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Saturday, May 16, 2026
Cubs out to continue timely hitting vs. White Sox

Four Chicago Cubs delivered multi-hit games on Friday while the team collected six hits with runners in scoring position.,That's the kind of productio

Friday, May 15, 2026
BREAKING: Clay Holmes Fractured His Fibula, Will Miss Significant Time

The New York Mets can’t catch a break. They encountered more tough injury luck tonight, with starting pitcher Clay Holmes fracturing his fibula in his start against the Yankees. Holmes has been...

Kelly's tiebreaking single, 4 RBIs lead Cubs to 10-5 win at White Sox

CHICAGO (AP) — Carson Kelly hit a tiebreaking single in the seventh inning and drove in four runs as the Chicago Cubs stopped a five-game White Sox winning streak with a 10-5 victory over their...

Enhanced Box Score: Cubs 10, White Sox 5 – May 15, 2026

The Cubs’ offense is back! For a night, anyway. They’ve been quiet for about a week, but made a statement tonight against an admittedly (but also surprisingly) impressive White Sox team, taking...

Carson Kelly's 4 RBIs help Cubs end White Sox win streak

Carson Kelly went 3-for-5 with four RBIs, including a go-ahead RBI single in the seventh inning and two-run double in the eighth, to boost the visitin

Cubs snap out of offensive funk, take Crosstown Classic opener from White Sox
Chicago Cubs Lineup: Busch Back Up to Second, Ballesteros at DH

CUBS LINEUP — The Cubs were able to escape Atlanta with a narrow win over Chris Sale and the Braves last night. But the offense has been ice cold for over a week at this point. We need them to get...

Chicago Cubs Lineup (5/15/26): Busch Bats Second, Mo Baller DH, Cabrera Starting

The Cubs are technically still on the road even though they’re back in Chicago, but the South Side may not be quite as hospitable as it has been recently. Once a laughingstock due to their...

Chicago Cubs Lineup (3/15/26): Busch Bats Second, Mo Baller DH, Cabrera Starting

The Cubs are technically still on the road even though they’re back in Chicago, but the South Side may not be quite as hospitable as it has been recently. Once a laughingstock due to their...

Happy Anniversary to That Time That Gregory Polanco Simply Fell Down

Ah, May 15. A particularly happy memory day. It’s been eleven years, but I feel like you still know the play. The moment. How much stupid, silly, hilarious fun it was when the Cubs were trying to...

David Ross – Through Laughs! – Admits He Was Rooting Against the Cubs After He Was Fired

I have loved hearing more from David Ross this year on the Lovable Reunion podcast with Anthony Rizzo. No one had a bad word to say about Ross when he was dismissed ahead of the 2024 season,...

Cubs Prospects Report | May 15th, 2026: 4 Hits For Pedro, South Bend Drops 25 (!!), More

It was an eventful day for the Cubs’ minor league affiliates, who combined for a 3-1 record on Thursday. For Iowa, Pedro Ramriez continued his red-hot season with a big-time performance at the...

Surely, This Won’t Be an Annoying Weekend at All – Cubs vs White Sox Series Preview

Cubs vs White Sox — Let’s just say I’m especially happy the Cubs were able to steal that last game in Atlanta, because the next six days — during which the Cubs will face the White Sox and Brewers...

Report Links Dodgers Closer Edwin Diaz to Illegal Cockfighting Ring in Puerto Rico

I imagine that the Dodgers thought, when closer Edwin Diaz went on the shelf following elbow surgery, he wouldn’t be making any headlines until he returned sometime after midseason. Well, about...

Is Matt Shaw Going to Be a Topic of Conversation at the Trade Deadline?

Let’s assume a couple of things for the sake of a very specific discussion. First, let’s assume all the position players on the big league Cubs stays relatively healthy ahead of this year’s August...

Enter to Win Cubs Baseball Card Plaque for Father’s Day

We recently ran a giveaway with FreshDCards that was aimed more at Mother’s Day, and now we’ve got one specifically for Father’s Day. FreshDCards offers team packs, player packs, starter sets, and...

