The Cubs returned home to Wrigley Field to begin the month of May on a winning note against the Diamondbacks on Friday. The offense raced out to a big lead early before grinding to a halt and...

Michael Busch had two hits, including a two-run single, and the Chicago Cubs used two three-run innings to hold off the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks

Cubs second baseman Nico Hoerner left Friday's game against the Diamondbacks because of neck tightness.

Another WHEW kind of ending, with the Cubs hanging on to win. Both teams threatened in the first, but, while Colin Rea was able to pitch out of it, Zac Gallen gave up a two-run single to Michael...

Nico Hoerner started Friday afternoon’s game and doubled to lead off the bottom of the 1st, but he was lifted for pinch-hitter Matt Shaw in the bottom of the next inning. The Cubs later explained...

Chicago Cubs second baseman Nico Hoerner departed Friday's home game against the Arizona Diamondbacks with tightness along the left side of his neck.,

No idea yet of the issue or the severity, but Nico Hoerner has been pulled from today’s game for pinch-hitter Matt Shaw. Hoerner had a solid double in the first inning and later scored. He came...

Chicago had to make an early change.

Chicago's first base leash should be 'short'.

There was some hope that closer Daniel Palencia could be activated on Friday without first making a rehab appearance, but the Cubs still want him to pass one more test before taking him off the...

Hey, holding myself to it: I said earlier this week, upon hearing reports that Daniel Palencia could be activated as soon as today, that I would be surprised if he didn’t have a little rehab stint...

CUBS LINEUP — This afternoon, fresh off a succesful West Coast road trip, the Chicago Cubs return to Wrigley Field to host the Diamomdbacks at the start of a seven-game homestand. Colin Rea is on...

Some chatter recently at Cubs.com and on The Score about the success of the Chicago Cubs’ bench and, in particular, when pinch-hitters come to the plate. I thought it worth spotlighting and...

The Cubs are back at Wrigley after six games in California, and I don’t think I’ve been more pleased to see three consecutive afternoon games. If asked to rank start times, I think I’d go:...

Arizona Diamondbacks (16-14, third in the NL West) vs. Chicago Cubs (19-12, second in the NL Central) Chicago; Friday, 2:20 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Diamondbacks: Zac Gallen (1-1, 3.14 ERA,...

Cubs vs Diamondbacks — The Cubs may have escaped the West Coast with an impressive 3-3 record, but I’m still very glad for that trip to be over. Not only are the Cubs back at Wrigley for the next...

“She doesn’t know her name. She doesn’t know her face.” — Lady Picture Show by Stone Temple Pilots My morning and weekend are jam-packed, so please don’t confuse a truncated version of this daily...

Though dropping two of three in LA hurt them a little, the Cubs shook off the losses to get out of Southern California with an even record on the road trip. Now they’re back in Chicago with a...

Today could bring the return of Dansby Swanson and Daniel Palencia, which would be very happy news for the start of this home stand … The NL Central is still entirely .500 or better as we enter...

SportsLine's model simulated Arizona Diamondbacks vs. Chicago Cubs 10,000 times and revealed its MLB picks for Friday's matchup

The Cubs (19-12) bounced back from dropping a series against the Dodgers by taking two of three from the Padres in San Diego. Winning that set at Petco Park gave Craig Counsell‘s team a 3-3 record...

A buncha Fat F@*K Cubs fans recap the Cubs 3-3 west coast road trip and preview the D’Bags series. Plus a couple spins of the B-Clock and Cubs news from a century and a half ago. Brought to you by...

Zac Gallen will start the opening contest of the Arizona Diamondbacks' three-game series against the Chicago Cubs on Friday afternoon with a purple, b

After being outrighted earlier in the week, Vince Velasquez has made up his mind regarding his time with the Chicago Cubs.

Righty Vince Velasquez elected free agency after being outrighted by the Cubs on Tuesday, according to the MiLB.com transaction tracker. Infielder Scott Kingery was also outrighted and had the...

If it seems like the Cubs have been doing a poor job of capitalizing with the runners in scoring position or even with the bases loaded, that’s because they have been. Their aggregate .246 average...

“I see the strings that control the system. I can do anything with no resistance.” – Handlebars by Flobots The Cubs beat the Padres 5-4 yesterday, taking two of three in San Diego to finish 3-3 on...

Chicago has already lost Cade Horton for the year.

Episode 60 of the Bleacher Nation Cubs Podcast is officially live! This week, Brett and I got into the weeds on Matt Shaw’s usage and success so far this season. We also talk about what we dug...

The Chicago Cubs did not explicitly trade Kyle Tucker for Alex Bregman this past offseason. Indeed, you could argue that even describing it as an indirect swap is stretch, given the relative sizes...

Much has been made about all-world Padres closer Mason Miller, but what if I told you Cubs reliever Ben Brown has been better? Over the last two weeks, anyway. That’s certainly not a knock against...

Chicago Cubs lefty Matthew Boyd is generally held up as, among other things, one of the nicest players in the game. You can detect that vibe externally, but it’s also what everyone who interacts...

The Chicago Cubs closed out a tremendously successful April by taking two of three in San Diego, finishing off a six-game split on the West Coast against the Dodgers and Padres. It was a great...

Being around the Cubs for the last couple of weeks has felt like one of the most famous lines from “Dumb and Dumber”: “We got no food, we got no jobs, our pets’ heads are falling off!” Everywhere...

The Iowa Cubs bats helped the team bounce back after a loss on Tuesday while the Knoxville Smokies struggled mightily at the plate. South Bend dropped another tough one to Fort Wayne while Myrtle...

New York is making a change after just two games.

I yada yada’d over it a bit yesterday in the EBS, because it just looked so typical for him. But what Jameson Taillon did yesterday deserves a call out, because it was extremely valuable – and the...

With quite a bit of help from the Chicago Cubs, the Philadelphia Phillies have had a brutal start to the 2026 season. Despite a theoretically loaded roster, full of big-name and big-money stars,...

It’s been a little while since we ran anything like this, so I was excited when the owner of FreshDCards reached out about doing a giveaway for Mother’s Day and Father’s Day. FreshDCards offers...

With a decimated bullpen, other one-off injuries to deal with, and no off-day for travel, the Cubs just went out to the West Coast and split six games against two of the best teams in the NL, the...

A number of preseason playoff favorites are still struggling, while unexpected contenders rise up our list.

It was the kind of win where you’re clutching your chest for most of the last few innings, but the Cubs pulled out the 5-4 win over the Padres, taking the series in San Diego. The Padres must hate...

Pete Crow-Armstrong hit his third home run of the season and drove in three runs to lead the Chicago Cubs to a 5-4 win over the San Diego Padres on Wednesday.