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TODAY’S GAME: The Astros and Cubs will wrap up their 3-game series this afternoon at Wrigley Field. RHP Peter Lambert (2-4, 3.57 ERA) will start for the Astros vs. Cubs LHP Shota Imanaga (4-4, 3.38 ERA). SWEEPSTAKES: A win today would give the Astros their 2nd series sweep of the season and 1st on the road. Their other […]
Sunday notes… Cubs lineup: Astros lineup: Shōta Imanaga, LHP vs. Peter Lambert, RHP Shōta Imanaga’s last start was… not up to his previous efforts this year. The Brewers hit him hard. Hopefully, that will not be the case this afternoon. He’s been better in day games (2.62 ERA, six starts, two HR in 34.1 innings) […]
Astros 8, Cubs 5: Shōta Imanaga gets bit by the home run bug. Again. Cubs vs. Astros, Sunday 5/24, 1:20 CT live! Chicago Cubs vs. Houston Astros preview, Sunday 5/24, 1:20 CT
Heavy sigh. This is as weird of a Cubs season to follow as I can remember. You’ve heard me say it so many times. This team is better than it’s looked over the last two weeks. We knew it was never as good as it looked the three weeks before that. But somewhere in the […]
Today’s Reflections Well, Nico Hoerner did do something I never saw Ryno do. That, and three singles, was all that there was to talk about after Saturday’s game. Better luck, and lineup, Sunday. I had a little fun below, but I think Kevin Alcantara can provide a spark, a break, motivation — something — for […]
So let me get this straight. After Friday’s loss to the Astros, here’s what Cubs manager Craig Counsell said he would do: So what do we get as “something different”? Pete Crow-Armstrong leading off, Nico Hoerner batting cleanup and Ian Happ getting a day off. That’s it. That’s not a “different look,” in my view. […]
Christian Walker homered in both of his first two ABs to drive in all 3 Astros runs, backing 6 shutout innings by Kai-Wei Teng as the Houston Astros (22-31) shut out the Chicago Cubs (29-23) 3-0 at Wrigley Field. The Astros have now won 3 of their last 4 games, and 5 of their last […]
Go get ‘em, Colin.
TODAY’S GAME:The Astros and Cubs will play the second game of their three-game series this afternoon at Wrigley Field. Houston will send RHP Kai-Wei Teng (2-3) to the mound against Cubs RHP Colin Rea (4-2). IN THE DAYTIME:Today marks the third of four consecutive scheduled day games for the Astros. Wednesday’s series finale in Minnesota […]
Today’s roster move: Here Saturday notes… Cubs lineup: Astros lineup: Colin Rea, RHP vs. Kai-Wei Teng, RHP Colin Rea’s last start was pretty bad, so let’s try to ignore it. (Yes, I know you can’t really do that.) In fact, over his last five starts Rea has posted a 7.04 ERA and 1.913 WHIP and […]
2026 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 52 Astros 3, Cubs 0: In which I criticize Craig Counsell’s lineup choices Cubs vs. Astros, Saturday 5/23, 1:20 CT live! Chicago Cubs vs. Houston Astros preview, Saturday 5/23, 1:20 CT
The Cubs, on a six-game losing streak and in an offensive funk, have made a roster move that could shake things up, if only a bit. Outfielder Kevin Alcántara has been recalled from Triple-A Iowa. In 41 games for Iowa this year, Alcántara is batting .242/.339/.567 (38-for-157) with 15 home runs. The power is good, […]
It isn’t often that a team wins 10 straight and so quickly thereafter loses six straight. But it’s been that kind of year for the Cubs. Every single year there is a stretch where the Cubs run into a number of elite pitchers and the bats go into a funk. To my eye, they’ve held […]
Cubs vs. Astros Saturday 5/23 game threads
Iowa Cubs The Iowa Cubs were caught hibernating by the Memphis Redbirds (Cardinals), 8-4. Javier Assad started and gave up five runs in the first inning. He settled down after that, but he still got the loss. The final line on Assad was five runs on six hits over 3.2 innings. He walked two and […]
I could just post this here and end this recap and every single one of you would understand exactly what the problem is with the Chicago Cubs. But you come here for a game recap and you shall have one, even though you probably won’t like it. The Cubs lost to the Astros 4-2 and […]
Spencer Arrighetti continued to put up zeros and battery mate Christian Vazquez drove in a pair as the Houston Astros (21-31) slipped past the Chicago Cubs (29-22) 4-2 at Wrigley Field. Arrighetti did not get deep in this game, but he did throw 5 innings of shutout ball in earning his 6th win in 7 […]
The Brewers are coming off quite a high, as earlier this week they swept their biggest division rival, the Cubs, and moved back into first place in the NL Central. This weekend, they’ll look to keep the momentum going as they face off with the NL West-leading Dodgers in a rematch of last year’s National […]
Go get ‘em, Jamo.
The Cubs today announced that one of their top prospects, 2B/3B Pedro Ramírez, has been promoted to Chicago to make his major-league debut. In a corresponding move, infielder Matt Shaw has been placed in the injured list with lower back tightness. The Cubs signed Ramírez in January of 2021 out of Venezuela for a $75,00 […]
TODAY’S GAME: The Houston Astros (20-31) and Chicago Cubs (29-21) will begin their 3-game series this afternoon at Wrigley Field. RHP Spencer Arrighetti (5-1, 1.50 ERA) will take the mound for the Astros as he takes on RHP Jameson Taillon (2-3, 4.97 ERA). Houston Area Connection: Both of today’s starters grew up in the Greater […]
Today’s roster move: Friday notes… Cubs lineup: Astros lineup: Jameson Taillon, RHP vs. Spencer Arrighetti, RHP Maybe we should just pretend Jameson Taillon’s last start didn’t happen. Oh, you can’t do that. Right. So: Five home runs and eight runs given up to the White Sox. Don’t do that again, Jamo. Taillon has also had […]
2026 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 51 Astros 4, Cubs 2: RISPy business. Again. Cubs vs. Astros, Friday 5/22, 1:20 CT live! Chicago Cubs vs. Houston Astros preview, Friday 5/22, 1:20 CT
It's an upside-down month in Chicago, and it's a little weird out there everywhere else, as well. The post Five & Dive Episode 547: You Know We’re Still Recording? appeared first on Baseball Prospectus .
Before we get to the Astros, a note: The Cubs moved half a game ahead of the Cardinals into second place in the NL Central when St. Louis lost to Pittsburgh on Thursday. The Astros started the year 6-3, but since then have gone 14-28. Only the Angels (13-28) are worse over that span. So […]