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Dodgers 6, Cubs 0: It just wasn’t Shōta Imanaga’s day
This series wasn’t going to be easy, we all knew that before it began. And when Shōta Imanaga had a 32-pitch first inning in which he allowed a pair of walks and three runs, that made the Cubs’ task that much more difficult. That, and the fact that the Cubs again had RISP issues, going […]
Cubs vs. Dodgers, Sunday 4/26, 3:10 CT live!
Go get ‘em, Shōta.
Chicago Cubs vs. Los Angeles Dodgers preview, Sunday 4/26, 3:10 CT
Roster moves (Bluesky link): Sunday notes… The Cubs lineup was not available at posting time. Please check BCB social media for the Cubs lineup. Dodgers lineup: Shōta Imanaga, LHP vs. Justin Wrobleski, LHP After a somewhat rough first start this year, Shōta Imanaga has been just magnificent over his last four outings: 1.13 ERA, 0.542 […]
Cubs vs. Dodgers Sunday 4/26 game threads
2026 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 28 Dodgers 6, Cubs 0: It just wasn’t Shōta Imanaga’s day Cubs vs. Dodgers, Sunday 4/26, 3:10 CT live! Chicago Cubs vs. Los Angeles Dodgers preview, Sunday 4/26, 3:10 CT
2026 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 27
I find it appropriate to start out by hat tipping the Dodgers offense. They curb stomped Colin Rea and Javier Assad in this one. A further hat tip to four Dodger relievers who combined to allow just two hits and a walk over the final four innings of the game. The Dodgers offense and bullpen […]
Dodgers 12, Cubs 4: The 10-game winning streak ends with a thud
One thing that is absolutely, undeniably true about sports is that all winning streaks must end, sometime. Thus we knew that eventually, the Cubs would lose another game after going on their longest winning streak since the World Series year of 2016. It’s not always pretty when winning streaks end and that was the case […]
Chicago Cubs news and notes — Dansby Swanson, Nico Hoerner, Edward Cabrera
Today’s Reflections When Rick Monday woke up 50 years ago yesterday, I’m guessing he would never have expected to become an American hero. Neither had I as my dad sat me down to watch a delayed TV clip when I was 11. I was still trying to figure out what a bicentennial was, why girls […]
Cubs Minor League Wrap: James Triantos leads I-Cubs past Bats, 5-0
Iowa Cubs The Iowa Cubs shut out the Louisville Bats (Reds), 5-0. Connor Noland gave up just three hits over six innings on his way to the win. Noland struck out two and walked just one. Ethan Roberts relieved Noland in a rehab appearance and pitched the seventh inning. Roberts allowed one hit and one […]
Cubs vs. Dodgers, Saturday 4/25, 6:15 CT live!
Go get ‘em, Colin.
Chicago Cubs vs. Los Angeles Dodgers preview, Saturday 4/25, 6:15 CT
Saturday notes… Cubs lineup: Dodgers lineup: Colin Rea, RHP vs. Roki Sasaki, RHP Colin Rea has been just what the Cubs needed — a solid starter to replace Cade Horton in the rotation. Rea obviously is no Horton, but he gets the job done. In his last three games (two starts plus one as the […]
Cubs vs. Dodgers Saturday 4/25 game threads
2026 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 27 Dodgers 12, Cubs 4: The 10-game winning streak ends with a thud Cubs vs. Dodgers, Saturday 4/25, 6:15 CT live! Chicago Cubs vs. Los Angeles Dodgers preview, Saturday 4/25, 6:15 CT
Today in Cubs history: Rick Monday saved an American flag
EDITOR’S NOTE: A version of this article ran here at BCB 10 years ago on the 40th anniversary of this event. Lightly edited, and with some new information added, I thought you’d like to read it again on the 50th anniversary. It was a Sunday that began as any other baseball day at Dodger Stadium. […]
2026 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 26
It’s actually a pretty unusual season when you don’t have a holy $#@! type of win. 10 game winning streaks? Quite a bit less common. Without doing any research, I’m betting the intersection of those two occurrences? A big comeback during a long streak? Less common. On the road? Against the two-time defending World Champs? […]
