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Some honors for Cubs prospects came today. Infielder Pedro Ramírez was named International League Player of the Month for April. Ramírez batted .323/.398/.625 for the month and led the league-lead in home runs (seven), RBI (28) and runs scored (24). He also stole ten bases. Right-hander Brooks Caple as named Midwest League Pitcher of the […]
Cincinnati Reds closer Emilio Pagan threw just one pitch in the Bottom of the 9th against the Chicago Cubs on Tuesday night, and it’s a pitch he’ll surely hope to forget. Immediately after letting it fly to Cubs 2B Nico Hoerner, he reached for his left hamstring – the same left hamstring that had dogged […]
Go get ‘em, Jamo.
The Cincinnati Reds look to pick themselves up after last night’s walk-off loss (and blown save) at the hands of the Chicago Cubs. Andrew Abbott will start opposite veteran righty Jameson Taillon, with first pitch in Wrigley Field set for 7:40 PM ET. Lineups for both clubs listed below. Go Reds! Today’s Lineups REDS CUBS […]
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Tuesday notes… Cubs lineup: Reds lineup: Jameson Taillon, RHP vs. Andrew Abbott, LHP Jameson Taillon has had some good starts this year, some bad, some middling. The last one, last Wednesday in San Diego, was really good — seven innings, three runs, six strikeouts. Last year against the Reds, he made two starts, throwing 13.1 […]
2026 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 36 Cubs 3, Reds 2: Michael Busch walks it off Cubs vs. Reds, Tuesday 5/5, 6:40 CT live! Chicago Cubs vs. Cincinnati Reds preview, Tuesday 5/5, 6:40 CT
In 2001, the Cubs were coming off a 97-loss season. The Dodgers were good, but hadn’t made the playoffs in four years. That was the backdrop to what began as an ordinary Saturday afternoon at Wrigley Field. The Cubs, off to a good start that year, entered the day at 17-11, two games in the […]
Holy cow. 42 years of watching baseball prepares you for so many things. So many days, you “feel” what is going to happen next. Obviously, I liked this matchup on paper for this game. Chase Petty has a pretty decent pedigree, but he hadn’t yet established himself at the major league level. I doubt any […]
Michael Conforto has been an afterthought for most of this Cubs season. The team didn’t sign him until late February. He got some playing time early on because of the injury to Seiya Suzuki, but since Suzuki’s return April 10, Conforto has played in just 10 games, starting just four of those. He didn’t play […]
Today’s Reflections “Nico Hoerner conjures images of Ryne Sandberg”. My wife is (not really) tired of me nudging her, pointing and saying to her, “There’s Nico, doing it again.” I honestly thought I was stretching the truth within my mind, wishing it was really happening. Even after seeing it so many times, especially over the […]
Welcome back to BCB After Dark: the coolest spot for night owls, early risers, new parents and Cubs fans abroad. Come on in and sit with us for a while. There’s no cover charge. The dress code is casual. We still have a few tables available. Bring your own beverage. BCB After Dark is the place […]
Emilio Pagan took the mound in the 9th inning for the Cincinnati Reds on Monday, and he did so in a save situation for the first time in some two weeks. The Reds had scratched and clawed their way back to a 4-3 lead after earlier watching a 3-0 lead evaporate, yet the powers that […]
The Cincinnati Reds are in Wrigley tonight to take on the Chicago Cubs. Chase Petty gets the start opposite Edward Cabrera, with first pitch set for a new time of 7:10 PM ET. The game time was moved up half an hour due to inclement weather in the Chicago area. Here’s how these two clubs […]
The Cincinnati Reds made official the return of righty Chase Petty on Monday. The 23 year old starter was recalled from AAA Louisville to start against the Chicago Cubs in the series opener between the National League Central rivals, taking the place in the rotation of the injured Brandon Williamson (who hit the injured list […]
As you know, tonight’s game time was moved up because there is a chance of rain this evening. Here’s the local radar for you to keep handy. Monday notes… Cubs lineup: Reds lineup: Edward Cabrera, RHP vs. Chase Petty, RHP Edward Cabrera has been pretty consistent throughout this season. His K rate has been down […]
Cubs 5, Reds 4: Michael Conforto walks it off 2026 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 35 Cubs vs. Reds, Monday 5/4, 6:40 CT live! Chicago Cubs vs. Cincinnati Reds preview, Monday 5/4, 6:40 CT Tonight’s Cubs/Reds game time has been moved up to 6:10 p.m. CT
The Reds got off to a good start this year and held first place in the NL Central for the last two weeks of April. But they just got swept by the Pirates and were outscored 27-8 in the three-game series. Their expected W/L record of 15-19 is five games below their actual record of […]
The Dodgers’ last home run came on April 26 against the Chicago Cubs at Dodger Stadium, a seventh-inning blast by Shohei Ohtani that snapped his own string of 59 plate appearances without a long ball. The Dodgers have batted 232 times since then without another home run. Their last six full games with no home […]
The Cincinnati Reds and Chicago Cubs are slated to go toe to toe for the first time in 2026 on Monday night in Wrigley Field, and as is so often the case during spring games there is inclement weather in the forecast. As a result, the originally scheduled start time has been bumped up by […]
There is a forecast of rain and storms sometime late this evening in Chicago. As a result, the start time for the Cubs vs. Reds game scheduled for 6:40 p.m. CT has been moved up 30 minutes and will instead begin at 6:10 p.m. CT. If you have tickets to tonight’s game, they should have […]
Sorry it wasn't. Moose outside shoulda told ya. This is what the offense looks like when Wood and Abrams aren't hot. Pretty terrible, right? Let's hope neither gets injured. The Nats have a record that looks pretty typical of a blah team. They get beat, but now blown away, by good teams and hold their own against everyone else. But it's still early enough I wouldn't read into that. I mean, they play the Cubs now instead of the first three games when things a...
This has been one of the more remarkable stretches in Cub history. Though I often try to put things into the bigger picture context here, I’ll let John and Al write about the historically significant winning streaks and periods in Cub history. Obviously, a team that has 150 years of existence has so much history […]
Recaps [AZ Central] Starting pitching tanks again, Diamondbacks swept by the Chicago Cubs – Right-hander Merrill Kelly was hit hard for the third consecutive start, allowing six runs in 4 1/3 innings, and the Diamondbacks lost, 8-4, to the Chicago Cubs, who completed a three-game sweep on Sunday, May 3, at Wrigley Field. The loss […]
Welcome to week 6 of our 2026 NL Central Power Rankings — let’s rank some teams! 1. Chicago Cubs (22-12); 5-1 this week; 82.8% chance to make postseason (FanGraphs) The Cubs had another strong week, winning five straight over the Padres and D-backs after dropping their series opener in San Diego on Monday night. Moisés […]