The Cubs shortstop has a major red flag on his scouting report.

CUBS LINEUP — With the lingering offensive funk, the hints of changes to the lineup, and not one (Pedro Ramirez), but TWO (Kevin Alcantara) of the Cubs top prospects arriving in Chicago in the...

My son has a doubleheader to end the high school season and the Cubs are playing too poorly to merit much of my attention, so this will be light on analysis. With that in mind, I’ll go ahead and...

The Cubs are trying to get out of the rut they've found themselves in.

The Cubs brought up another top minor leaguer on Saturday, promoting Kevin Alcántara to provide a boost to the offense. He’s got 15 homers and has been striking out less lately for Triple-A Iowa,...

The Cubs designated infielder Nicky Lopez for assignment, and called up outfielder Kevin Alcantara from Triple-A Iowa in the corresponding move.  Alcantara was already on the 40-man roster and the...

As Carlos Zambrano once said, “we stinks.” To be this beat down as a fanbase after the pleasure of TWO 10-game winning streaks is something close to cruel, and it’s definitely unusual. It’s been a...

Houston Astros (21-31, fourth in the AL West) vs. Chicago Cubs (29-22, third in the NL Central) Chicago; Saturday, 1:20 p.m. CDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Astros: Kai-Wei Teng (2-3, 2.61 ERA, 1.10 WHIP,...

I teased the move on X last night (and reported it exclusively in our private Discord, in case you want another reason to sign up for BN Pro!), but thanks to our personal scoop machine with a...

The Cubs struggles are real right now.

Houston Astros right-hander Kai-Wei Teng will try to continue fine-tuning his role as a starting pitcher when he faces the host Chicago Cubs on Saturd

CHICAGO (AP) — Christian Vazquez homered, Spencer Arrighetti threw five scoreless innings and the Houston Astros topped the scuffling Chicago Cubs 4-2 on Friday. Pete-Crow Armstrong hit his sixth...

After yet another day of offensive futility at Wrigley Field — complete with their patented ability to get a lot of guys on base and unique inability to drive literally any of them … in no matter...

The Cubs’ tailspin continued with a sixth consecutive loss, this one coming to the Astros on Friday afternoon. Once again, the story was missed opportunities with runners in scoring position. As...

Christian Vazquez homered, singled and drove in two runs for the visiting Houston Astros in a 4-2 win against the Chicago Cubs in the opener of their

As extremely unfun, uninspiring, and just generally frustrating as any Cubs loss in the last two weeks. This team is brutal right now, and they’re losing these games the same way over and over and...

Well, at least that feels good. The rest of this game has been a mess of hot GARBAGE for the Chicago Cubs. But in the bottom of the sixth inning, with a runner on and one out, Pete Crow-Armstrong...

The Astros should use this season to soft reset the team.

The Cubs have placed Matt Shaw (back tightness) on the injured list and called up infielder Pedro Ramirez, who was hitting .312 with nine home runs in Triple-A.

Gerrit Cole is back. The Yankees ace is ending his rehab assignment early and will make his 2026 season debut tonight against the Tampa Bay Rays, marking his first big-league appearance since Game...

The Chicago Cubs have for years been trying to build out a pipeline into Japan, where they could benefit from the tremendous talent that frequently comes over from the top league there, the NPB,...

Two weeks after topping out at a little better than 91% odds of making the playoffs, the Cubs are down to just 64.1% heading into their series with the Astros. That’s the lowest they’ve been since...

This is not what Cubs fans will like to hear.

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

“Now the sun’s gone to hell, and the moon’s riding high. Let me bid you farewell; every man has to die.” — Brothers in Arms by Dire Straits Bring on the Astros! I thought today was Saturday and...

The struggling Chicago Cubs called up top infield prospect Pedro Ramirez from Triple-A Iowa on Friday.,Infielder/outfielder Matt Shaw landed on the 10

The Cubs have been playing like hot trash over the better part of two weeks, but the Astros have been doing so all season. Rather than belabor that point any further, I’ll just get into what will...

CUBS LINEUP — You know the deal. The Cubs have lost five games in a row, four series in a row, and their hold on first place in the NL Central. And although the Astros are not a particularly good...

The Cubs made a roster move on Friday, placing Matt Shaw on the injured list with mid-back tightness and promoting No. 2-ranked prospect Pedro Ramírez. The 22-year-old Ramírez has been tearing up...

We knew utility prospect Pedro Ramirez was coming up to the big league team today, but we didn’t know (1) what the corresponding roster move would be, and (2) what Ramirez’s role would look like....

This is a fun promotion for the Cubs despite the Matt Shaw injury.

It was a bit of a shortened day for the Cubs minor league squads as the Pelicans had their matchup cut down to just five innings, and the Smokies took the day off to catch some Banana Ball....

This former Cubs top prospect is going onto the IL for some time.

The Cubs have called up top prospect Pedro Ramirez for his major league debut, per Sahadev Sharma of The Athletic. Fellow infielder Matt Shaw heads to the 10-day injured list (retroactive to May...

That’s an incredible headline, no? Think back just four months and imagine it. Man. That’s how far Pedro Ramirez has come, from an interesting possible up-down utility guy several years in the...

Although he only recently underwent a procedure to remove loose bodies from his elbow, Detroit Tigers ace Tarik Skubal is already throwing up-down bullpens with intent, and could be back on the...

For years, I never under the Americano as a coffee order. It seemed so stupid to me – adding water to espresso. Like, that’s just drip coffee. You know? Diluted coffee. Stupid. … I was so wrong....

Cubs vs Astros — In 2026, the Houston Astros may finally be running out of steam. They’re 20-31 through their first 51 games with a -56 run differential and an eight-game losing streak already on...

The Cubs (29-21) were steamrolled by the rival Brewers at Wrigley Field in a three-game sweep that knocked them out of first place in the NL Central. Chicago seemingly could not do anything right...

The blue and yellow-tinged smoke from the Cubs’ humbling three-game sweep at Wrigley Field at the hands of the Brewers has cleared. Wednesday night’s 5-0 loss was the club’s sixth shutout defeat...

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

It's time for a Friday matinee at Wrigley Field. Here's all you need to know to tune in.

The Cubs have lost five straight games, four straight series, and are 2-9 in their last 11 contests. After two ten-game winning streaks earlier this year, they sit in third place of a flourishing...

Overall, this season, Seiya Suzuki is hitting quite well. He’s got a .269/.369/.455 slash line, equating to a 132 wRC+, which is just above his career average, with a better-than-normal walk rate...

“All of a sudden in a wink of an eye, a Cadillac sedan passed us by. I said, ‘Boys, that’s a mark for me,’ but by then the taillight was all you could see.” – Hot Rod Lincoln by Commander Cody and...