The Chicago Cubs may currently be on a two-game losing skid after dropping a series to the St. Louis Cardinals at Wrigley Field, but their postseason outlook still looks good. More News: Chicago Cubs: Patience for Cabrera runs thin, Counsell speaks on pitcher’s future Even with the recent injury of Dansby Swanson and the horrendous [...]
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The White Sox have been one of the surprise teams of MLB this year after a 102-loss season in 2025, holding first place in the AL Central much of the year and taking two of three from the Cubs on the South Side back in May. As I noted last month, the Cubs and Sox […]
The Chicago Cubs are coming off a series loss to the St. Louis Cardinals, but that was hardly the only setback they suffered this weekend. The Milwaukee Brewers also took three of four from the Los Angeles Dodgers, extending their NL Central lead to five games. To make matters worse, the Cubs could be without [...]
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Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the MLB. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Cubs fans and fans across the country. Edward Cabrera’s start against the Cardinals Sunday was, in a word, awful. This, you know. You also know that Cabrera said he had another blister issue […]
The Chicago Cubs gave up a lot to get hard-throwing right-hander Edward Cabrera from the Miami Marlins. More News: Chicago Cubs announce two pitcher demotions to accommodate returning Edward Cabrera Packaged in the offseason trade were Chicago’s no. 1 prospect OF Owen Caissie, no. 11 prospect INF Cristian Hernandez, and 19-year-old talent INF Edgardo De [...]
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Cardinals outfielder Joshua Báez was called up to play in his first MLB game on Saturday. He homered three times, and by the end he was receiving applause from the Wrigley faithful. That’s right, Cubs fans were congratulating a Cardinals player. His performance may have been the best MLB debut ever, which got me thinking […]
Chicago Cubs outfielder Pete Crow-Armstrong is mired in a second-half slump once again, and fans should be rightfully concerned.
In losing the weekend series to the division rival St. Louis Cardinals, the Chicago Cubs now find themselves 5 games behind the Milwaukee Brewers, as they took 3 out of 4 from the Los Angeles Dodgers. However, losing ground to the Brewers was the least of their concerns on Sunday: A potential season-changing loss to [...]
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The Cubs split their six games this past week, taking two of three in Washington, then losing two of three at home to the Cardinals. They’ll have to pick up the pace this week if they still retain hopes of catching the Brewers in the NL Central. Here’s who was hot and not for the […]
It had been a while since Cubs pitcher Edward Cabrera pitched in an MLB game, June 23rd to be exact. His return to the mound on Sunday afternoon did not go well, to say the least. Cabrera was charged with seven earned runs in 3.2 innings on six hits, three walks, and two strikeouts. Cubs [...]
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I’m again floored by just how lights on, lights off this team is. They’ve now lost three of four by a combined score of 26-11. All the more remarkable because the one win was 3-0. Six games, six different starters and five of them have struggled. Fortunately, the team had been pretty hot ahead of […]
Here’s the TJStats Daily Recap for August 17, 2026, covering 11 completed games. All advanced metrics (Whiffs, CSW%, tjStuff+) are sourced from the TJStats pitch database. Starting Pitchers Pitcher Team Opp IP H ER K BB Pitches Whiffs SwStr% CSW% tjStuff+ GS Dec Shota Imanaga CHC CWS 6.0 2 3 10 3 96 20 20.8% […]
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The Cubs (72-53) had a disappointing weekend, dropping two of three to the rival Cardinals at Wrigley Field after a successful road trip. The culprit in the two losses was the starting pitching, which has been much improved since June. Craig Counsell‘s squad hopes for a better results when they welcome the crosstown White Sox for …
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Edward Cabrera had looked so good in his last two rehab starts that the Cubs were excited to get him back into the rotation before eventually moving him into the bullpen down the stretch. That excitement faded 10 pitches into the game, when the big righty surrendered a two-run homer to Alec Burleson. Cabrera exited …
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The White Sox are on a high going into the crosstown series with the Cubs at Wrigley Field.
The Chicago Cubs and Wrigley View Rooftop—which the Cubs accuse of “parasitic” business practices—await a federal judge’s ruling on whether to permanently block Wrigley View Rooftop from selling tickets to view games, concerts and other events at Wrigley Field. The two sides’ legal arguments have been refined as the Cubs and Wrigley View Rooftop vie […]
The Cubs and Cardinals met in the deciding game of their series at Wrigley Field on Sunday afternoon. Edward Cabrera‘s return to the starting rotation was a complete disaster and the road team won in a rout. St. Louis took the lead in the top of the 1st inning when Alec Burleson hit a massive …
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Free of charge for the discerning reader. Happy birthday to Victor Caratini, and a mighty host of others. Today in baseball history, in 1973 – At Shea Stadium, 42-year-old New York Mets outfielder Willie Mays hits the 660th and final home run of his career off Reds lefty Don Gullett, and other stories as well. Today in baseball history: Today in Cubs history: Cubs Birthdays: Victor […]
Iowa Cubs The Iowa Cubs were excommunicated by the St. Paul Saints (Twins), 2-1. Jordan Wicks turned in his second-straight start of five innings and two runs, but he took the loss anyway. Wicks surrendered four hits. He struck out six and walked two. Daniel Palencia pitched a scoreless sixth inning in a rehab appearance. […]
Edward Cabrera struggled in his Chicago Cubs return, but they're going to need him to return to form down the stretch.
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Your recap for the Cubs’ 11-4 loss to the Cardinals Sunday is basically in the headline. Edward Cabrera returned from injury, got hit hard and didn’t have command, and then Dansby Swanson took a swing in the third inning and immediately came out of the game. I guess I could wrap things here, but… you […]
Box Score The Brewers, who had a bit of a rough patch in San Diego earlier this week as they were swept by the Padres, bounced back nicely over the weekend, winning three of four against the mighty Dodgers — aided by some shaky defense — and rebuilding their lead over the Cubs in the […]
Chicago Cubs' SS Dansby Swanson will miss time on the injured list with a possible oblique injury. A MRI on Monday will confirm the severity.
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Who would win the weekend series between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Chicago Cubs? Sunday’s game would decide it and it was a classic Cards/Cubs back and forth duel. The Cardinals bats would strike early again and Hunter Dobbins would give St. Louis a solid start, but the Cubs would not go down quietly. […]
Chicago Cubs shortstop Dansby Swanson departed Sunday's game against the St. Louis Cardinals in the bottom of the third inning.