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Tuesday, September 29, 2026
Wanna Get Hyped for Tonight? Wanna Feel Sentimental About the Season? Cubs Productions Has You Covered

One questionable decision to create a long-form romantic dramedy on TikTok aside (I’m kidding, it’s not for me, but not everything is meant to be!), Cubs Productions is absolutely elite at what...

5 Questions I Need Answered in Wild Card Series

Have you ever suffered a bruised heel? I somehow managed to whack my left heel with my backswing during a softball game on Sunday night, and I’ve been hobbling around in pain ever since. Dansby...

Cubs' Pete Crow-Armstrong faces biggest test yet in NL Wild Card vs. Padres

The Cubs' 2026 MVP is about to face the biggest test of his MLB career.

Pete Crow-Armstrong Almost Broke Statcast

What made Pete Crow-Armstrong’s 2026 season so remarkable is … OK, actually, I could finish that sentence like ten different ways. There isn’t a singular “thing” that made his season remarkable....

Pete Crow-Armstrong just wrapped up one of the best Cubs seasons ever, and he's not done yet

The 24-year-old MVP favorite put it all together in a 2026 campaign that has the Cubs headed to the playoffs

Today is the Day, Fly the W, Hype the Hype, Bregman, Steele, and Other Cubs Bullets

Fly the W. Today. Tomorrow. For the next month. The Cubs *CAN* win. Summer's not over. pic.twitter.com/CcUwQE8Irf— Chicago Cubs (@Cubs) September 29, 2026 The Cubs also offered up a Rosey hype...

Chicago Cubs @ San Diego Padres – 2026 NL Wild Card Series Preview: Overview, Game and Broadcast Info, Starting Pitchers, W2W4

For a second consecutive season, the Cubs (89-73) are headed to the postseason. It’s just the fourth time in franchise history they have gone to the playoffs multiple years in a row. They finished...

Bleacher Bunch: Padres Playoff Preview

The Cubs can truly avenge 1984 in this Wild Card series set in San Diego. Sara Sanchez, Danny Rockett, and Michael Cotton have a preview. Brought to you by ⁠⁠Penguin Imprints⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠Fanarchy⁠⁠⁠ and...

Where to watch Padres vs. Cubs today: Channel, time, TV schedule, live stream for NL Wild Card Game 1

Veteran pitchers square off as San Diego and Chicago meet for the second year in a row.

The Chicago Cubs’ 2026 Postseason Run Begins Today, and May They Be Blessed by the Gods of Randomness

It is a clear advantage to get to host your Wild Card Series. It is an overwhelming advantage not to even have to play in the Wild Card Series. Clubs love to have a dead-bang ace or two at the...

Padres vs. Cubs playoff series tickets: See prices, best seats for 2026 Wild Card games

The Padres host the Cubs in the MLB Wild Card series. Here's how to score tickets to each playoff game.

Monday, September 28, 2026
PCA looking to write postseason legacy after breakout '26 campaign
Here's how the 2026 postseason teams were built
Boyd gets Game 1 call for Cubs; Bregman's status at 3B still up in air

The Cubs will start LHP Matthew Boyd in Game 1 opposite Padres righty Michael King. Alex Bregman's availability on defense, meanwhile, remains up in the air.

Here is why each playoff team could win the World Series
Top storyline for each Wild Card Series Game 1
Hartshorn lands on Prospect Team of the Year
Podcast: Previewing the Wild Card round

Previewing the Wild Card Round | Morning Lineup

Matthew Boyd to Start Game 1 of Wild Card Series

Though it had already been widely assumed, Craig Counsell announced following the team’s Monday workout at Petco Park that Matthew Boyd will start for the Cubs in Game 1 of their Wild Card series...

Matthew Boyd Gets the Ball in Wild Card Game 1, and It’s the Right Call

He got the ball on Opening Day, and he gets the ball in San Diego tomorrow night. According to Craig Counsell, veteran left-hander Matthew Boyd is taking the mound for the Cubs against the Padres...

Cubs tab lefty Boyd for Game 1 start vs. Padres
Blue Jays “Expected to Pursue” Seiya Suzuki in Free Agency

The offseason is still a month away, but the free agent rumors have already begun. And although the inevitable work stoppage will throw a wrench into things, the Cubs have quite a few players set...

Matthew Boyd gets the ball for Game 1 of Cubs vs. Padres series

The Chicago Cubs will start their Wild Card Series against the San Diego Padres with Matthew Boyd on the hill. The team hasn’t set its roster for the best-of-three series at Petco Park, but...

Cubs Get a Head Start on the Offseason with Julian Aguiar Waiver Claim

The Chicago Cubs picked up a high-upside arm on waivers over the weekend, a claim that is essentially an offseason move before the offseason begins. Julian Aguiar, 25, goes on the 40-man roster by...

