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With the MLB regular season set to end next weekend, the NL playoff race has settled, in some ways at least. The division winners are all clear. The Milwaukee Brewers and Los Angeles Dodgers have each clinched their respective crowns and the Atlanta Braves could join them as soon as Sunday. The playoff field overall is also looking complete, as the only team still trying to make up a gap is the Arizona Diamondbacks, who are now 4.5 games out and need a miracle. That doesn’t mean there isn’t so...
SAN DIEGO — Before Dustin Harris shot a go-ahead two-run single off the mound and into center field, sparking Petco Park to life — before Ty France launched a towering three-run homer to the Western Metal Building, then watched it fly as the ballpark erupted around him — the Padres were already having a very good night. Get a Superhero Lunch Box before Padres-Marlins this Sunday! The Cubs had lost in Cincinnati. The Phillies had lost to the Mets. The Yankees hung a five-spot on the Diamondback...
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, please visit our Patreon. With Meg Rowley on vacation, Ben Lindbergh goes long with a few guests and segments. First, Kiri Oler of FanGraphs and Bradley Woodrum of Baseball Prospectus join to banter about how Pete Crow-Armstrong and Jacob Misiorowski illustrate the differences […]
The Cincinnati Reds began their series against the Cubs with a win. They took an early lead but had to come from behind later in the game to get back in front and after they did they held on to beat Chicago 6-4. Final R H E Chicago Cubs (85-69) 4 9 1 Cincinnati Reds (72-82) 6 8 0 W: Aguiar (1-0) L: Holmes (6-8) SV: Pagan (24) Statcast | Box Score | Game Thread Cincinnati would strike first in this one. Carlos Jorge led off the bottom of the 1st with a triple just out of the reach of…
Getty Images CINCINNATI — Cubs third baseman Alex Bregman has been one of the best hitters in baseball in the second half of the 2026 season, and his hot streak extended from the field to the track. Bregman’s horse won a race at Churchill Downs Thursday night, giving him and the Cubs reason to celebrate on a day off. Bregman had his entire team with him on a bus trip. The timing was perfect with the off day lining up just before a three-game series in Cincinnati, roughly a 90-minute drive from...
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With the Chicago Cubs looking to close out the 2026 season with a bang, the team would also take a breather on Thursday and enjoy a horse race at the famous Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky. As the Cubs look to make major noise in the 2026 MLB Playoffs, manager Craig Counsell spoke about the […]
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On the road (not literally), so the media release the s all you get. The Chicago Cubs today reinstated infielder Dansby Swanson from the 10-day injured list. In a corresponding move, infielder BJ Murray, Jr. was optioned to Triple-A Iowa. Swanson, 32, was placed on the 10-day injured list on August 17 with a left …
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This one may be a little rushed or even flat-out late, as I’ll be making my way up to a prospect camp at a school in north-central Indiana this afternoon. We’ve been going around to several little showcases and campus visits for a while now, as he’s not quite at the level where Vanderbilt will …
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This is an important weekend of games for the Atlanta Braves, who can clinch a playoff spot with a win (or Diamondbacks loss) on Friday night. A win would also trim the magic number to clinch the National League East to four (or even three) pending what the Phillies do at Citi Field on Friday night. Following a frustrating series loss in Chicago to the Cubs, the Braves will turn to deadline acquisition Tyler Mahle to right the ship. In the series opener, manager Walt Weiss is sending out his u...
Chicago Cubs shortstop Dansby Swanson has been reinstated from the injured list, the team announced Friday. Swanson was expected to return for the Cubs’ series against the Cincinnati Reds, but it is now official. Infielder BJ Murray Jr. was optioned to Triple-A in a corresponding move. Swanson has not appeared in a game since early […]
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Alex Bregman and his Chicago Cubs teammates celebrated the third baseman’s horse winning a race at Churchill Downs. It was short-lived, however, when the horse was claimed by new owners afterward. Act of Parliament overcame a troubled start under jockey Axel Concepcion and rallied to win by three-quarters of a length on Thursday. The 3-year-old colt paid $8.68 to win. “It was electric,” winning trainer Will Walden said. “To have Alex and the entire team here and then have the...
How should the Chicago Cubs set up their pitching staff for the postseason? On this episode of Inside the Friendly Confines, ESPN’s Jesse Rogers breaks down the Cubs’ playoff rotation and bullpen options as Chicago prepares for October. Jesse makes the case for using an opener in Game 1 and explains why Shota Imanaga should get a postseason start against the Philadelphia Phillies. He also looks at the rest of the rotation and asks whether David Peterson could be an option to start a playoff ga...
Chase Burns makes his final home start of the year on Friday night in Great American Ball Park as the Cincinnati Reds open a weekend series against their NL Central rivals from Chicago. While the Reds have made it mathematically certain that they a) can’t make the playoffs and b) can’t win more games in […]
The weekend got off to a good start for Chicago Cubs third baseman Alex Bregman, who celebrated a win on Thursday even though the team was off.
Today’s roster move: Here Friday notes… Cubs lineup: Reds lineup: Clay Holmes, RHP vs. Chase Burns, RHP With one exception — a meltdown against the Marlins — Clay Holmes has been outstanding for the Cubs. He very well could be the Game 1 starter in a Wild Card series. First things first, Holmes has not […]
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Ahead of their final home series of the season against the Chicago Cubs at Great American Ball Park, the Cincinnati Reds claimed versatile infielder/outfielder Oswaldo Cabrera off waivers from the New York Yankees on Friday. The move comes two days after New York designated Cabrera for assignment to clear a spot on its 40-man roster […]
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The Cubs activated Dansby Swanson from the IL, per Meghan Montemurro, and optioned BJ Murray Jr. to Triple-A Iowa.
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Cubs shortstop Dansby Swanson was supposed to have two rehab games with Triple-A Iowa and then rejoin the team Friday in Cincinnati. Best-laid plans and all, both Tuesday’s and Wednesday’s I-Cubs games at Omaha got rained out. So instead of action with Iowa, Swanson reported to Wrigley Field Wednesday. So did two Cubs pitchers currently […]
The Chicago Cubs have a real one in Pete Crow-Armstrong. To drive home that fact even further, Wednesday’s game at Wrigley Field against the Atlanta Braves showcased even more of the awesomeness exuding from the 24-year-old. More News: Chicago Cubs could lose free-agent star to division rival After a 3-for-4 game in an 8-4 win—posting [...]
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The Reds have lost nine of their last 13 — all of those games against the Brewers and Dodgers, pretty tough competition. Then again, the Cubs are a pretty good team as well, and the Cubs have won seven of the first 10 games between these two teams this year. For more on the Reds, […]