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.

The Cubs finished their West Coast road trip on a high note with a one-run victory over the Padres at Petco Park on Wednesday afternoon. The bullpen got into a major pickle in the late innings,...

Pete Crow-Armstrong homered and drove in three runs for the second time in as many games, fueling the visiting Chicago Cubs to a 5-4 victory over the

WHEW. Well that got intense. OK, so let me start with this, because it’s fresh on the mind. The Cubs bullpen is in tatters, but it’s inexcusable to come into the game, up two runs, and walk the...

Jason Adam, like Jeremiah Estrada, has become an elite reliever with the Padres after departing the Cubs. It happens, I guess. Anyway, the point there is mostly that Adams is really good, and Matt...

Pete Crow-Armstrong has been heating up for a while now, but what if he’s about to go on an absolute scorcher? I mean, that was the trajectory this time last year. Just saying. For the second...

As Patrick Mooney tweeted prior to Wednesday’s game in San Diego, closer Daniel Palencia has made significant enough progress that he could be activated from the IL on Friday. Palencia was shelved...

This is an intriguing hire for the Detroit Tigers this season.

How on earth did this happen? How is this possible? Everyone knew old friend/pitching genius Kyle Hendricks was going to join an MLB front office after his playing days were over, and frankly, I’d...

There was a video going around that appeared to show rookie Dodgers catcher/shit-stirrer Dalton Rushing calling Cubs catcher Miguel Amaya a “fat f*ck” after he took a base on Rushing. Given Nico...

Attendant to the flurry of injuries over the past week, the Chicago Cubs have had to unleash a flurry of roster moves. Some of that is highly visible, and some of it more below-the-line, so to...

“Gloves of stainless steal, bats carved out of brick, will knock you down and push you up and give your ass a kick.” — When Push Comes to Shove by The Grateful Dead The Good News/Bad News Express...

Every April 29, we are reminded of how bad a Chicago Cubs season can start. And usually we can say to ourselves, hey, it could be worse. Consider the team and the situation back on this day in...

Cue Justin Timberlake, because it’s gonna be May the next time the Cubs have a game after today. Getaway Day on the West Coast means it’s a later start than in most cases, but that’s a helluva lot...

Chicago has to feel OK about this right now.

CUBS LINEUP — This afternoon at Petco Park, the Chicago Cubs have a chance to win a series against a tough Padres team on the road while dealing with a TON of injuries. You can’t ask for much more...

The Iowa Cubs might have lost on Tuesday, but they did get home runs from a pair of top prospects. Knoxville’s opener was delayed due to weather, but South Bend and Myrtle Beach both picked up...

A number of very important Cubs are dealing with ailments of varying degrees of severity, so I wanted to offer a few updates in case you missed anything over the last 24 hours. It’s been nuts....

I’m not the biggest fan of guest broadcasters, but I like the occasional fill-in work by Rick Sutcliffe. He’s like that uncle or grandpa who has a lot of practical knowledge and more than a little...

CHICAGO — Cubs starting pitcher Justin Steele suffered a setback amid his rehabilitation for a torn UCL. While speaking on ESPN 1000's "Waddle and Silvy" show Tuesday afternoon, Rick Sutcliffe...

We somehow failed to get this up when it was announced, but lefty reliever Riley Martin has been diagnosed with a flexor strain and is expected to miss roughly eight weeks. That news was first...

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Bench coach Randy Knorr will be at the helm of the San Diego Padres when they host the Chicago Cubs in the finale of the teams' three-game series on W

San Diego knuckleballer Matt Waldron has been on a bad run in 2026 as he faces the Cubs

The super late-night games are over for a while, which is very nice … When the game is tied and there are runners on base, is there any Cub you want up there right now more than Nico Hoerner? THE...

The Cubs snapped their brief three-game losing streak at Petco Park on Tuesday night against the Padres. They put a big crooked number up in the middle innings to transform a close contest into a...

When stacked up alongside a ten-game winning streak, a three-game slump doesn’t look TOO bad. But it was still good to see the Cubs end it by beating the Padres 8-3 last night. The highlights are...

Nico Hoerner's two-run double snapped a sixth-inning tie and Pete Crow-Armstrong broke open the game with a three-run homer Tuesday night as the visit

The Cubs began this game without Alex Bregman (hurt toe) but with Dansby Swanson (healthy). And they ended it … the opposite way. Bregman came in for a key pinch-hit RBI knock, while Swanson left...

Despite the (too) occasional rough at-bat, I have noticed some positive momentum for Pete Crow-Armstrong offensively of late, both in terms of results and the underlying data. We talked about it...

The Cubs have sent infielder/outfielder Scott Kingery outright to Triple-A Iowa, according to his transactions tracker at MLB.com. That indicates he cleared waivers after being designated for...

Dansby Swanson hit a two-run double against college roommate Walker Buehler in the top of the second, then stole third. He remained in the game for the next two outs, but did not return to the...

I guess the Chicago Cubs horrible injury luck extends to former players, too. Although I probably shouldn’t make light of this one, because it looks particularly painful. Tonight, in the top of...

In the top of the second inning, Dansby Swanson ripped a 2-RBI double into the left-center field gap to give the Cubs an early lead. After that, he stole third base. After that, nothing, because...

Chicago Cubs left-hander Justin Steele has been shut down in his recovery from Tommy John surgery, manager Craig Counsell said Tuesday.,Steele, who la

Steele was working his way back after undergoing Tommy John surgery last April

There had been some low-level buzz about Justin Steele‘s rehab, but everything was kept hush-hush until Craig Counsell spilled the beans during a Tuesday appearance on 104.3 The Score. Speaking...

The Cubs dropped their third in a row last night, but they at least made it interesting by scoring the first two runs Mason Miller has allowed this season. After initially believing they got away...

Cubs pitcher Justin Steele, who was eligible to come off the 60-day IL late next month after getting hurt in April 2025, has been shut down while recovering from elbow surgery, sources told ESPN.

CUBS LINEUP — The Cubs have lost three games in a row, and we just found out that Justin Steele had a major setback in his recovery. So, yeah, the good vibes of that ten-game winning streak are...

I’m not numb to bad Cubs injury news just because there’s been a lot of it. But also … how much punishment can we be expected to take? I mean, seriously. It’s like that “How are you still alive“...