Careful With Your PitchCom Volume, Gents

A bit of a wild story from the Cleveland Guardians’ world, offered as a framing device for a sum-up on their season over at The Athletic: “In early August, during Foster Griffin’s stellar first...

Make your picks for 2026 All-MLB Team
The Rundown: Postseason Road Games Could Help Cubs, Bregman Swinging Hot Bat, PCA’s Historic Season, Playoff Predictions

“No wiseman has the power to reason away what seems to be.” – What a Fool Believes by The Doobie Brothers All things considered, going to San Diego to play a Wild Card series against the Padres is...

Alex Bregman is an Absolute Madman

I could be talking about Alex Bregman’s return to play less than a week after a foul ball smashed his face. I could be talking about the monster game Bregman had yesterday in the season finale. Or...

The Chicago Cubs Wild Card Series Rotation is … Well, I Guess We’ll Find Out

Everything is still on the table as far as the Cubs’ starters for the Wild Card Series goes. That’s really the headline here, which speaks both to the utility of all of the Cubs’ starters, and...

Ranking the offenses of all 12 MLB playoff teams: Can anyone out-power the Cubs?

Home runs play in the postseason, but slugging isn't everything when it comes to October success

Alex Bregman’s Bat Appears Postseason Ready, Cubs Still Unsure of Role

One week after suffering multiple facial fractures when he was struck by a foul ball while waiting on deck, Alex Bregman went 4-for-4 with a pair of home runs and a double to key the Cubs’ win...

Chicago Cubs Score and Recap (9/27/26): Cubs 6, Red Sox 2 – Two Bregman Bombs in Finale

The Cubs won a completely inconsequential final game of the regular season against the Red Sox at a neutral location in Tampa Sunday afternoon. There was some very good news for the road team as...

Wake Up and Watch the Cubs Win the Regular Season Finale

An odd – and ultimately superfluous – conclusion to the regular season, as the Cubs and Red Sox had to travel to Tampa to play a neutral site game 162 with no meaning attached. The Cubs won it...

Sunday, September 27, 2026
Power Rankings: Who starts playoffs on top?
Cubs-Padres position-by-position breakdown
Alex Bregman Had an Insanely Good Day at the Plate to Wrap His Excellent First Season with Cubs

If you didn’t watch today’s meaningless game between two teams with nothing left to earn at a stadium neither of them call home … I wouldn’t blame you. The Cubs beat the Red Sox by a final score...

The best defender in baseball? (Almost) the best offensive player? It's the same guy

Here's another way Pete Crow-Armstrong's season was an extreme outlier

Jim Deshaies is Part of the Cubs Playoff Broadcast, and He Delayed His Surgery to Do it

The 2026 regular season came to an end today, with the Cubs beating the Red Sox for their 89th and final victory in regulation. Fortunately, the Cubs secured at least two more games by way of the...

Counsell playing Cubs' postseason rotation close to the vest
Fill out your postseason bracket, compete to win $10K

Enter your picks in the 2026 MLB Postseason Bracket Challenge presented by Zillow and you could win $10,000.

Alex Bregman's huge day at the plate in relocated season finale powers Cubs to 6-2 win over Red Sox

Alex Bregman went 4 for 4 with two home runs and four RBIs in his second game back from a frightening injury, and the Chicago Cubs beat the Boston Red Sox 6-2 on Sunday in a regular-season finale...

Alex Bregman powers Cubs past Red Sox in regular-season finale
Fresh off facial fractures, Bregman mashes 2 homers in 2nd game back
The Cubs Starting Pitching Is Rolling, But the Wins Aren’t Following

Over the Cubs last fourteen games, their starting pitchers have a 3.00 ERA, which is the third-lowest in the MLB […] The post The Cubs Starting Pitching Is Rolling, But the Wins Aren’t Following...

MLB Announces Wild Card Broadcast Schedule

There’s little I hate more than West Coast start times, but that’s what the Cubs are stuck with for at least the first two games. Many of you probably don’t think a third game will happen, and...

Cubs Recall Braxton Garrett, Option Gavin Hollowell

Sunday’s regular-season finale will see Craig Counsell work to avoid using any consequential arms, so the Cubs made a move to add a fresh pitcher who can eat 2-3 innings. Braxton Garrett has been...

Roster Moves: Cubs recall LHP Braxton Garrett, option Gavin Hollowell
What to know ahead of Cubs-Padres Wild Card Series matchup
Chicago Cubs Lineup (9/27/26): Imanaga Starting Weird, Meaningless Game

The Cubs’ postseason path was determined last night, as the Padres beat the Diamondbacks and the Phillies lost to the Rays. That means today’s game in Tampa means absolutely nothing for either...

What you need to know about the Wild Card Series matchups
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