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Monday, May 18, 2026
Chicago Cubs vs Milwaukee Brewers – Series Preview (May 18-20): Overview, Game and Broadcast Info, Starting Pitchers, W2W4

The Cubs (29-18) slowed down from their red-hot 20-3 stretch with a 3-6 road trip against the Rangers, Braves, and White Sox. The offense struggled to score runs in Atlanta and Texas, but the...

The Home Plate Umpire for the Cubs-Sox Finale Was Brutally Awful

First and foremost, this is extremely NOT an explanation or an excuse for why the Cubs dropped the finale against the White Sox yesterday at Rate Field. In fact, the overall umpire awfulness from...

Cubs Claim RHP Christian Roa from Orioles

Though the Cubs have not officially announced it yet, their transaction log from Sunday showed that they have claimed righty Christian Roa — no relation to Colin Rea — off waivers from the Orioles...

Cubs Prospects Report | May 18th, 2026: Iowa Loses Late, Knoxville Rallies For Win, More

It appears that the only thing that could cool off the South Bend Cubs’ bats was the weather, as the final game of their series was rained out. Elsewhere, Iowa and Knoxville were on opposite ends...

Padres' Lucas Giolito makes Cubs and other MLB teams look foolish for free agent decision

The Padres are making out great with this free agent signing already.

The Cubs “May Have No Choice” But to Include Matt Shaw in Pitcher Trade Talks?

Last week, we talked about the circumstances that would or would not justify the Chicago Cubs considering Matt Shaw as a trade candidate at midseason, given that they will almost certainly be...

Cubs claim 3.86 ERA reliever from Orioles after DFA

It never hurts to add another bullpen arm.

The Cubs Have Added Yet ANOTHER Arm Via Waivers, Hard-Throwing Righty Christian Roa

The Chicago Cubs have added another arm off of the waiver wire, claiming righty Christian Roa from the Baltimore Orioles. The Orioles had recently claimed Roa from the Twins, who’d claimed him...

We meet again (finally): Crew, Cubs set for first showdown of '26
Sooo, Pete Crow-Armstrong Got Into It a Little Bit With a White Sox Fan

Pete Crow-Armstrong very nearly made a spectacular catch up against the fence yesterday at Guaranteed Rate, and, if he had, a lot of things about yesterday probably go a big differently. One of...

How do you capitalize on the oddities of a 112-year-old ballpark? Cubs may have it figured out
Crosstown Conflicted Feelings, Pitching Showing Cracks, and Other Cubs Bullets

Everything that follows is set against the backdrop of the Cubs now finally facing the Brewers this week, so I’m sure my feelings about this weekend have been tinged by that … Setting aside the...

Michael Conforto adds to mix for Cubs against division-rival Brewers

The last time the Chicago Cubs and Milwaukee Brewers met, it ended with a dogpile after Milwaukee clinched a Game 5 win in the National League Divisio

Sunday, May 17, 2026
Pete Crow-Armstrong explains why he had NSFW exchange with White Sox fan

The Cubs' polarizing outfielder had a heated back-and-forth with a White Sox fan on Sunday.

Cubs third in latest Power Rankings
White Sox's Quero 'visualized' walk-off HR vs. Cub...

The White Sox took two of three from their crosstown rival thanks to Edgar Quero's walk-off home run in the 10th inning Sunday. "I visualized it last night," said Quero.

Pete Crow-Armstrong Was “Talking “Sh*t” Back to a Lady at the White Sox Game

Hey, if you’re not gonna win, you might as well go full heel, right? This afternoon at Rate Field, the Chicago White Sox took down the Chicago Cubs in extra innings to claim the series two games...

Cubs Claim Christian Roa

The Cubs have claimed right-hander Christian Roa, the Orioles announced. Baltimore designated Roa for assignment on Friday after acquiring fellow righty Eduarniel Núñez in a trade with the...

Chicago Cubs Score and Recap (5/17/26): White Sox 9, Cubs 8 F/10 – Conforto’s Game-Tying HR Not Enough

The Cubs dropped their third consecutive series of the road trip, this time to the rival White Sox, on Sunday afternoon. They made a dramatic comeback to tie the score in the top of the 9th...

Enhanced Box Score: White Sox 9, Cubs 8 – May 17, 2026

What a gut punch that game was! A disastrous 8th inning of relief from Phil Maton, including a go-ahead three-run home run from White Sox outfielder Tristan Peters, gave the White Sox a 7-4 lead...

Edgar Quero's game-winning homer lifts White Sox over Cubs

Edgar Quero smacked a game-ending two-run home run in the 10th inning and joined Andrew Benintendi with a three-hit game to lift the host Chicago Whit

Quero hits a game-ending homer as the White Sox beat the Cubs 9-8 in 10 innings

CHICAGO (AP) — Edgar Quero hit a two-run homer in the 10th inning and the Chicago White Sox beat the Chicago Cubs 9-8 on Sunday in the rubber game of their first crosstown series this season....

Conforto comes through with clutch HR, but Cubs fall in extras
MICHAEL CONFORTO! Game-Tying, 3-Run Homer in the NINTH!

The Cubs were two outs away from going home with a series loss when they caught a break in the ninth inning, and Seiya Suzuki reached on an error. Then, Michael Conforto worked a 3-1 count before...

Despite hitting struggles, Cubs' Pete Crow-Armstrong shows why he is still an asset

Pete Crow-Armstrong throws a cannon from outfield.