The Cubs May Have Unlocked Something Special Here with Ben Brown

Given how quiet the Cubs’ bats have been lately (and the fact that Chris Sale is throwing like it’s still 2017), the only way the Cubs were going to win last night’s finale in Atlanta was in a...

Quantifying Hope: Cubs Sink to 84% Odds as Road Swing Heads Home

The Cubs won just their second game in a week to avoid a sweep in Atlanta, but they haven’t scored more than two runs in any of their last five contests. In fact, their five total runs in that...

Chicago Cubs @ Chicago White Sox – Series Preview (May 15-17): Overview, Game and Broadcast Info, Starting Pitchers, W2W4

The Cubs (28-16) avoided a sweep against the Braves in Atlanta after dropping the first two games at Truist Park. The offense continued to scuffle, scoring just five runs in the three contests...

Streaking White Sox, Cubs face off for city supremacy

The Chicago White Sox are one of the hottest teams in baseball heading into the Crosstown Classic on Friday night against the visiting Chicago Cubs.,T

White Sox Weekend, the Two Hitting Cubs, Palencia’s Heat, and Other Cubs Bullets

If you want to keep the harmonics in place, the Cubs will now have to go on a 13.333-game winning streak following their 4-game losing streak. And they’ll have to do that pattern twice, since they...

The South Bend Cubs Scored 25 Runs in a Game, and I Thought You Might Enjoy That

The Chicago Cubs’ High-A affiliate in South Bend, also named the Cubs, is playing the Milwaukee Brewers’ High-A affiliate this week. And although the wins and losses don’t count for their...

Chicago Cubs Score and Recap (5/14/26): Cubs 2, Braves 0 – Losing Streak Snapped

The Cubs snapped their four-game losing streak against the Braves on Thursday night. Their persistent hitting issues continued, but outstanding work from the pitching staff was enough to salvage...

Wake Up and Watch the Cubs Shut Out the Braves to Avoid the Sweep

It’s been a minute since we got to wake up and re-enjoy a Cubs win, eh? The four-game losing streak – the longest of the season thus far – is over thanks to the Cubs’ 2-0 win in Atlanta. Enjoy the...

Five Cubs pitchers blank Braves to avoid sweep

Ian Happ homered and five Chicago pitchers combined to throw a five-hit shutout on Thursday as the visiting Cubs avoided a sweep with a 2-0 victory ov

Thursday, May 14, 2026
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Ian Happ homers, 5 combine for shutout as Cubs snap a 4-game skid with a 2-0 win over Braves

Ian Happ hit a long home run and five Chicago Cubs pitchers combined for a 2-0 shutout of the Atlanta Braves on Thursday night, snapping a four-game losing streak.

Ian Happ, Cubs blank Braves to avoid sweep

Ian Happ homered and five pitchers combined to throw a five-hit shutout on Thursday as the visiting Chicago Cubs avoided a sweep with their 2-0 victor

Enhanced Box Score: Cubs 2, Braves 0 – May 14, 2026

Well, the Cubs’ offense didn’t do much again tonight, but they did enough! And enough is all it took to avoid a five-game losing streak, which feels like a pretty big relief. I don’t know what it...

Ian Happ with an Insurance Blast for Home Run #10!

Whew. The Cubs needed that. There was not much offense brewing tonight against Chris Sale (or the start of the Braves bullpen), but Ian Happ led off the eighth inning with his team-leading tenth...

Chicago Cubs Might’ve Fleeced Miami Marlins in Edward Cabrera Trade

The Cubs’ trade for Edward Cabrera is already paying off as Chicago continues to lead the NL Central despite major injuries.

Amaya returns to Cubs' lineup after battling back tightness
Chicago Cubs Lineup (5/14/26): Suzuki DH, Shaw in RF, Brown Facing Sale

Remember how we kept talking about how it was good for the Cubs to be stacking wins like they were getting ready for a period of hibernation. We didn’t know things were going to go ice-cold so...

