cubs Bullets

Lots to discuss from that game that there’s going to be a whole lot of spillover into standalone posts (including what was going on between the coaches) … That was a fun win, where the Cubs smoked...

Cubs bet on contact skills with shortstop Corey Nunez
Chicago Cubs Score and Recap (8/24/26): Cubs 7, D-Backs 0 – Gausman Shuts Down Snakes in Desert

The Cubs kept their momentum going after a big offensive performance in Seattle on Sunday with another impressive effort against the Diamondbacks at Chase Field Monday night. They got more than...

Gausman fires seven shutout innings as Cubs blank Diamondbacks, 7-0, to open 3-game series in Arizona

In his fourth start with the Chicago Cubs, veteran right-hander Kevin Gausman delivered his best performance yet Monday night, firing seven shutout innings and allowing just three hits and a walk...

Gausman dominates as Cubs blank Diamondbacks
Wake Up and Watch the Cubs Shut Out the Diamondbacks

Can’t start a series much better than that, with the Cubs shutting out the Diamondbacks 7-0 in Arizona. Enjoy Kevin Gausman’s performance and quite a bit of non-PCA offensive production from the Cubs:

Monday, August 24, 2026
Kevin Gausman fires 7 sharp innings as Cubs shut out Diamondbacks

Michael Conforto and Carson Kelly hit back-to-back homers in a three-run sixth, Kevin Gausman threw seven scoreless innings, and the Chicago Cubs beat

Gausman spins scoreless gem as Cubs thump D-backs
Enhanced Box Score: Cubs 7, Diamondbacks 0 — August 24, 2026

Before tonight’s game between the Cubs and D-Backs began, I half-joked that I’d prefer a good start from Kevin Gausman to a Cubs win. Well, lucky me! I got both. And extremely satisfying versions...

There's a tectonic shift at the top of our latest MVP poll
Michael Conforto Left NO Doubt, and Carson Kelly Goes Back-to-Back

The Cubs had hit at least two balls hard enough (and high enough) tonight to convince me, at least briefly, that they would leave the park. Neither did. But when Michael Conforto made contact with...

Pre-Gamin’: Cubs vs Diamondbacks (8:40 CT) – Lineups, Broadcast Info, Game Thread

CUBS LINEUP — Obviously, I want the Cubs to win tonight above all else, but a VERY close second would be seeing Kevin Gausman rebound from his last two ineffective outings (the second of which...

LHP Coppola makes Prospect Team of the Week
Chicago Cubs Lineup (8/24/26): Gausman Starting Very Favorable Matchup

It’s too bad the Cubs can’t use run differential to balance out a loss here and there, because winning 19-2 sure would have helped. But since that can’t make up for two walk-off losses, they...

Cubs release 150th anniversary celebration roster. See the full list

The Chicago Cubs on Monday released the complete roster for the team’s celebration of 150 years as a National League franchise. The selected players and personnel will be recognized in a pregame...

Two Miscellaneous Cubs-Diamondbacks Items to Share

With the Chicago Cubs set to open a set in Arizona tonight against the Diamondbacks, there were two random items I wanted to share. First, in his latest Sunday Notes at FanGraphs, David Laurila...

MLBits: Astros Part with GM, PCA’s Career Milestone Pace, Ohtani Nearing Return to Mound, More

I already knew the Cubs had the most walk-off wins in Major League Baseball this season (13), but I did not realize the White Sox (11) were second. Also, the Cubs had two walk-off wins and two...

Pretty Nice to Have Aaron Civale Available Out of the Cubs Bullpen, Eh? (Like, Very Specifically the Cubs Bullpen)

I would like this post to be less about Shota Imanaga’s rough and brief outing in Seattle yesterday, and more about what happened thereafter on the pitching side. First, on Imanaga, from Craig...

As of This Moment, Pete Crow-Armstrong is on Pace to Make Some Serious Chicago Cubs History

Early this year, when he was really starting to heat up, I joked about how Pete Crow-Armstrong was on his way to the Chicago Cubs’ first ever 40-40 season. It was only a joke at the time because...

