The Cubs’ postseason path was determined last night, as the Padres beat the Diamondbacks and the Phillies lost to the Rays. That means today’s game in Tampa means absolutely nothing for either team involved, making it the first time the last six games that the Cubs possibly losing won’t matter. They pissed away their chance …
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Get ready to stay up late, Cubs fans. Major League Baseball announced the TV schedule for the Wild Card Series Sunday and the Cubs, at least for Games 1 and 2 Tuesday and Wednesday, will be playing at 9 p.m. Central time. Here’s the entire schedule for the first two days of Wild Card baseball: […]
As late as Saturday afternoon, the Cubs still had a chance to host Wild Card Series games. Or go to Atlanta to play the Braves. With the Padres’ win over the Diamondbacks Saturday evening in San Diego, they clinched the top wild card spot over the Cubs. That was San Diego’s 90th win of the […]
Today’s Reflections That was a terrible, horrible, no-good, very bad time to drop a doubleheader. The two losses by the scores of 4-3 and 2-0 tells us two things: that unless the Red Sox have weak hitters, the Cubs pitching staff had its strong moments, but there is no way they can carry the team […]
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Once again, the Cleveland Guardians are division champs. Patrick Bailey and Brayan Rocchio each hit two of Cleveland’s five home runs as the Guardians beat the Kansas City Royals 11-5 on Saturday night to clinch their third straight AL Central title. Cleveland’s victory, coupled with Chicago’s 9-6 loss to Colorado, gave the Guardians (85-76) a two-game lead over the second-place White Sox (83-78) with one game remaining in the regular season on Sunday. José Ramírez and the G...
8:43pm: Left-hander Antoine Kelly has been designated for assignment, according to his official transactions page at MLB.com. That clears a 40-man roster spot for Aguiar, who’s been optioned to the Arizona Complex League. Kelly made his big league debut back in July but was on optional assignment since early August. He’ll reach minor league free […]
I thought many of you would like to follow along this evening with the two games that could affect the Cubs’ postseason position, since the Cubs are off today. Here’s what you need to know about the Phillies/Rays and Padres/Diamondbacks games. Rays at Phillies, 6:15 p.m. CT Griffin Jax, RHP (Rays) vs. Aaron Nola, RHP […]
By Mark Polishuk | at September 26, 2026 1:38pm CDT The Cubs have claimed right-hander Julian Aguiar off waivers, according to the Reds. There hadn’t been any indication that Aguiar had been designated for assignment, but he’ll now look to continue his career with one of Cincinnati’s division rivals. A corresponding move will need to be made since Chicago has a full 40-man roster. Selected in the 12th round of the 2021 draft, Aguiar made his big league debut with the Reds in 2024 and posted a ...
The Chicago Cubs have been riding a roller coaster season full of highs, lows, and, sometimes, unbelievable bad breaks. More News: Chicago Cubs’ biggest strength has become their biggest concern As things stand right now, they hold the No. 2 National League Wild Card spot, 1.5 games behind the San Diego Padres and a half-game [...]
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Sunday afternoon at 2:05 p.m. CT, the Cubs and Boston Red Sox will play Game 162 of the 2026 regular season at the home of the Tampa Bay Rays, Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Fla., a neutral site. The Cubs played there earlier this year, taking two of three from the Rays back in April, […]
The weather has gotten all kinds of ugly in the Northeast, scrambling plans for the final weekend of the regular season.
The Chicago Cubs are not making their way to the playoffs with anything resembling positive momentum. More News: Chicago Cubs swap out Edward Cabrera as bullpen hits a stride They just dropped a doubleheader to the Boston Red Sox in the midst of a crucial late-season stretch that will determine home field advantage in the [...]
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The Cubs lost both games of Friday's doubleheader to the Red Sox. With the Padres and Phillies in the Wild Card race, Chicago's path to hosting a playoff series is tighter.
The Cubs, seemingly headed to having home field in the first round of the 2026 postseason, have a no good, very bad, terrible week so far. They’ve lost four of the five games played and scored just nine runs total — and that was in four of the games, as they got shut out in […]
In the National League, the Arizona Diamondbacks have been surging with six straight wins, hoping to pull off a miracle and jump ahead of the Phillies for the third NL Wild Card spot. Meanwhile, the Padres can clinch the top wild card spot with either a win or if the Cubs and Phillies both lose.
A season ago, the Red Sox finished third in the American League East, winning 89 games. This season, depending on the result of a final game at Tropicana Field against the Chicago Cubs (a real sentence), the team will win 87 or 88 games. Last year, Boston was the 5-seed playing at the New York […]
Red Sox catcher Mickey Gasper sustained what manager Chad Tracy called a “significant biceps injury” during the first game of Boston’s doubleheader with the Cubs on Friday. Gasper was favoring his right arm in the aftermath of a fifth-inning strikeout, and Connor Wong replaced Gasper behind the plate prior to the top of the sixth. After the second game of the twin bill, Tracy told MassLive.com’s Christopher Smith and other reporters that Gasper would “still be seeing more doctors” to determine...
Red Sox catcher Mickey Gasper sustained what manager Chad Tracy called a “significant biceps injury” during the first game of Boston’s doubleheader with the Cubs on Friday. Gasper was favoring his right arm in the aftermath of a fifth-inning strikeout, and Connor Wong replaced Gasper behind the plate prior to the top of the sixth. […]
Seven hits and nothing to show for it: the Cubs fell 2-0 to the Red Sox in Friday's Fenway nightcap after Wilyer Abreu's two-run double in the eighth.
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The same story we’ve been seeing played out. With the wind howling in, the Cubs couldn’t hit the ball out of the park. The Cubs lost two games. The Cubs last won a game in which they didn’t homer on July 30 against the Cardinals. Fortunately, the team hits a lot of homers, because they […]
The Cubs’ offensive malaise continued as they were blanked by the Red Sox to complete a doubleheader sweep at Fenway Park Friday. Another great pitching performance was wasted and frustration is mounting with the playoffs approaching. Starting pitchers David Peterson and Brayan Bello did very well, and there was no score through the first five innings. The …
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