Cubs 6, Dodgers 4: Dansby Swanson’s ninth inning homer gives the Cubs their 10th straight win
There’s something special about this Cubs team. Do you feel it? Utterly dominated by Dodgers right-hander Emmet Sheehan for six innings, trailing 4-0 heading to the seventh, the Cubs cut that to 4-3 thanks in part to a triple (!) by Dansby Swanson. Then an Alex Bregman homer tied the game in the eighth, and […]
Chicago Cubs news and notes — Edward Cabrera, Michael Busch and the slump-busting George the neighborhood goose
Today’s Reflections I’m willing to do all I can to make things right! I closely read the stories from my usual group of writers. Nothing about the big story of the weekend, if not the week. I even read the national writers, thinking that someone may need one more story for the day. Nada. So […]
Cubs Minor League Wrap: Owen Ayers breaks out in Smokies win
Other than the ones involving the major league team which we’ve covered elsewhere: Right-hander Jace Beck was promoted from Double-A Knoxville to Triple-A Iowa. Right-hander Ben Johnson was promoted to Knoxville from Low-A Myrtle Beach. Iowa Cubs The Iowa Cubs got spooked by the Louisville Bats (Reds), 5-4 in 11 innings. Trent Thornton was activated […]
Cubs vs. Dodgers, Friday 4/24, 9:15 CT live!
Go get ‘em, Jamo.
Cubs roster move: Caleb Thielbar to injured list, Vince Velasquez added
Earlier today, I reported on the Cubs roster move replacing Scott Kingery on the active roster with Nicky Lopez. The Cubs transactions page had noted Kingery was optioned to Triple-A Iowa. Now, there’s been another move. As you know, Caleb Thielbar left Thursday’s game with a hamstring injury. This is how that happened [VIDEO]. Your […]
Chicago Cubs vs. Los Angeles Dodgers preview, Friday 4/24, 9:15 CT
Today’s roster move: Here Friday notes… The Cubs lineup was not available at posting time. Please check BCB social media for the Cubs lineup. Dodgers lineup: Jameson Taillon, RHP vs. Emmet Sheehan, RHP Jameson Taillon’s numbers are just about at his career averages. His K rate and BB rate are both up a bit from […]
Cubs vs. Dodgers Friday 4/24 game threads
2026 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 26 Cubs 6, Dodgers 4: Dansby Swanson’s ninth inning homer gives the Cubs their 10th straight win Cubs vs. Dodgers, Friday 4/24, 9:15 CT live! Chicago Cubs vs. Los Angeles Dodgers preview, Friday 4/24, 9:15 CT
Cubs roster move: Nicky Lopez added, Scott Kingery optioned
It was reported after Thursday’s game that the Cubs had acquired Nicky Lopez from the Rockies for cash considerations. As Lopez was on a minor-league deal with Colorado, there was no immediate 26-man or 40-man roster move needed by the Cubs. This afternoon, before Friday’s game against the Dodgers at Los Angeles, the Cubs added […]
On The Horizon: Cubs vs. Dodgers series preview
The Cubs lost the first two games of 2025 between these two teams in Japan — and then took four of the next five. It’s too bad the Cubs lost their division series to the Brewers, because I think a Cubs/Dodgers NLCS last year would have been awesome. Maybe this October. For this Dodgers series […]
The first walkoff ABS challenge in the 150-year history of the Cubs was electric
When your favorite team is 150 years old almost everything has been done before. After all, Wrigley Field is the home of Babe Ruth’s called shot. It’s also the only MLB ballpark left that Jackie Robinson played a game in. You can almost feel the ghosts of baseball past whispering at you from the ivy […]
2026 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 25
Nine is divine! It sure wasn’t pretty. But in the end, that doesn’t really matter. The Cubs won their ninth consecutive game. It’s April, and so the two teams the Cubs faced in those nine games understandably have two of the worst records in baseball. For kicks, I pulled up MLB.com’s preseason baseball predictions for […]
MLB News Outside The Confines: Is it time to panic yet?
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