Stop What You’re Doing and Watch This Hindi Call of Kyle Schwarber’s Walk-Off Home Run

Languages may be local, but sometimes the message they convey is absolutely universal. I wasn’t exactly thrilled to see the Phillies win yet again yesterday, but it is impossible not to love this...

More Fun with the Cubs Going Grand Twice

It’s happened a few times before in Chicago Cubs history, but two grand slams in a game is not something you see every day. You had Ian Happ clearing the bases by doinking one off of the foul pole...

Dave Chappelle, Bill Burr, Tom Segura Headline First-Ever Fastball Comedy Festival at Sloan Park October 17-18

When I first saw this announcement, I figured the lineup would feature just local comedians from Phoenix and maybe Chicago. And though that may be the case for the “surprise guests” that have not...

Cubs vs Diamondbacks: Pitching Probables, Who’s Hot, Injury Info, More

Cubs vs Diamondbacks — It wasn’t a particularly good weekend for the Chicago Cubs, but the way they thumped the Mariners on Sunday took out some of the sting. Even still, the Cubs are 6.0 full...

Chicago Cubs @ Arizona Diamondbacks – Series Preview (August 24-26): Overview, Game and Broadcast Info, Starting Pitchers, W2W4

After nine consecutive series wins on the road, the Cubs (75-56) finally came up short in Seattle against the Mariners. They dropped the first two games in painful walk off fashion before scoring...

The Cubs Are Going to the Little League World Series! (Basically)

The Atlanta Braves and Milwaukee Brewers just played in Williamsport at the 2026 MLB Little League Classic, with the Braves thankfully holding on to beat the Brewers. The league didn’t waste any...

Shohei Ohtani loses NL MVP lead to rising Cubs superstar

Teaser: Shohei Ohtani is no longer leading the National League MVP race after Pete Crow-Armstrong built an overwhelming all-around case.

Cubs, Blue Jays playing in 2027 Little League Classic

WILLIAMSPORT, Penn. — The Chicago Cubs are playing the Blue Jays next year in the 2027 Little League Classic, MLB announced Monday. The game is scheduled for August 19 in Williamsport,...

Cubs, Blue Jays to Play in 2027 Little League Classic

The Cubs’ long-awaited turn to host the All-Star Game is very much in danger of being canceled by looming labor issues, and the same could be true for their selection to play in next year’s Little...

From software to softball, Williams a two-sport star for Cubs, Bandits
Cubs Minor League News: Garrett dominates, Cepeda walks it off, Garcia impressive
Veteran pitchers square off for Cubs, D-backs in wild-card chase

The Chicago Cubs will look to bolster their shrinking National League wild-card lead against an Arizona Diamondbacks team striving to remain in the pl

Bad Series But Not a Bad Team, Big Thumping, Happ, Thornton, Another Rumble, and Other Cubs Bullets

The Cubs outscored the Mariners by 15 runs this weekend in Seattle and lost the series. Baseball. The series outcome is inarguably bad, and at this stage of the season, lost games matter much more...

Chicago Cubs Score and Recap (8/23/26): Cubs 19, Mariners 2 – Two Slams Help Prevent Sweep

After a pair of painful walk-off losses in the first two games of their series against the Mariners, the Cubs made sure that wouldn’t be a possibility at T-Mobile Park Sunday afternoon. The road...

Wake Up and Watch the Cubs Wallop the Mariners

There’s nothing you can do in a game to make up for the previous two, but the Cubs sure tried with their 19-2 drubbing over the Mariners. Start your day with the highlights, and perhaps imagine a...

MLB roundup: Ian Happ, Pedro Ramirez slam Cubs past Mariners

Ian Happ and Pedro Ramirez hit grand slams as the Chicago Cubs poured it on late in a 19-2 shellacking of the host Seattle Mariners Sunday afternoon.,

Sunday, August 23, 2026
M's crushed again in Miller start, lose 19-2 to Cubs

Mariners starter Bryce Miller lost his second straight start by at least 17 runs after the Cubs crushed Seattle 19-2, days after the M's losing 22-0 to Milwaukee.

Cubs fifth in latest Power Rankings
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