PCA Cuts Down the Runner at 3B … Then Flexes on the Stands

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Cubs add LHP Ty Blach, option LHP Javier Assad

The Chicago Cubs selected the contract of left-hander Ty Blach from Triple-A Iowa on Sunday.,In corresponding moves, the Cubs optioned right-hander Ja

Cubs Select LHP Ty Blach, Option Javier Assad, Transfer Hunter Harvey to 60-Day IL

Jed Hoyer took a big swing by signing hard-throwing reliever Hunter Harvey, but that deal is looking like a whiff so far. Harvey pitched only four innings in as many appearances before hitting the...

Chicago Cubs Lineup (5/17/26): Conforto DH, Rea Pitching

I hope none of you were as dumb as I am and didn’t get caught up in the kayfabe of that Netflix MMA event last night. The card was filled with over-the-hill fighters who should not have been out...

Cubs Roster Move: Javier Assad Gets Shuttled Back to Iowa, But No Caleb Thielbar Yet

Well, we were hoping for Caleb Thielbar to be activated off the IL ahead of today’s finale against the White Sox at Rate Field. But we got a different roster move, which sets that swap up for...

Cubs Select Ty Blach

The Cubs have selected the contract of left-hander Ty Blach from Triple-A Iowa.  In the corresponding moves for the 26-man and 40-man rosters, right-hander Javier Assad was optioned to Triple-A,...

Chicago Cubs Lineup: With Apologies to Ballesteros, You Gotta Let Conforto Eat

CUBS LINEUP — A big win in game one (+ 5 runs) plus a big loss in game two (-5 runs) means we’ve got ourselves a rubber match today on the South Side of Chicago. Colin Rea is on the bump for the...

Cubs trade rumor on .728 OPS former top prospect would be bittersweet ending

This is one rumor to keep in mind ahead of the MLB trade deadline.

Taillon’s Troubles, Reinforcements Coming, Roberts Rolling, Lineup Shakeup? And Other Cubs Bullets

I may have included “Well, throw that one out…” in last night’s EBS, but this morning I’m still thinking plenty about the Cubs’ 8-3 loss to the White Sox and how poorly Jameson Taillon pitched....

Cubs, White Sox to battle in rubber game of crosstown slugfest

The Chicago Cubs and host Chicago White Sox have alternated lopsided victories to begin the first leg of their annual crosstown series.,Any kind of wi

Saturday, May 16, 2026
Chicago Cubs Score and Recap (5/16/26): White Sox 8, Cubs 3 – Taillon Surrenders Five Homers in Loss

The Cubs had a very rough Saturday night at Rate Field against the White Sox. Starting pitcher Jameson Taillon gave up five home runs as the road squad suffered a lopsided defeat. The South Siders...

Ump exits White Sox game after being hit by ball

Umpire Brian O'Nora left Saturday night's Cubs-White Sox game after he was struck by a foul ball in the fourth inning.

Enhanced Box Score: White Sox 8, Cubs 3 – May 16, 2026

Well, throw that one out. Poor command from Jameson Taillon resulted in five White Sox home runs and a lopsided 8-3 loss for the Cubs in game two at Rate Field Saturday night. The Sox jumped on...

Munetaka Murakami homers twice as the White Sox beat the Cubs 8-3

CHICAGO (AP) — Munetaka Murakami homered twice and drove in three runs, helping the Chicago White Sox beat the Chicago Cubs 8-3 on Saturday night. Miguel Vargas, Colson Montgomery and Andrew...

Taillon's homer troubles lead to tough night on South Side
58 runs over 3 games?! Cubs' High-A affiliate delivers historic feat
Chicago Cubs Lineup (5/16/26): Happ DH, Conforto LF, Shaw 2B, Taillon Tossing

The Cubs busted out the bats in a big way last night, scoring 10 runs on 14 hits without the benefit of a homer. That’s twice as many runs and five fewer hits than they’d accumulated over the five...

Chicago Cubs Lineup: Shaking Things Up for Game 2 Against the White Sox

CUBS LINEUP — Whew. It feels good to win that first one (especially with ten runs after a week of hardly scoring anything at all). Now, the Cubs have two chances to win this series on the South...

Umps Still Need to Study Zone with ABS Reducing Ejections, Increasing Walks

One of our readers astutely corrected my thinking on something, and as that something was to be part of this article, I thought I’d mention it right out front. The idea I had was that the...

Umps Still Need to Study Zone with ABS Reducing Ejections, Increasing Walks

One of our readers astutely corrected my thinking on something, and as that something was to be part of this article, I thought I’d mention it right out front. The idea I had was that the...

RISP Revival, Thornton Shines, Boyd Rehab, Wicks Ready, and Other Cubs Bullets

Good morning, Bleacher Nation! A pleasant morning on its own, but even more so after the Cubs kicked off the Crosstown Classic with an impressive 10-5 win at Rate Field over the White Sox. Between...

Puddle-Jumping Nico Hoerner Makes Splash in Win

You may be familiar with the more renowned films in Broken Lizard’s oeuvre, classics like Super Troopers and Beerfest. Some more discerning cinephiles can even opine on niche offerings such as...

Cubs bring 1-0 series advantage over White Sox into game 2

Chicago Cubs (29-16, first in the NL Central) vs. Chicago White Sox (22-22, second in the AL Central) Chicago; Saturday, 7:10 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Cubs: Jameson Taillon (2-2, 3.94 ERA,...

Are You Aware of Kyle Schwarber’s INSANE Home Run Pace This Year?

Last night, in the top of the fifth inning, Kyle Schwarber crushed a center-cut fastball from Braxton Ashcraft 400 feet and over the right-center field wall. It left the bat at 109.5 MPH — an...

Chicago Cubs Score and Recap (5/15/26): Cubs 10, White Sox 4 – Late Offense Decides Opener

The Cubs bats finally woke up against the White Sox at Guaranteed Rate Field Friday night. They put up six runs late to break open what was a tie game and won fairly easily. Ian Happ had an RBI...

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