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Just in case… here’s the Cleveland-area weather radar. There’s a chance of storms there late this afternoon. Friday notes… Cubs lineup: Guardians lineup: Cade Horton, RHP vs. Joey Cantillo, LHP Cade Horton picked up where he left off in 2025 with his first 2026 start, a solid outing against the Nationals last Saturday. Last year […]
Guardians 4, Cubs 1: Cade Horton injured and Cubs lose. How was your Friday? Cubs vs. Guardians, Friday 4/3, 3:10 CT live! Chicago Cubs vs. Cleveland Guardians preview, Friday 4/3, 3:10 CT
The Cubs will be part of their second home opener of 2026, after their own last Thursday, as Friday’s game will be the first 2026 game for the Guardians at Progressive Field. For more on the Guardians, here’s Quincy Wheeler, manager of the SB Nation Guardians site Covering The Corner. Hello Cubs fans! Welcome to […]
Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across MLB. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Cubs fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. Earlier this week, I asked you what your biggest concern is about the Cubs. It’s very early in the […]
Free of charge for the discerning reader. Happy birthday, Bobby Hill! And other stories. Today in baseball history: Cubs Birthdays: Alex Grammas, Bobby Hill*, Jason Kipnis. Today in History: Thanks for reading. À bientôt. * pictured
We now have two teams in the system who have started their season as Myrtle Beach joins Iowa. Knoxville and South Bend take the field tomorrow. Iowa Cubs The Iowa Cubs blinded the Louisville Bats (Reds), 11-10. It was not a good start for Javier Assad, who got pounded for three runs in the second […]
It was a banner week for extensions at the corner of Clark and Addison last week, with news that Nico Hoerner was extended through the 2032 season breaking just days after news of the Pete Crow Armstrong extension. Both of these deals extended two Cubs icons for six more years, but that’s really where the […]
The early formula for this team has been get a good start and win. Get a rough one and lose. The difference so far has been striking. The two previous wins were both by way of Quality Starts. The Cubs remain 2-0 when getting a QS. But they’ve moved to 1-3 when not getting one […]
Matthew Boyd started against Yusei Kikuchi . The Cubs went hitless until the third, when they batted around and scored five runs. Jeimer Candelario did not have his best day at first base. Nico Hoerner lined a couple of tw0-baggers, scored, stole a base, and singled to boot. Boyd had it going on. Ten strikeouts […]
It’s Wednesday night here at BCB After Dark: the coolest club for night owls, early risers, new parents and Cubs fans abroad. Come on in and sit with us. We’re all in a good mood this evening. Glad you could join us. There’s no cover charge. The dress code is casual. Bring your own beverage. […]
On an extremely cold and windy afternoon at Wrigley Field that really wasn’t suitable for baseball, Matthew Boyd looked like the Boyd of 2025 in getting to the sixth inning and striking out 10 Angels hitters. That, some solid relief and timely hitting by the Cubs led to a 6-2 victory and a series win […]
Go get ‘em, Matthew.
Wednesday notes… The Cubs lineup was not available at posting time. Please check BCB social media for the Cubs lineup. Angels lineup: Matthew Boyd, LHP vs. Yusei Kikuchi, LHP Matthew Boyd did not have a good Opening Day start. Nope, not at all. So let’s hope he’s flushed that one and moving on. Boyd has […]
2026 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 6 Cubs 6, Angels 2: Matthew Boyd mows ‘em down Cubs vs. Angels, Wednesday 4/1, 1:20 CT live! Chicago Cubs vs. Los Angeles Angels preview, Wednesday 4/1, 1:20 CT
If your concern about the Cubs would be that the offense wouldn’t be potent enough in 2026, it’s a fine time to express some concern about where this season is headed. Though as you do so, note that while losing three of their first five games, they have managed to plate 24 runs or 4.8 […]
So if you saw the preview for this game yesterday, you read this: José Soriano was the Angels Opening Day starter. I daresay he wouldn’t have had that role for most other teams. He’s good, no question, but that good? Well… I dunno, but maybe Soriano is that good? He absolutely baffled Cubs hitters for […]
Hens 5, Mets 1 (F/7) The Mud Hens came out on top in the first of six against the Syracuse Mets on Tuesday afternoon. The Hens pounced on the Mets in the top of the first and cruised to victory as the game was called in the seventh due to rain. Veteran Cubs’ closer Carl […]
Free of charge for the discerning reader. Unrest on the horizon and some of baseball’s sad passings. Also, a homer that wasn’t, and other stories. Today in baseball history: Cubs Birthdays: Cubs birthdays: Hal Reilly, Jake Jaeckel, Frank Castillo, Daniel Murphy. Also notable: Phil Niekro HOF. Today in History: Thanks for reading. À bientôt.
It’s Tuesday night here at BCB After Dark: the hippest hangout for night owls, early risers, new parents and Cubs fans abroad. Come on in out of the cold. We’ve got a fire going in here. There’s no cover charge. We can check your coat for you. Bring your own beverage. BCB After Dark is the […]
The Cubs have released a ton of players over the weekend as they clear the rosters and we prepare for the start of the rest of the minor league season. I hope I’m getting all of them here. RHP Tyler Beede RHP Walker Powell RHP Ben Heller RHP Dominic Hambley RHP Joel Sierra RHP Ronny […]
Go get ‘em, Jamo.
There’s a pretty good chance of rain this evening in Chicago (weather forecast link below). Here’s the local radar to keep handy. Tuesday notes… Cubs lineup: Angels lineup: Jameson Taillon, RHP vs. José Soriano, RHP Jameson Taillon had a horrid spring: 17.55 ERA, 10 (!) home runs allowed in 13.1 innings, also nine walks. Awful. […]
Angels 2, Cubs 0: The Cubs didn’t score any runs, so this space is also left blank 2026 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 5 Cubs vs. Angels, Tuesday 3/31, 6:40 CT live! Chicago Cubs vs. Los Angeles Angels preview, Tuesday 3/31, 6:40 CT
While the AAA Louisville Bats got their 2026 regular season underway last week just like the big league Cincinnati Reds, the lower minors affiliates will begin their campaigns later this week. With that on the docket, the rosters for the respective Opening Days for the High-A Dayton Dragons (Thursday evening against the Lansing Lugnuts) and […]
Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across MLB. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Cubs fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. The Cubs have played just four games, and won two of them, looking good in those wins. […]