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MLB News Outside The Confines: The Yankees score a lot of runs in one inning
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Chicago Cubs history unpacked, June 1
Free of charge for the discerning reader. Happy birthday to Randy Hundley, and a mighty host of others. Today in baseball history, in 1961 – Braves rookie Joe Torre rounds first base after getting a hit to right field in the sixth inning, but the Pirates’ Roberto Clemente picks up the ball, fakes a throw to second and throws it so fast behind […]
Cubs Minor League Wrap: Matthew Boyd rehabs for Iowa
Iowa Cubs The Iowa Cubs lost to Indianapolis (Pirates), 8-1. Matthew Boyd started this game on a rehab assignment and it went well. Much better than his final line would indicate. Boyd pitched 4+ innings and allowed three runs, two earned, on four hits. Two of those runs came after he allowed two singles to […]
Cubs vs. Cardinals, Sunday 5/31, 6:20 CT live!
Go get ‘em, Jordan.
Chicago Cubs vs. St. Louis Cardinals preview, Sunday 5/31, 6:20 CT
Sunday notes… Cubs lineup: Cardinals lineup: Jordan Wicks, LHP vs. Matthew Liberatore, LHP Jordan Wicks’ first 2026 start was awful. Not going to dwell on it. Turn the page. I will say that Wicks threw three solid innings in that first start after a horrid first inning, before falling apart again in the fifth. So… […]
Cubs vs. Cardinals Sunday 5/31 game threads
Cardinals 5, Cubs 1: Back to the drawing board for Jordan Wicks 2026 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 60 Cubs vs. Cardinals, Sunday 5/31, 6:20 CT live! Chicago Cubs vs. St. Louis Cardinals preview, Sunday 5/31, 6:20 CT
Cubs vs. Cardinals NBC Sunday Night Baseball Bingo
It’s the last day in May and the first time this season the Cubs will be featured as the Sunday Night Game of the Week in 2026. It’s also the beginning of a whole new era of Sunday Night Baseball here at Bleed Cubbie Blue, with the game moving from ESPN to NBC this season. […]
2026 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 59
Things have been a little unpredictable lately with the Cubs. They won their least likely to win game in Pittsburgh while winning a couple where the matchup looked decent. So it’s always nice to win one that looks good on paper. Not only did the Cubs win this one, but it was pretty convincing. If […]
Cubs 6, Cardinals 1: Ben Brown and Pete Crow-Armstrong, your tables are ready
We all know this sort of talent is within Ben Brown and Pete Crow-Armstrong, and Saturday night in St. Louis, both of these players showed it off. Brown threw seven outstanding innings, his longest outing of the year, and PCA went 4-for-5, including a memorable home run, as the Cubs evened up the series with […]
Chicago Cubs news and notes — Happ, Imanaga, Roberts
Today’s Reflections I don’t want to make accusations or give blame for something that I might be misreading. This is far from a scientific study, but in the full three articles about Shōta’s struggles below, there are parts of three sentences, one per article, about Jameson Taillon. And I don’t see many (if any) punishing […]
Cubs Minor League Wrap: Drew Bowser hits a grand slam in 2nd-straight game
Iowa right-hander Connor Noland came off the injured list. Iowa Right-hander Yacksel Ríos went on the temporarily inactive list. Knoxville first baseman Edgar Alvarez came off the restricted list. Right-hander Luis Rujano was sent to the rookie ball ACL Cubs from Double-A Knoxville. Iowa Cubs The Iowa Cubs got blasted by Indianapolis (Pirates), 14-5. Connor […]
Cubs vs. Cardinals, Saturday 5/30, 6:15 CT live!
Go get ‘em, Ben.
Chicago Cubs vs. St. Louis Cardinals preview, Saturday 5/30, 6:15 CT
Saturday notes… The Cubs lineup was not available at posting time. Please check BCB social media for the Cubs lineup. Cardinals lineup: Ben Brown, RHP vs. Kyle Leahy, RHP Ben Brown has done well all year, and his starts have been very good. Especially good have been his numbers away from Wrigley Field — he […]
Cubs vs. Cardinals Saturday 5/30 game threads
Cubs 6, Cardinals 1: Ben Brown and Pete Crow-Armstrong, your tables are ready 2026 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 59 Cubs vs. Cardinals, Saturday 5/30, 6:15 CT live! Chicago Cubs vs. St. Louis Cardinals preview, Saturday 5/30, 6:15 CT
Why was Abner Uribe suspended while Pete Crow-Armstrong was only fined?
Yesterday was an annoying baseball day. The Cubs lost to the Cardinals after hitting a three-run homer in the first inning. They were one run short of tying the game in the ninth, because the BABIP gods were apparently a little annoyed at Nico Hoerner and Phil Maton keeps throwing in relatively close games for […]
2026 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 58
It was that kind of day in St. Louis. The Cubs jumped right on top with three runs in the top of the first, then gave three runs right back in the bottom of the inning. They got a run in the second, but allowed single runs in the fourth and fifth, then chased the […]
Cardinals 6, Cubs 5: Shōta Imanaga and the home runs. Again.
Cubs left-hander Shōta Imanaga was off to such a good start this season. Over his first nine starts he posted a 2.32 ERA and allowed just five home runs in 54.1 innings. Maybe, just maybe, he had put the home-run issue from last year in the past? Well, nope, or so it now seems. Over […]
Chicago Cubs news and notes — Happ, PCA, Brown, Rea
Today’s Reflections Ah! Doesn’t that feel a WHOLE lot better?! (At least before last night.) ………. Oh, sorry. Deep reflection. Since I don’t live in Chicago, I can throw this out there — just think how good the Cubs (and Ian Happ) would be if the Cubs could move Wrigley Field to Pittsburgh!!! Amirite? Hmph. […]
Cubs Minor League Wrap: I-Cubs stop Indy, 8-3
Right-hander Tyler Beede went from Triple-A Iowa to the Development List. South Bend right-hander Nate Williams also went to the Development List. Knoxville first baseman Edgar Alvarez was placed on the Restricted List. No, I don’t know why. Iowa Cubs The Iowa Cubs mauled Indianapolis (Pirates), 8-3. Four Iowa pitcher combined to allowed just three […]
Cubs vs. Cardinals, Friday 5/29, 6:15 CT live!
Go get ‘em, Shōta.
Chicago Cubs vs. St. Louis Cardinals preview, Friday 5/29, 6:15 CT
Friday notes… Cubs lineup: Cardinals lineup: Shōta Imanaga, LHP vs. Andre Pallante, RHP Shōta Imanaga was having a pretty good year until his last two starts, which were both awful. I’ll just note that half of all the runs he’s allowed this year (15 of 30) were in those two starts. But here’s a team […]
Cubs vs. Cardinals Friday 5/29 game threads
Cardinals 6, Cubs 5: Shōta Imanaga and the home runs. Again. 2026 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 58 Cubs vs. Cardinals, Friday 5/29, 6:15 CT live! Chicago Cubs vs. St. Louis Cardinals preview, Friday 5/29, 6:15 CT
On The Horizon: Cubs vs. Cardinals series preview
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 […]
2026 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 57
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 […]
Cubs 7, Pirates 2: Pittsburgh-area native Ian Happ does it again
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 […]
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