Chicago Cubs Lineup: Matt Shaw Starts

CUBS LINEUP — Well, the Cubs are not in a great place at the moment. They’ve lost four straight games heading into a finale against the best team in baseball. And that team is throwing their best...

BN Cubs Podcast Ep. 62: Losing Streak, Shota Streak, Starting Pitcher Trades We Want, More

Episode 62 of the Bleacher Nation Cubs Podcast is officially live! This week, Brett and I discuss the losing streak, Shota Imanaga’s dominance, and the potential trade candidate TYPES we’d prefer...

Phil Maton Was So Close to Looking Fully Back on Track, and Then Last Night Happened

Phil Maton was not a massive signing in an absolute sense, receiving a two-year, $14.5 million deal in free agency, only the 44th largest contract this offseason. But in a relative sense? The...

Some Idiot Threw a Brick Through Obvious Shirts’ Window (And It’s All on Camera)

Anyone who’s been around these parts long enough knows that we don’t just love our friends over at Obvious Shirts, we’re also partnered with them at a business level. Obvious Shirts sponsors our...

After a Setback From a Freak Injury, Ethan Roberts Is Finding His Footing in the Cubs’ Bullpen

With the injuries experienced by the Cubs’ pitching staff, they’ve needed guys to step up who weren’t previously expected to have a role on the team, at least not this early in the season. One of...

Nico Hoerner Made a Rare Mistake, Yet It Becomes Another Reason to Compliment Him

No player will perform perfectly on the field, but there are few as consistently mistake-free as Nico Hoerner at second base. That’s especially true on the mental side of the game, where you will...

Cubs Prospects Report | May 14th, 2026: Alcántara Homers, McGwire’s Strikeouts, More

It was a tough day for the Cubs‘ minor league squads as we saw a clean sweep of losses across the board. However, in those losses, we did get to see a few standout performances from intriguing...

Cubs' pitcher injuries: Who's available? Who's on the way back?
Cubs Have Been How Bad During Recent Skid?!

Just like all good things, all bad things must come to an end. And even though facing Chris Sale on Thursday means the Cubs’ chances of having bad things continue for at least one more day, their...

Cubs' Alex Bregman called upon to break out ASAP, which doesn't make sense

The Cubs' big free agent addition still has room to improve.

Jason Heyward is Joining an MLB Front Office, But Not the Chicago Cubs

Another beloved teammate and leader on the 2016 Chicago Cubs World Series team is joining an MLB front office outside of Chicago. Jason Heyward is joining the Dodgers front office as a special...

Braves counting on team effort as they attempt to sweep Cubs

It took the 2025 Atlanta Braves until June 13 to reach 30 wins. ,Eleven months later, Atlanta -- with a new manager and a fresh supporting cast -- is

2026 Crosstown Classic: A complete guide to the weekend as the Cubs and White Sox renew rivalry on the South Side

The 2026 Crosstown Classic between the Cubs and White Sox will commence this weekend at Rate Field on Chicago's South Side with probably the most intensity between the teams and fan bases in some...

MLB Power Rankings: A new No. 1! Who replaced the ...

Move over, L.A -- there's a new team atop our list in Week 7 thanks to a red-hot offense.

Imanaga Brilliant But With Impossible Standards, Offensive Slump and Good Pitching, and Other Cubs Bullets

Losing last night was bad for its own reasons, but the real pain of it? Having now lost four in a row, rather than merely three, we can no longer assume the Cubs are about to rip off a ten-game...

Cubs not linked to Freddy Peralta, but another Mets starter who could be their ace

Could the Cubs target another Mets pitcher?

Braves rally by Cubs, first in majors to 30 wins

The Braves improved MLB's top record to 30-13 with another thrilling win Wednesday night, scoring three runs in the eighth inning to beat the Cubs 4-1.

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