I’m thinking of a baseball team. With a little more than a week to go in the season, they were comfortably in a wild card spot, having gotten there with multiple long winning streaks. Then… they just stopped scoring runs. They went on the road at the end of the season and could barely muster […]
“No wiseman has the power to reason away what seems to be.” – What a Fool Believes by The Doobie Brothers All things considered, going to San Diego to play a Wild Card series against the Padres is not as bad as it seems, and there are myriad reasons why I believe that. With that …
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The San Diego Padres fell short against the Chicago Cubs in the National League Wild Card round last year, but in 2026, they will have the Friar Faithful behind them. While both ballclubs have certainly undergone notable changes, the biggest difference in this playoff series could wind up being the venue. San Diego compiled a […]
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The Chicago Cubs brought in Kevin Gausman from the Toronto Blue Jays to add to the pitching staff and help the Cubs make a run in the playoffs. In nine starts with the Cubs, the pitcher has a 4-2 record with a 4.83 ERA, pitching solidly for his new team. With his pitching and the […]
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The Chicago Cubs were aggressive at the trade deadline this year, making moves to address starting rotation issues in anticipation of a playoff run. They added veteran starters Kevin Gausman and Clay Holmes—along with Braxton Garrett and reliever Ryan Zeferjahn—to beef up a postseason-bound team. More News: Pete Crow-Armstrong to earn another mind-blowing accolade The [...]
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The good news is that the Cubs allowed only 20 runs in the six games over the past week, and six of those were in the 12th inning on Tuesday. So in general, the pitching staff did its job. The bad news, unfortunately, is that the Cubs scored only 15 runs over the six games, […]
Two Craigs enter, two Craigs leave (but one of them is sad).
The postseason begins on Tuesday, and the San Diego Padres are a participant for the third consecutive season. The club will host the Chicago Cubs in the National League Wild Card round. The Padres enter the matchup having lost the season series, 5-1, but they’ve gotten hot at the right time to secure home-field advantage.With […]
Six teams in MLB history have made the playoffs in a season in which they had a 10-game losing streak. The Cubs and Phillies both did it this year (h/t Sarah Langs of MLB.com). 1. Lindor launches HR No. 300 Mets shortstop Francisco Lindor had been stuck on 299 career home runs for the past […]
Sunday was a Game 162 that will have an enhanced footnote in Cub history. Games in Japan. Games in England. A game against the Astros in Milwaukee and now a game against the Red Sox in Tampa. It hits a little different when the game has a footprint that steps outside of the normal unending […]
One week after suffering multiple facial fractures when he was struck by a foul ball while waiting on deck, Alex Bregman went 4-for-4 with a pair of home runs and a double to key the Cubs’ win against the Red Sox in Tampa. Man, what a weird sentence that was to write. Using a helmet …
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The Cubs won a completely inconsequential final game of the regular season against the Red Sox at a neutral location in Tampa Sunday afternoon. There was some very good news for the road team as Alex Bregman went off with a pair of homers and four RBI, showing no ill effects from his facial fractures. Shōta …
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Free of charge for the discerning reader. Happy birthday to Enoli Paredes, and a mighty host of others. Today in baseball history, in 1930 – As a Yankee, Babe Ruth returns to the mound after a nine-year absence at Fenway Park and pitches a complete game, beating the Red Sox, 9-3. The last time the “Bambino” took the mound, he defeated […]
As teams like the Cubs, Padres, Red Sox, Guardians and White Sox clinched their spots in the Major League Baseball playoffs on seemingly an every-day basis, the Philadelphia Phillies were seemingly stuck in quicksand. For four consecutive days, the Phillies’ magic number did not move. It was stuck on two as they kept on losing […]
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Cubs vs. Red Sox full game highlights from 9/27/26
The Boston Red Sox concluded the regular season with a 6-2 loss to the Chicago Cubs in a meaningless home game at Tropicana Field. However, while the Red Sox could not finish the season with a win, Willson Contreras was able to take his spot in the starting lineup after a hand injury had shunted […]
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Alex Bregman went 4-for-4 with two homers and four RBI as the Cubs beat the Red Sox 6-2 at Tropicana Field to finish 89-73 and reach the Wild Card.
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The Red Sox closed the regular season with a 6-2 loss to the Cubs on Sunday at Tropicana Field, finishing 87-75 after a remarkable turnaround that carried them from 14 games under .500 in late June to a second consecutive postseason appearance.
Chicago Cubs star Pete Crow-Armstrong and Philadelphia Phillies slugger Kyle Schwarber finished the 2026 season as MLB's home run leaders, but they were on the wrong side of history.
That’s a wrap on the regular season. The Red Sox lost the series finale, a boring and pointless affair, to the Chicago Cubs, 6-2. So, what did we learn? Tanner Houck isn’t ready for the postseason roster Tanner Houck started the game today for his first appearance since May 2025. The line was okay; he […]
Last Sunday, Alex Bregman was hit in the face by a foul ball off the bat of Michael Busch in Cincinnati. He suffered facial fractures and missed three games. Bregman came back Friday as the DH and Sunday, just a bit over exactly one week since that accident, he hit two home runs and also […]
Alex Bregman is showing that even a serious facial injury won’t keep him off the field for the Chicago Cubs. Just days after suffering several facial fractures, Bregman hit a two-run home run in the first inning of Sunday’s game against the Boston Red Sox, which is being played in Tampa Bay because of weather. […]
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Atlanta Braves Discussion Braves at Marlins Chat and Discussion: Janson Junk vs. JR Ritchie by Gracelyn N. Sep 27, 2026, 6:45 PM UTC Facebook Link This is a Braves-Marlins game thread, but also one for… Cubs @ Red Sox (neutral site game in St. Petersburg) Rays @ Phillies Diamondbacks @ Padres Because we know y’all are haters scoreboard watchers. So have at it! Game Notes Pitching preview Lineups Wild Card schedule revealed See More: Atlanta Braves Discussion Download the new SB Nation app All ...
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The Chicago Cubs are playing their last game of the 2026 regular season on Sunday and find themselves heading into a tougher than tough postseason task as the No. 2 National League Wild Card seed. More News: Chicago Cubs get brutal playoff task after flubbing end-of-season push But despite the ups and downs of an [...]
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