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Tonight is the 58th Cubs game of the 2026 season and finally, finally the team will be facing its biggest rival, the St. Louis Cardinals. On the one hand, you shouldn’t have to go through 35 percent of the season before facing that biggest rival. On the other hand, this means that 13 of the […]
Gee, winning for the 31st time sure was a lot easier than winning for the 30th time turned out to be. It took 11 tries to win number 30. But then the Cubs came right back and won their 31st, despite the immensely talented Paul Skenes being in their way. I love this for so […]
The Cubs broke their long losing streak with a 10-4 win over the Pirates Wednesday, though that game was close until the late innings after the Cubs had taken an early lead. They followed the same script Thursday, though it took them a while to break through against Paul Skenes. Even so, a 3-0 lead […]
Happy Friday, everyone, and it is happy because the Cubs finally won a game! Let’s try to take that positive energy into the weekend, shall we? Before we can get to the weekend, though, we’ll round up a little bit of news from the latter part of the week. In today’s links, we look at […]
Free of charge for the discerning reader. Happy birthday to Joe Biagini, and a mighty host of others. Today in baseball history, in 1928 – At Yankee Stadium‚ the Yankees sweep a pair from Washington‚ 3-2 and 12 – 3. Leo Durocher‘s bases-loaded triple in the opener gives George Pipgras (8-1) the win. Lou Gehrig and Babe Ruth both slug a pair of homers in the […]
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Iowa Cubs The Iowa Cubs were blanked by Indianapolis (Pirates), 3-0. Javier Assad started and left the game after issuing a one-out walk in the fifth. But Luis Peralta then let that run score and two more of his own, so technically Assad got the loss. The final line on Assad was one run on […]
Go get ‘em, Colin.
Thursday notes… Cubs lineup: The Pirates lineup was not available at posting time. Please check BCB social media for the Pirates lineup. Colin Rea, RHP vs. Paul Skenes, RHP After a pretty good start to his 2026, Colin Rea has been hit pretty hard in his last two starts, though the most recent one (last […]
2026 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 57 Cubs 7, Pirates 2: Pittsburgh-area native Ian Happ does it again Cubs vs. Pirates, Thursday 5/28, 5:40 CT live! Chicago Cubs vs. Pittsburgh Pirates preview, Thursday 5/28, 5:40 CT
The Cubs finally snapped their 10-game losing streak Wednesday night in Pittsburgh and you could almost feel the sigh of relief on the North Side of Chicago. They posted 10 runs against the Pirates while holding the Buccos to just four. Under ordinary circumstances I’d just want to savor this win and not worry about […]
Negotiations between MLB owners and players began talks for a new collective bargaining agreement recently, as I detailed in this article last month. Wednesday, the MLBPA sent out a press release with a very detailed description of the proposal they had made to ownership. This alone is a change from past negotiations — the union […]
Just like that, the waking nightmare that has been consuming the Cubs comes to an end. I don’t know about you, but I have no surprise whatsoever that the streak went away with a thump and not a whimper. The Cubs put 10 runs on the board while running up 14 hits and drawing seven […]
You knew the Cubs’ losing streak wasn’t going to last forever. Right? Right? The Cubs exploded with a 14-hit, seven-walk, two-homer offense and crushed the Pirates 10-4 Wednesday evening in Pittsburgh, at last ending their 10-game losing streak. The 10 runs were as many as they had score in the last six games of the […]
Today’s Reflections I don’t know what to do at this point, but, hey, we’ve been here before. I threatened to post positive “tomorrow” phrases, but the gods smited me by a 12-1 margin on Tuesday, so I will forgo that beating again. But this is a definite reflection — Wednesday was the fifth anniversary of […]
Left-hander Ty Blach elected free agency on Sunday. Today he re-signed with the Cubs and reported back to Iowa to make tonight’s start. Or rather with Iowa in Indianapolis. Reminds me of what Jack Paar said when he returned to the Tonight Show after quitting for a month: “ . . . my last words were […]
It’s Wednesday night here at BCB After Dark: the hippest hangout for night owls, early risers, new parents and Cubs fans abroad. Come on in and sit with us for a while. There’s no cover charge. The dress code is casual. We still have a few tables available. The hostess will seat you now. Bring […]
Go get ‘em, Jamo.
Wednesday notes… Your browser does not support the video tag. Cubs lineup: Pirates lineup: Jameson Taillon, RHP vs. Bubba Chandler, RHP Jameson Taillon had another rough outing last Friday against the Astros, though he allowed only one home run instead of five. So, progress? The Pirates hit him hard at Wrigley Field April 12, including […]
Cubs 10, Pirates 4: Ian Happ and Michael Conforto homer and the long losing streak ends 2026 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 56 Cubs vs. Pirates, Wednesday 5/27, 5:40 CT live! Chicago Cubs vs. Pittsburgh Pirates preview, Wednesday 5/27, 5:40 CT
Without commentary, I present all the numbers the Chicago Cubs have posted during their 10-game losing streak. They have been outscored 65-25 during the streak, so the average loss has been by four runs. The team has batted .185/.288/.293 (60-for-324) with 11 doubles, eight home runs and 87 strikeouts. The pitchers have a 6.18 ERA, […]
It’s been a rough couple of weeks for Cubs baseball. Those two 10-game winning streaks feel like they were a long time ago as the Cubs dropped their 10th game in a row Tuesday night, falling 12-1 against the Pirates in Pittsburgh. It’s honestly an impressive amount of variance in their streakiness. The Cubs are […]
We’d have to travel in the way back machine to 2017 to find a team that had two 10+ game winning streaks and one 10+ game losing streak. That team was the Dodgers. It won 104 games and reached Game 7 of the World Series. So nothing in the numerology department says that the ship […]
While I was hate-watching the Cubs’ 12-1 loss to the Pirates Tuesday evening, I was ruminating about different ways to write this recap. I thought about doing this: The Cubs lost to the Pirates 12-1, their 10th straight defeat. Yeah. Just that and nothing else. Oh, and the usual end note about the next game. […]
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