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Iowa Cubs The Iowa Cubs got egged by the Toledo Mud Hens (Tigers), 6-2. Will Sanders took the loss after giving up four runs on five hits over four innings. One of the runs was unearned. Sanders struck out five and walked one. Antoine Kelly had two perfect innings of relief, striking out two. Left […]
The Cubs salvaged the final game of the series against the Cardinals on Sunday afternoon with a relatively unattractive win. After briefly taking the lead, the road team suffered a defensive meltdown that handed a victory to the Cubs. Chicago moved in front against starter Matthew Liberatore in the bottom of the 1st on an … The post Chicago Cubs Score and Recap (7/5/26): Cubs 6, Cardinals 4 – Win Over Sloppy Cards Prevents Sweep appeared first on .
The Cubs’ starting rotation in early July looks a lot different from what was expected when the season started. Injuries have taken a serious toll, but thanks in part to guys like Javier Assad, the Cubs have stayed in the playoff hunt 90 games into the season. On Sunday, as the Cubs were looking to […]
The Cubs offense, seemingly lost for two days against the Cardinals in which they scored a total of just one run, suddenly appeared on a cloudy July afternoon at Wrigley Field. Two first-inning runs appeared they might be enough until a bullpen meltdown in the sixth gave St. Louis the lead. But the Cubs came […]
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The St. Louis Cardinals fans have learned that there are two different potential versions of Matthew Liberatore this season. Sunday, the Cardinals got parts of both versions as the Chicago Cubs jumped on his wildness early, but he settled down later. The problem would arise out of the Cardinals bullpen and defense when all was […]
The Milwaukee Brewers have found themselves in a position they are all too familiar with. As the season has worn on, they have needed to juggle different pitchers into and out of their starting rotation and bullpen. Injuries happen, and unfortunately multiple pitchers get hurt at the same time. In order to ensure that they [...]
Go get ‘em, Javier.
The St. Louis Cardinals will wrap up the current road trip with a Sunday afternoon clash against the tiny bears aka Chicago Cubs. St. Louis will send Matthew Liberatore to the mound while the Chicago Cubs will pin the blame on Javier Assad. First pitch is scheduled for 1:30pm central time and the TV broadcast […]
The Chicago Cubs continue to swing between dominant wins and frustrating losses, but their ceiling remains high as the All-Star break approaches.
We’ll return to our regularly scheduled programming on Monday, so you’re getting another bare-bones post this afternoon. Not that the Cubs have done anything worthy of attention this Independence Day weekend anyway. They’ve played like hot trash against the Cardinals this season, but at least they still have a chance to salvage some dignity. Javier … The post Chicago Cubs Lineup (7/5/26): Life, Liberatore, and Pursuit of Series Salvage. appeared first on .
Sunday notes… Cubs lineup: Cardinals lineup: Javier Assad, RHP vs. Matthew Liberatore, LHP Javier Assad had some rough starts early this year, then spent some time in Triple-A, then was recalled due to injury. He was on a seven-start run with an ERA of 1.80 and a WHIP of 0.767 when he was called on […]
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I’m going to start here again, there are still only five teams with more wins than the Cubs through July 4. On a pace to win 89 games. Go math. The Cubs played a game and lost. That lowered their overall win pace by an equivalent number. We’re getting to the point in the season […]
The Cubs and Cardinals met in a bizarre Fourth of July contest that was delayed by rain and then fog. The weather turned out to be more interesting than the game action, as the road squad pitched a shutout to take the series. After an hourlong rain delay, JJ Wetherholt gave St. Louis the lead … The post Chicago Cubs Score and Recap (7/4/26): Cardinals 3, Cubs 0 – Home Team Blanked at Foggy Wrigley appeared first on .
Major League Baseball chose Saturday evening to announce this year’s All-Star teams — an odd time, in my view, the evening of a holiday — and Pete Crow-Armstrong made the NL All-Star team for the second straight season. Last year he was an elected starter; this year he’ll be a reserve outfielder. Here’s what PCA […]
It turns out you have to be able to see the baseball to play a baseball game.
Any time it would like to stop raining in the Chicago area would be fine with me. Saturday’s 3-0 Cubs loss to the Cardinals was delayed 59 minutes before it began by yet another heavy rainfall that drenched the north side of Chicago, then delayed another 15 minutes after the end of the sixth inning […]
The stage for Pete Crow-Armstrong was always going to be big. It’s hard not to be, when you’re the centerpiece of the 2021 trade that forced Cubs fans to say goodbye to the much-beloved Javy Baez. And when you’re an acronym before you’ve played a game in the major leagues. Or when rival fanbases relish […]
The St. Louis Cardinals entered Wrigley Field with their bats warmed up and ready for action again as they jumped on the Chicago Cubs early again in a nationally-broadcast game Saturday night. Kyle Leahy was also solid in his effort to keep the Cubs at bay. JJ Wetherholt was one of the bats that carried […]
Shelby Miller threw live batting practice in Mesa. Iowa Cubs The Iowa Cubs got all dirty against the Toledo Mud Hens (Tigers), 7-6. Starter Grant Kipp lasted four innings and gave up five runs on five hits. Three of those five hits were home runs, which accounted for all five runs. Kipp walked two and […]
The Chicago Cubs are in the midst of their Saturday clash against the St. Louis Cardinals.However, the game has now been put on hold.Update: The game resumed once the fog dissipated.The franchise released a notice via X, which states, “Tonight’s game between the Chicago Cubs and the St. Louis Cardinals is currently in a weather […] The post Chicago Cubs Announce Game Delay Against St. Louis Cardinals appeared first on HEAVY .
Right-hander Christian Roa is back with the Astros on a minor league deal, first reported by Matt Kawahara of the Houston Chronicle. Roa was designated for assignment by the Cubs last week. He elected free agency and returned to the Astros, where he began the year. It’s been a whirlwind campaign for the 27-year-old Roa. […]
Go get ‘em, Shōta.