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It was a solid day for the Cubs‘ minor league squads as they combined for a 3-1 record on Thursday. The Iowa Cubs broke a late tie and came up with a win in their matchup. The Knoxville Smokies...
What a difference a week makes, huh? The Cubs’ playoff odds were under 60% when I checked last week, and now they’re at 78.3% with a very winnable series against the Cardinals coming up. The...
The July 4 weekend kicks off with Cardinals at Cubs in a Friday matinee
The Cubs (49-38) are on fire right now, having won 15 of their last 19 games after completing a sweep of the Padres at Wrigley Field. The offense exploded in the final two contests of the series...
Cubs vs Cardinals — After a very nice run (9-1 over their last ten games, plus a five-game winning streak), including a series win over the Brewers and a sweep of the Padres, the Chicago Cubs are...
Per the Cubs’ transactions page, lefty Jordan Wicks has been optioned to Triple-A Iowa. Despite picking up two saves in his last two appearances, the latter of which was of the three-inning...
St. Louis Cardinals (45-39, third in the NL Central) vs. Chicago Cubs (49-38, second in the NL Central) Chicago; Friday, 4:05 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Cardinals: Andre Pallante (9-5, 3.83 ERA,...
The Chicago Cubs have signed righty Jacob Wallace to a minor league deal, adding another arm to the pitching development pipeline. It’s a familiar profile at this point: a former prospect with...
The race is closer than many think,
Here’s hoping you have a safe and celebratory Fourth of July this weekend (and/or starting today if you’re making a weekend of it). Remember: holding fireworks in your hand may seem like a fun...
SportsLine's projection model, which is on a sizzling 25-14 run on all top-rated MLB picks, has locked in its predictions for the St. Louis Cardinals vs. Chicago Cubs on Friday
Dansby Swanson isn't putting too much stock into his individual accomplishments. However, he is reveling in the fact that his recent video-game number
PCA has been on a heater as of late.
“Gonna break it loose, gonna keep ’em movin’ wild, gonna keep a-swingin’, baby.” – Real Wild Child (Wild One) by Iggy Pop The Cubs destroyed the Padres 23-3 yesterday, hitting eight home runs in...
The Mets are making a change to their bullpen depth.
A few Chicago Cubs injury updates for your off-day updating … Per Bruce Levine, Jameson Taillon’s rehab start will be for the Iowa Cubs on Sunday. We knew one was coming this weekend, but we...
In a lot of ways, the Chicago Cubs scoring 23 runs yesterday took a back seat to an individual performance. And the other individual performances? Way back seat. Heck, Michael Conforto homered...
When a team hangs 23 runs on an opponent, there are going to be a whole lot of fun bits to share. Couple it with a franchise-record-tying eight homers in the game, plus five more homers the day...
Entering the season, the consensus was that the Cubs had an underwhelming farm system, which was totally fair at the time. However, three months into the season, things have changed. Baseball...
Not all that long ago, certain segments of Cubs fandom were begging for Dansby Swanson to be benched or even released. It’s a good thing Craig Counsell doesn’t let social media influence his...
These guys aren’t Riff Raff. The Cubs are 15-4 in their last 19 games and the season’s record is no longer threatening the .500 mark. Some of the bats have awakened — Pete Crow-Armstrong, of...
Brewers fan comedian Eric Wielo bravely takes his lumps after the Cubs ate Bernie the Brewers lunch with a Padre blowout chaser this week. Sara Sanchez joins the regular boys. Even Lyle showed up...
This is a bit of a tricky situation for the Cubs in the Tarik Skubal sweepstakes.
It was a clean sweep in the wrong direction for the Cubs‘ minor league squads on Wednesday. In Iowa, despite the loss, we saw some potential bullpen help for the big league club take the mound....
This trade target for the Cubs would also make sense for the White Sox.
I am back from Las Vegas, where I did pretty well at the tables, but pretty poorly at the restaurants. Which is to say, I ate and drank way too much. But it was a good trip, and the Cubs kept me...
It’s hard to imagine an offensive output being more impressive than eight home runs, but it could actually be the 23 total runs the Cubs put up yesterday that takes an even bigger cake. Either...
Dansby Swanson hit three home runs and Michael Conforto hit two as the host Chicago Cubs hammered the San Diego Padres 23-3 on Wednesday.,The Cubs, wh
The Cubs sent relievers Christian Roa and Eduarniel Nuñez through outright waivers on Wednesday, according to the MLB.com transaction tracker. Both pitchers were designated for assignment a week...
Dansby Swanson's historic day included a grand slam and the most RBIs by a Cubs player since Sammy Sosa had nine in 2002.
The Cubs put on an early fireworks display on Wednesday at Wrigley Field to complete a sweep of the Padres. The home team belted out eight dingers and reached double digits on the scoreboard with...
Dansby Swanson hit three home runs and Michael Conforto hit two as the host Chicago Cubs hammered the San Diego Padres 23-3 on Wednesday.,The Cubs, wh
The Chicago Cubs beat the San Diego Padres 23-3 on Wednesday, with Dansby Swanson hitting three home runs, including a grand slam, and Michael Conforto hitting two home runs, while Seiya Suzuki...
Swanson can't be stopped right now.
The Cubs are rolling despite massive starting rotation problems.
SWEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEP! And an authoritative one at that. (Yes, I counted 23 ‘E’s there.) The Cubs weren’t waiting for the 4th to kick off their fireworks display, homering EIGHT times today...
An inconsistent first half could prompt Chicago's front office to pursue more MLB pre-trade-deadline deals to improve the staff's depth.
WHAT IS HAPPENING!?!?!?!?! OK, well, actually, this time I kinda know what’s happening – the Cubs have beat up on the Padres so badly today that they now have the privilege of hitting off of a...
This is wild. It was already nuts, what with the Cubs homering five times for the second straight day. But now Michael Conforto, who’d already homered earlier, just went deep again. That’s six in...
The Chicago Cubs are up to another five homers today (and we’re only in the bottom of the 5th). You had Michael Conforto, who saw the fun Seiya Suzuki and Dansby Swanson were having, wanting to...