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Not every single rules experiment that hits some level of the minor leagues reaches Major League Baseball, but, for the most part, all the ones that are implemented at Triple-A do eventually come...
An assumption baked into the background of the Collective Bargaining Agreement negotiations is that, with the A’s moving to Las Vegas and the Rays situation in Tampa settled, there would be...
The 10th anniversary year of The Team That Did IT has meant a lot of events looking back at that momentous event, as well as a lot of behind-the-scenes stories and fun. Count that among the...
The four Cubs minor league squads wrapped up their series on Sunday with some split results. For Iowa, Matthew Boyd made a rehab start on his road to recovery. The Knoxville Smokies and South Bend...
As a whole, I like to think the Chicago Cubs bullpen is actually leveling out quite a bit. Even with one key injury (Hunter Harvey), one significant underperformance (Phil Maton), and two useful...
This package would be a very reasonable one for the Cubs.
Here’s hoping it was all a May problem. The calendar has flipped to June, and things will magically be very good again. The opposite of a June swoon … The Cubs were 13-16 in May, which doesn’t...
For the uninitiated, there’s an all-you-can-eat spread beyond the left-field wall at Tropicana Field. On Sunday, it nearly took a grand slam to the face. That is, until Jose Siri saved the day...
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Matthew Liberatore took a shutout into the sixth inning and Masyn Winn hit a two-run single as the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Chicago Cubs 5-1 on Sunday night. JJ Wetherholt and...
The Cubs finished up their road trip on a losing note, dropping the finale against the Cardinals at Busch Stadium on Sunday night. They were forced to go with a bullpen game, and the results were...
Matthew Liberatore and Hunter Dobbins teamed up to limit the Chicago Cubs to just seven hits and a walk, leading the host St. Louis Cardinals to a 5-1
Didn’t have Matthew Liberatore and Hunter Dobbins dominating the Cubs’ offense on my bingo card tonight. Did you? Liberatore tossed 5.1 scoreless innings before Dobbins appeared in relief and...
SportsLine's model simulated Chicago Cubs vs. St. Louis Cardinals 10,000 times and revealed its MLB predictions and Sunday Night Baseball picks
After a lackluster series opener, the Cubs got back into the win column with a decisive win on Saturday evening. Now they’ve got the rubber match, which is back on NBC for what feels like the...
CUBS LINEUP — The Cubs may have snapped their series-losing streak by splitting their four-game set against the Pirates last week, but they still haven’t WON a series since sweeping the Reds at...
Hey! We finally get some positive news regarding the Cubs pitching staff, as Matthew Boyd today completed a rehab start for the Iowa Cubs. He worked four innings and threw 63 pitches, a solid...
This pitching issue is looking like a real problem for the Cubs.
The Cubs got back in the win column on Saturday night against the Cardinals after dropping the opener. The key factor in this one was the performance of starting pitcher Ben Brown who silenced the...
Good morning, Bleacher Nation. An extra-pleasant morning after an enjoyable 6-1 Cubs win over the Cardinals last night. As mentioned in the EBS, Ben Brown may be having a legitimate breakout...
Last night’s performance (4-5, 2B, HR, 2R, 2RBI), complete with incredible timing on his homer and a truly incredible catch to end the game, may have been the best game of the season for Pete...
The up-and-down Chicago Cubs have a chance to end the month on a positive note when they wrap up their three-game road series against the St. Louis Ca
SportsLine's model simulated Chicago Cubs vs. St. Louis Cardinals 10,000 times and revealed its MLB predictions and Sunday Night Baseball picks
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Pete Crow-Armstrong had four hits including a homer, Ben Brown allowed three hits in seven innings and the Chicago Cubs beat the St. Louis Cardinals 6-1 on Saturday night....
Pete Crow-Armstrong busted out of his slump with a season-high four hits to lead the Chicago Cubs to a 6-1 victory over the host St. Louis Cardinals o
I mean, it doesn’t get any better than this. This entire season — from the Dodgers fans to the White Sox lady — Pete Crow-Armstrong has been a lightning rod of attention. Mostly negative. And...
For a fifth straight start, Ben Brown was really good tonight, and if he keeps it up much longer, there are two words that’ll begin to be mentioned — “breakout season.” Brown finished with a line...
The White Sox placed first baseman Munetaka Murakami on the 10-day injured list Saturday with a Grade 2 right hamstring strain, an injury manager Will Venable said will sideline the team’s best...
I feel like this has been happening so often lately that my apologies are becoming a little trite, but this is going to be another abbreviated breakdown. We have spent most of the day so far at...
CUBS LINEUP — The Cubs simply have to stop losing the most winnable games of these series. Last night, with the left-handed Shota Imanaga on the mound against a weak-versus-lefties Cardinals...
Late in the preseason and on into the regular season, there was a debate of sorts over whether Pete Crow-Armstrong, Nico Hoerner, or some Janus-like combination of the two was the “face” of the...
Good morning, Bleacher Nation. Tough, frustrating loss last night in St. Louis, particularly as it relates to the performances of Shota Imanaga and Phil Maton. There were opportunities to score...
The St. Louis Cardinals homered for the first time this week, going deep three times in the opener Friday of their three-game series against the Chica
Ivan Herrera belted a go-ahead solo homer in the fifth inning, fueling the host St. Louis Cardinals to a 6-5 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Friday.,
The Cubs failed to continue their winning streak against the Cardinals at Busch Stadium Friday night. The main culprit in the loss, as it has been so many times this season, was the starting...
Nelson Velázquez hit a three-run homer and Iván Herrera and Thomas Saggese added solo shots, powering the St. Louis Cardinals to a 6-5 win over the Chicago Cubs in the first meeting of the season...
Ivan Herrera belted a go-ahead solo homer in the fifth inning, fueling the host St. Louis Cardinals to a 6-5 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Friday.,
It’s hard to get too discouraged about tonight’s loss when that’s all the Cubs have done these last two weeks (aside from the last two games in Pittsburgh), buuuuuuuut this one did feel extremely...
I’m old enough to remember when we didn’t have to wait until the end of May to get a Cubs/Cardinals series, but such is life with the balanced schedule. After struggling against the Pirates and...
In case you weren't aware, the upcoming offseason's free agent class is ... well, it's... not exactly the stronge-- ok, it's not good. It's a weak class. Despite being headlined by a two-time Cy...
CUBS LINEUP — The Cubs split their series with the Pirates last night with a 7-2 win over Paul Skenes. Skenes struck out 10 across 5.1 innings, but the Cubs offense pulled away late thanks to...
St. Louis is hoping for a surge of power.
Cubs vs Cardinals — With their timely back-to-back wins in Pittsburgh, the Chicago Cubs have risen from the cellar of the NL Central back up to second place. Of course, the gap between second and...
This morning’s discussion of Trent Thornton in the Bullets got me thinking more broadly about the Chicago Cubs bullpen, and the “way it seems to go.” That is to say, while I don’t think Thornton...