So, the Chicago Cubs have a serious problem. They currently find themselves fielding an elite offensive and defensive team with a really poor pitching staff. More News: Chicago Cubs may need unlikely bullpen crutch as playoff spot is threatened As a matter of fact, according to analyst Mike Petriello of MLB.com, the Cubs are at [...]
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The Athletics have claimed right-handed reliever Hunter Bigge off waivers from the Rays, per a club announcement. Fellow righty Taylor Rashi was designated for assignment to open a spot on the roster. Originally a 12th-round pick by the Cubs back in 2019, Bigge landed with the Rays as part of Tampa Bay’s return in the […]
Go get ‘em, Shōta.
The Chicago Cubs are in the midst of a four-game losing streak and facing the suddenly real possibility that they could actually miss out on a playoff spot. More News: Chicago Cubs: As bullpen collapses, the blame game begins As things stand right now, they are a game behind the Philadelphia Phillies for the top [...]
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The Chicago Cubs selected infielder/outfielder Josiah Hartshorn in the sixth-round of the 2025 MLB Draft. And in short order, he has already become the best prospect in the organization. The Cubs are now promoting Hartshorn to Double-A, via Chase Ford of MiLB Central. He is in the midst of a historic rise, via Greg Huss [...]
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Coming into 2026, Pete Crow-Armstrong was a certainty in center field for the Chicago Cubs. Coming off a 2025 season with 24 Outs Above Average and 15 Defensive Runs Saved, the Wrigley faithful knew what they were getting from his glove. What we didn’t know is what we were getting out of his bat: The […]
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Dansby Swanson will begin a rehab assignment with Triple-A Iowa next week as he works back from a left oblique strain that has kept him out since Aug. 17.
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Losing four straight may have caused the sky to fall, but the same can’t be said for the Cubs’ postseason odds. While they have taken a slight dip from hovering around 99% for more than a month, sitting just shy of 97% puts them in a more comfortable spot than most observers would otherwise assume. …
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Chicago Cubs shortstop Dansby Swanson has been recovering from an oblique injury. Recent updates have suggested that Swanson could return from the injured list soon. That does indeed seem to be the case, as Cubs manager Craig Counsell is expecting the infielder to return next weekend. “The Cubs are planning to activate Dansby Swanson (oblique) […]
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How to watch Cubs vs. Pirates Friday afternoon at Wrigley Field: first pitch at 1:20 p.m. CT on Marquee Sports Network, plus live stream info.
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Friday notes… Cubs lineup: Pirates lineup: Shōta Imanaga, LHP vs. Wilber Dotel, RHP What a crazy season Shōta Imanaga has had: First nine starts: 2.32 ERA, 59 strikeouts and just 5 HR in 54.1 inningsNext seven starts: 7.41 ERA, 29 strikeouts and 15 (!) HR in 37.2 inningsNext eight starts: 2.70 ERA, 56 strikeouts but […]
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The Cubs have lost four in a row and now welcome one of the hottest teams in baseball to Wrigley Field. The Pirates have won four straight and are 8-2 over their last 10 games, tying them with the Dodgers for the best mark over that period. Though they’re still seven games behind the Cubs …
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Throughout most of the 2026 season, the Chicago Cubs have displayed the talent to be one of the best teams in baseball. Their group of position players has been the most valuable bunch by a wide margin and has kept the team afloat through pitching injuries with daily offensive and defensive production. However, there’s only so much they can do, and that has been evident as of late. Over the past few weeks, the offense has been electric. They had a scorching-hot month of August, setting a franc...
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Cubs center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong enters the weekend series against the Pirates with 41 home runs and 36 stolen bases, perhaps on pace for the seventh 40/40 season ever and first by an Cub. Earlier this week I asked you how many steals you thought PCA would wind up with. Here’s what you said: This […]
Throughout most of the 2026 season, the Chicago Cubs have displayed the talent to be one of the best teams in baseball. Their group of position players has been the most valuable bunch by a wide margin and has kept the team afloat through pitching injuries with daily offensive and defensive production. However, there’s only […]
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The Phillies lost Thursday, so now the Cubs trail them by one game for the top wild card spot. Both teams have 15 games remaining. As you know, the Cubs have the tiebreaker. Oh, yes, the Pirates. They just completed a sweep of the White Sox on the South Side, holding them to just five […]
Josiah Hartshorn rocketed to the top of the Cubs’ prospect list this year in his first season of professional baseball, finishing the regular season with a .289/.411/.528 slash line, 23 home runs, and 110 RBI between Low-A Myrtle Beach and High-A South Bend. What makes those numbers even more impressive is that he will still …
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The Brewers ended any realistic NL Central race, leaving the Chicago Cubs to regroup quickly as the National League Wild Card standings tighten around them in September.
The Cubs (81-66) were swept by the Brewers in Milwaukee to all but end the race for the National League Central. Craig Counsell‘s squad had late leads in each of the first two games before the bullpen gave them up both times. Now they find themselves in a position where they need to start winning …
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Free Postgame Cubs Rock at Cubby Bear This Saturday September 19th! The “Rookie of the Year” actor Thomas Ian Nicholas is playing a FREE postgame show after the Cubs and Pirates game at Wrigley with musical support from Chicago’s Premier Cubs Rock Band, Bleacher Bum Band. The show is FREE and begins immediately after the …
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The Milwaukee Brewers are 91-56 with 15 games left to play in the 2026 MLB season. Fresh off of a sweep over the Chicago Cubs this week, the Brewers have a ten-game lead in the National League Central Division, which they are almost assuredly going to win for the fourth consecutive year. Indeed, there were [...]
The Chicago Cubs have navigated much of the 2026 season without Daniel Palencia, who led the team in saves a season ago. Oblique and elbow issues limited him to just 19 appearances before the All-Star break, but since returning he hasn’t been all that inspiring on the mound, leading manager Craig Counsell to continue to [...]
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