After winning three of their four games against the Pittsburgh Pirates this week, the Chicago Cubs sit 5.5 games ahead of the Milwaukee Brewers for first place in the NL Central with a 44-28 record, the third-best record in the MLB behind the Detroit Tigers and New York Mets.
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The Cubs had an okay week and remained solidly in first place in the NL Central.
The Cubs were 4-3 over the week ending Sunday, losing two of three in Philadelphia and winning three of four against the Pirates at Wrigley Field.
Two of the three losses were in extra innings and with a bit of luck, one or both of those games could have gone into the win column.
The Cubs’ next test is trying to figure out why they are having so much trouble scoring runs at...
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It was not pretty, but the Cubs took care of business with a 3-2 win.
Had these last 13 games occurred in a different order, say reversed, I’m not sure that the Cubs wouldn’t have lost seven or even more. The Cubs didn’t play great during this stretch. To be clear, they didn’t play badly either. I’ve got the score over 13 games at 47-36 combined. Using a pythagorean expectation calculator, that’s an expected eight wins. So it feels...
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No one saw this coming...
Hugwatch season was already getting heated up ahead of the big deadline next month, but very few people could have honestly said they expected what happened on Sunday.
Just ahead of the Red Sox start time, it was announced that the Red Sox and Giants had agreed on a blockbuster trade that would send Rafael Devers to San Francisco. In return, the Giants agreed to pay his whole contract, but also sent four players back to the Red...
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Still looking up at the Chicago Cubs, the Milwaukee Brewers capped off the weekend with a giant series win over the team right below them in the National League Central standings.
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Iowa shuts out Louisville. Knoxville powers past Columbus. The Pelicans split a doubleheader.
Right-hander Frankie Scalzo Jr. was demoted from Triple-A Iowa to Double-A Knoxville.
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The Iowa Cubs silenced the Louisville Bats (Reds), 3-0.
Connor Noland started and got the win with six strong innings. Noland gave up four hits and issued two walks. He struck out one.
Riley Martin continued his strong...
The Chicago Cubs have clubbed their way into first place in the NL Central Division, currently holding a 5.5-game lead over the Milwaukee Brewers as of this writing.
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The Cubs once again didn’t get much offense... but just enough to win.
One day, Cubs hits will ring out all over Wrigley Field. One day, Cubs home runs will fly one after one into the iconic Wrigley bleachers. One day, the Cubs will win a home game by seven or eight or nine runs.
Today was not that day.
It was, though, a good day in the end, as Ian Happ’s walkoff single in the 10th inning gave the Cubs a 3-2 win over the Pirates, and they took the...
Ian Happ drove in the game-winning run in the bottom of the 10th inning to give the Chicago Cubs a 3-2 win and take the series against the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates on Sunday.
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Go get ‘em, Colin.
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The Cubs go for the series win.
Sunday notes...
THE CLOSE ONES: The Cubs played 13 games decided by one run among their first 65 — one of every five. They have played four in their last six, including each of the last three. The Cubs are 11-6 in one-run games. (Courtesy BCB’s JohnW53) HAPPY FATHER’S DAY: The Cubs have a 60-71-1 record and .458 winning percentage in games played on Father’s Day since 1910, when the holiday first was celebrated in Spokane,...Looking for Sunday’s game threads? You have found them right here.
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The offense stays stalled, but pitching carries the Cubs to a 2-1 win.
Yet again, the Cubs offense struggled. For the first time this year, this team is not really rising to challenges. They are struggling day after day. But, they won again Saturday. One can simultaneously accept the win and that they did just enough while also recognizing that this team just isn’t giving itself any margin for error. And yet, 13 straight games, six of them against two of the best...
The Chicago Cubs starting rotation has taken it on the chin so far in this 2025 campaign. They lost lefty ace Justin Steele for the season in early April due to elbow injury.
After relying on a powerful offense for most of the season, the Chicago Cubs hope their success on the mound continues on Sunday afternoon. Chicago will aim for a series win against the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates in the final meeting of a four-game set.
Ben Brown’s latest performance highlighted the need the Chicago Cubs have with their starting rotation before the trade deadline on July 31. He gave up six earned runs in Chicago’s 7-2 loss to the Philadelphia Phillies on Wednesday.
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The #1 source for #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB news and notes. Cubs win by one and move to win three of four. Let’s get some runs.
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Reports are that the Cubs are signing another lefty with MLB time.
Cubs win by one and go for three-quarters of the series today at 1:20...