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With the loss to the Diamondbacks on Sunday, the Phillies fell to a game under .500. They’ll now welcome another would-be contender who is off to an uneven start to the season that has left them a game under .500. Chicago Cubs Record: 7-8, Fifth place in National League Central (Two games back) The last […]
The 2026 MLB season has had a very weird start. Many good teams — including the Cubs — are off to mediocre starts. In fact, other than the 11-4 Dodgers, the other 29 teams all have records between 10-6 and 6-10 entering Monday’s action: 10-6: Braves, Padres9-6: Pirates9-7: Guardians, Twins, Reds, Diamondbacks8-7: Orioles, Yankees, Rays, […]
Reminder: I’m on vacation all this week and will be a little briefer than usual and one or more pieces could be delayed. Thanks for your patience. Now that one looked like fun. In my head, come-from-behind victories reach almost mythic proportions. The Sandberg Game is the prototype. To be fair, I had to look […]
Old friend Justin Turner signed with the Toros de Tijuana in the Mexican League, the team announced on Friday. The longtime Dodgers third baseman took to Instagram to talk about his new team as well, in both English and Spanish. Turner, 41, played last season with the Chicago Cubs, for whom he hit .219/.288/.314 with […]
Free of charge for the discerning reader. RIP to The Bird. Jon Lester* attempts a pickoff. Today in baseball history: Cubs birthdays: Claude Hendrix, Roy Walker, Jake Mooty, John Stephenson, Doug Strange. Today in History: * pictured
Iowa Cubs Rained out. The game with the Omaha Storm Chasers will not be made up. Maybe they shouldn’t have run towards the rain. Knoxville Smokies The Knoxville Smokies were left on the launchpad by the Rocket City Trash Pandas (Angels), 7-4 in ten innings. Jake Knapp started and gave the Smokies four strong shutout […]
Sunday afternoon at Wrigley Field was better than Saturday in every single way. First, the weather was more than 30 degrees warmer — 80 at game time, a nice day to have in mid-April. And the Cubs came from behind with good relief work and some excellent baserunning, tying the game in the eighth. Then […]
Go get ‘em, Jamo.
Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Chicago Cubs, April 12, 2026, 2:20 p.m. ET Location: Wrigley Field, Chicago, IL Broadcast: KDKA AM/FM, Sportsnet Pittsburgh The Pittsburgh Pirates are on the road today against the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field looking to grab a win. Please remember our Game Day thread guidelines. BD community, this is your thread for […]
2026 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 15 Cubs 7, Pirates 6: Carson Kelly walks it off Cubs vs. Pirates, Sunday 4/12, 1:20 CT live! Chicago Cubs vs. Pittsburgh Pirates preview, Sunday 4/12, 1:20 CT
The Cubs signed left-hander Charlie Barnes to a minor-league deal in January. Barnes did appear in two Spring Training games for the Cubs, throwing two scoreless innings with three strikeouts. He was assigned to Triple-A Iowa and has pitched in three games there, posting a 2.38 ERA and 14 strikeouts in 11.1 innings. Today, the […]
Reminder: I’m on vacation all this week and will be a little briefer than usual and one or more pieces could be delayed. Thanks for your patience. If you’re not one of my longtime readers, this is a great jumping-in point. By about the third inning Saturday, I saw the season declared as over, the […]
Jeimer Candelario is waiting for the phone to ring. He’s a fallen Angel. Pirates 4, Cubs 3. Edward Cabrera opposed Braxton Ashcraft. Both threw well enough, Ashcraft getting the upper hand this time around, with help from O’Neil Cruz, who had a Game. Two of the Cubs’ runs came in on groundouts, by Nico Hoerner […]
Right-hander Zac Leigh was activated off the Development List and assigned to Triple-A Iowa. Iowa Cubs The Iowa Cubs were too fast for the Omaha Storm Chasers (Royals), 7-3. Starter Vince Velasquez gave up two runs in the top of the first inning, but settled down after that. The final line on Velasquez was two […]
I’m not sure what to think of the Cubs’ frustrating 4-3, 11-inning loss to the Pirates Saturday afternoon at Wrigley Field. Should I be unhappy because they lost, and part of the reason was a player playing his first game at first base — ever? Or should I take some solace in the fact that […]
Go get ‘em, Edward.
Saturday notes… Cubs lineup: The Pirates lineup was not available at posting time. Please check BCB social media for the Pirates lineup. Edward Cabrera, RHP vs. Braxton Ashcraft, RHP Edward Cabrera has not only been the Cubs’ best starter so far this year, he’s been one of the top starters anywhere in MLB, alllowing just […]
2026 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 14 Pirates 4, Cubs 3: This space intentionally left blank Cubs vs. Pirates, Saturday 4/11, 1:20 CT live! Chicago Cubs vs. Pittsburgh Pirates preview, Saturday 4/11, 1:20 CT
Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across MLB. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Cubs fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. As you know, the Cubs have had multiple starting pitcher injuries, including the loss of Cade Horton for the […]
According to Jon Heyman, the Mets will call up Craig Kimbrel before today’s game against the Athletics. Kimbrel, a 16-year veteran who was an All-Star with the Braves, Phillies, Cubs, and Red Sox, signed a minor league deal with the Mets in January. Kimbrel is currently fifth all time with 440 career saves, just ahead […]
When the Cubs decided to largely run it back with a team that pushed the Brewers to their limits before falling just short of the NLCS, one might have hoped it would have been relatively smooth sailing for this team in 2026. This looked, on paper, to be a top 10 team in baseball. I […]
Bruce Levine reports that Matthew Boyd will make a rehab start this coming week. More when we know more. We’ll see if Dylan Carlson makes it back to Triple-A. Shōta Imanaga on the hill versus Carmen Mlodzinski. Let’s hope Mike Imanaga takes the day off. Seiya Suzuki and Ian Happ were in the lineup, which […]
His brother may be off to the Marlins, but shortstop Alexis Hernandez joined the Myrtle Beach Pelicans. Iowa Cubs The Iowa Cubs were swept in a doubleheader by the Omaha Storm Chasers (Royals), 6-4 in nine innings and 6-1. Will Sanders started game one and didn’t make it out of the second inning. Sanders finished […]
Shōta Imanaga was absolutely magnificent Friday at Wrigley Field. He allowed just one baserunner, a two-out walk in the second inning. (More on that later.) He struck out nine. Imanaga had to be removed after six innings, having thrown 100 pitches. No one quibbles with that. He was the first Cubs pitcher to throw 100 […]
Go get ‘em, Shōta.