Chicago Cubs

Pitchers talented enough to win the Cy Young Award don’t normally see time in Triple-A. That is, of course, unless they are on a rehab assignment … which is the case for two of the Detroit Tigers’...

Two teams that ended May in downward spirals look to begin June in style when the Athletics visit the Chicago Cubs on Tuesday night in the opener of a

May sucked. The Cubs started the month with an eight-game winning streak, peaking with a 91.2% chance to make the playoffs (63.4% chance of winning the NL Central) on May 8. And they closed by...

“I feel inclined to blow my mind; get hung up, feed the ducks with a bun. They all come out to groove about, be nice and have fun in the sun.” — Itchycoo Park by Small Faces It’s an off day and...

Sports fans, generally speaking, like to shout their thoughts about what they wish a player or team or league were doing. It is the nature of the thing. In the aggregate, it might make a small...

A few folks have previously lamented my tendency to delve into personal matters here, so consider this fair warning to those who agree that I’m not going to stick solely to the nuts and bolts of...

The Cubs wrapped up May with a series loss in St. Louis to the upstart Cardinals, putting the finishing touches on a frustrating 13-16 record in the month. Here are 10 things we learned about the...

Although I am not a White Sox Hater by nature, neither am I someone who is necessarily going to go out of his way to praise them. I have enjoyed Munetaka Murakami’s debut, and was bummed about his...

Ronald Acuña Jr. missed 12 games with a hamstring strain earlier this month. He’s been making up for lost time. Ronald Acuña Jr. Is Heating Up! Nick Lodolo was the latest victim on Sunday. Acuña...

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

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...