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Well, this is kind of nice. Tonight, the Chicago Cubs acquired a much-needed big league starting pitcher. A guy who was an All-Star last season. A guy whose particular strength might work a little...
The Cubs are acquiring David Peterson from the Mets, reports Jeff Passan of ESPN. More to come.
Dansby Swanson had the go-ahead RBI for the second time in a matter of hours Wednesday night, when his run-scoring triple in the sixth inning helped t
Dansby Swanson had a go-ahead RBI triple and four RBIs to cap a monster doubleheader performance and help the Chicago Cubs sweep the reeling New York Mets with a 10-5 victory Wednesday night.
How do you win a game in which your pitching staff coughed up not one, not two, not three, but FOUR home runs (to your team’s ZERO)? Six errors, that’s how. Tonight, the Mets’ defense (the...
Dansby Swanson hit a tiebreaking three-run homer in the sixth inning and added a grand slam in the eighth inning Wednesday, lifting the Chicago Cubs to a 10-3 win over the reeling New York Mets in...
It’s not quite rearranging deck chairs on the Titanic, but the Cubs have made yet another pitching move as Jed Hoyer continues to cycle through arms in an attempt to keep the minimum number of...
CUBS LINEUP — The Cubs have already guaranteed themselves a series split in New York, but they have a chance to lock in a series win before our free watch party tomorrow for the finale (are you...
The Cubs offense went off again in the first half of a day-night doubleheader at Citi Field against the Mets on Wednesday afternoon. The hero for a second consecutive game was Dansby Swanson, who...
Holy cow, what’s gotten into the Cubs? Despite striking out 14 times, they put up 10 runs on nine hits to beat the Mets for the second game in a row. Most of the damage came from Dansby Swanson,...
A few days ago, the Philadelphia Phillies designated 6’2″ right-hander Bryse Wilson for assignment. Wilson initially made the Phillies after triggering an upward mobility clause in his contract...
There’s an old joke among baseball fans that goes something like “You could field a whole lineup/rotation with the guys just on the Injured List…” But in the Cubs case, that’s an understatement....
The Cubs have claimed right-hander Bryse Wilson from the Phillies, per Meghan Montemurro of the Chicago Tribune. Philadelphia designated him for assignment earlier this week. In a corresponding...
This predicted trade would be a huge help for the Cubs' rotation.
Dansby Swanson hit two homers Wednesday afternoon, including a tie-breaking three-run shot and a grand slam, as the visiting Chicago Cubs beat the New
I’ll tell you this much: If the Cubs’ Injured List wasn’t full of more than a full rotation’s worth of key starting pitchers (Justin Steele, Cade Horton, Edward Cabrera, Matthew Boyd, Jameson...
Have yourself a DAY, Dansby Swanson. In the top of the 8th inning today, Dansby Swanson hit his second homer of the day and third of the series. But this one was a GRAAAAAND SLAMARINO! It’s the...
Cubs right-hander Ben Brown is joining fellow righty Edward Cabrera on the sideline, as both pitchers have been placed on the 15-day injured list.
Man, the Cubs sure are keeping the Mets on the ropes here with two outs today. In the fifth inning, it led to three runs, capped off by Michael Busch’s ninth homer of the year, which tied the...
The bottom of the fourth inning ended with the Cubs down three runs after Javier Assad gave up back-to-back home runs. And the start of the fifth inning wasn’t any more promising (back-to-back Ks...
The Cubs were already facing an uphill climb over the remainder of the season with Cade Horton done for the season, Jameson Taillon out for the rest of the first half, and Justin Steele only now...
The Cubs need to vastly improve this area of the roster.
The Chicago Cubs placed right-handers Edward Cabrera and Ben Brown on the 15-day injured list Wednesday.,Left-hander Matthew Boyd will come off of the
“Crying’s not for me, ’cause I’m never gonna stop the rain by complaining…” — Raindrops Keep Fallin’ on My Head by B.J. Thomas The Cubs beat the Mets 9-6 yesterday as the red-hot Pete...
CHICAGO — The Cubs' injury woes continue as the club sent pitchers Ben Brown and Edward Cabrera Wednesday. The move comes after Cabrera left Tuesday night's game in the fifth inning after he left...
There were a lot of bad takes last night about how losing Edward Cabrera wasn’t really a big deal, and those look even worse now that Ben Brown is also headed to the IL. Thursday’s presumed...
The Cubs’ astonishing run of injuries continues. Just one morning after manager Craig Counsell announced that a hamstring strain was sending righty Edward Cabrera to the injured list, Chicago has...
For the first time in two months, Francisco Lindor is expected to be in the Mets' lineup on Wednesday. ,Lindor was activated from the injured list to
It was already absurd enough when Edward Cabrera went down last night with a leg injury, but what? This? Ben Brown is injured now, too? I can barely even type coherent sentences at this point....
UPDATE AT THE TOP: The full slate of moves is over here, including BEN FREAKING BROWN NOW ALSO BEING INJURED. * * * As expected, the Chicago Cubs are adding two pitchers to the roster ahead of...
This is a fun addition to the MLB roster for the Cubs' pitching staff.
The Cubs will select the contract of righty Vince Velasquez from Triple-A Iowa today, per Taylor McGregor of Marquee Sports. Chicago also plans to bring righty Tyler Ferguson up from Des Moines to...
Thank goodness it didn’t wind up mattering. That play last night at second base, with Pete Crow-Armstrong called out on a replay review after sliding into second base on a walk behind him, was...
The trade deadline is barely six weeks away
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Between Edward Cabrera leaving with a leg injury and Pete Crow-Armstrong being called out on a bizarre play, last night’s game was a doozy. Now the Cubs have a doubleheader due to Monday’s...
The Chicago Cubs were already going to need an extra pitcher today for the double-header, but with Edward Cabrera going on the Injured List with a hamstring/adductor strain, another pitcher will...
CUBS LINEUP — Well, the Cubs won last night with another offensive explosion to enjoy (they’re really clicking lately). But also … Edward Cabrera was hurt … again. The day before we’re set to get...
There was a 45 minute stretch last night where things got nuts around here. Edward Cabrera was injured, the Bulls made two first round picks, and the Blackhawks made a significant trade. Spread...
Injuries to starting pitchers are putting the Chicago Cubs in a difficult spot, but manager Craig Counsell is optimistic his team can withstand it thr