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Cubs BCB After Dark: Do the Cubs need to lock up Carson Kelly?
It’s Monday night here at BCB After Dark: the coolest club for night owls, early risers, new parents and Cubs fans abroad. Come on in and sit with us for a while. The more the merrier. We still have a few tables available. The hostess will seat you now. Bring your own beverage. BCB After […]
Cubs vs. Padres, Monday 4/27, 8:40 CT live!
Go get ‘em, Matthew.
Chicago Cubs vs. San Diego Padres preview, Monday 4/27, 8:40 CT
Today’s roster move: Here Monday notes… Cubs lineup: Padres lineup: Matthew Boyd, LHP vs. Randy Vasquez, RHP Matthew Boyd’s first start since returning from a bicep issue, last Wednesday against the Phillies, was a bit rough around the edges (84 pitches in 4.2 innings), but he held them to two runs, struck out five and […]
Cubs vs. Padres Monday 4/27 game threads
Padres 9, Cubs 7: Let’s talk about Moisés Ballesteros 2026 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 29 Cubs vs. Padres, Monday 4/27, 8:40 CT live! Chicago Cubs vs. San Diego Padres preview, Monday 4/27, 8:40 CT
Cubs roster move: Phil Maton activated, Charlie Barnes optioned
The Cubs welcomed back a member of their Opening Day bullpen before Monday night’s game in San Diego when they activated right-hander reliever Phil Maton from the 15-day injured list. Maton had been placed on the IL April 10 (retroactive to April 8) with right knee tendinitis. He had posted a 13.50 ERA (six earned […]
On The Horizon: Cubs vs. Padres series preview
These teams meet for the first time since the Cubs defeated the Padres in last year’s tightly-fought Wild Card Series. Both teams are off to good starts in 2026; perhaps they will meet again in October. For more on the Padres, here’s Matt DeWalt, manager of our SB Nation Padres site Gaslamp Ball. The San […]
Cubs update: Seiya Suzuki, Moisés Ballesteros, Michael Busch
The Cubs had a 5-2 week, which on its face is excellent. The way it ended, with two losses to the Dodgers after sweeping the Phillies and mounting a stirring comeback Friday in Los Angeles, wasn’t great. But this team is still showing that it can compete with anyone, even with multiple bullpen injuries. Here’s […]
2026 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 28
I don’t want to be too hasty, but I think this Shohei Ohtani kid is going to be pretty good and these Dodgers aren’t bad. It’s always great to catch a legendary player at the tail end of a cooler. He woke up over the weekend and had a very productive couple of games at […]
MLB News: Alex Cora firing, Chad Tracy, Mike Trout, Mason Miller, Shohei Ohtani rule
Happy Monday, everyone. The big news from over this weekend, of course, was the firing of Red Sox manager Alex Cora. The Red Sox are among the teams that have been struggling to start the season, but they are the first to take such drastic action. Alongside Cora, the team fired five additional coaches in […]
Chicago Cubs history unpacked, April 27
Free of charge for the discerning reader. Happy birthday to the Rajah and a mighty host of others. Today in baseball history 1997, Ryne Sandberg breaks the major league record for most home runs by a second baseman, and other stories as well. Cubs Birthdays: Michael Rucker, Joey Gathright, Rogers Hornsby* HOF. Other notables, Enos Slaughter HOF. Today in […]
Cubs Minor League Wrap: Smokies blind the Lookouts, 7-2
Iowa Cubs The Iowa Cubs were battered by the Louisville Bats (Reds), 12-6. Paul Campbell gave up five runs, including a grand slam, in the first inning and two more in the third and got the loss. Campbell’s final line was seven runs on seven hits over three innings. Campbell walked three and struck out […]
Dodgers 6, Cubs 0: It just wasn’t Shōta Imanaga’s day
This series wasn’t going to be easy, we all knew that before it began. And when Shōta Imanaga had a 32-pitch first inning in which he allowed a pair of walks and three runs, that made the Cubs’ task that much more difficult. That, and the fact that the Cubs again had RISP issues, going […]
Cubs vs. Dodgers, Sunday 4/26, 3:10 CT live!
Go get ‘em, Shōta.
Chicago Cubs vs. Los Angeles Dodgers preview, Sunday 4/26, 3:10 CT
Roster moves (Bluesky link): Sunday notes… The Cubs lineup was not available at posting time. Please check BCB social media for the Cubs lineup. Dodgers lineup: Shōta Imanaga, LHP vs. Justin Wrobleski, LHP After a somewhat rough first start this year, Shōta Imanaga has been just magnificent over his last four outings: 1.13 ERA, 0.542 […]
Cubs vs. Dodgers Sunday 4/26 game threads
2026 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 28 Dodgers 6, Cubs 0: It just wasn’t Shōta Imanaga’s day Cubs vs. Dodgers, Sunday 4/26, 3:10 CT live! Chicago Cubs vs. Los Angeles Dodgers preview, Sunday 4/26, 3:10 CT
2026 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 27
I find it appropriate to start out by hat tipping the Dodgers offense. They curb stomped Colin Rea and Javier Assad in this one. A further hat tip to four Dodger relievers who combined to allow just two hits and a walk over the final four innings of the game. The Dodgers offense and bullpen […]
Dodgers 12, Cubs 4: The 10-game winning streak ends with a thud
One thing that is absolutely, undeniably true about sports is that all winning streaks must end, sometime. Thus we knew that eventually, the Cubs would lose another game after going on their longest winning streak since the World Series year of 2016. It’s not always pretty when winning streaks end and that was the case […]
Chicago Cubs news and notes — Dansby Swanson, Nico Hoerner, Edward Cabrera
Today’s Reflections When Rick Monday woke up 50 years ago yesterday, I’m guessing he would never have expected to become an American hero. Neither had I as my dad sat me down to watch a delayed TV clip when I was 11. I was still trying to figure out what a bicentennial was, why girls […]
Cubs Minor League Wrap: James Triantos leads I-Cubs past Bats, 5-0
Iowa Cubs The Iowa Cubs shut out the Louisville Bats (Reds), 5-0. Connor Noland gave up just three hits over six innings on his way to the win. Noland struck out two and walked just one. Ethan Roberts relieved Noland in a rehab appearance and pitched the seventh inning. Roberts allowed one hit and one […]
Cubs vs. Dodgers, Saturday 4/25, 6:15 CT live!
Go get ‘em, Colin.
Chicago Cubs vs. Los Angeles Dodgers preview, Saturday 4/25, 6:15 CT
Saturday notes… Cubs lineup: Dodgers lineup: Colin Rea, RHP vs. Roki Sasaki, RHP Colin Rea has been just what the Cubs needed — a solid starter to replace Cade Horton in the rotation. Rea obviously is no Horton, but he gets the job done. In his last three games (two starts plus one as the […]
Cubs vs. Dodgers Saturday 4/25 game threads
2026 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 27 Dodgers 12, Cubs 4: The 10-game winning streak ends with a thud Cubs vs. Dodgers, Saturday 4/25, 6:15 CT live! Chicago Cubs vs. Los Angeles Dodgers preview, Saturday 4/25, 6:15 CT
Today in Cubs history: Rick Monday saved an American flag
EDITOR’S NOTE: A version of this article ran here at BCB 10 years ago on the 40th anniversary of this event. Lightly edited, and with some new information added, I thought you’d like to read it again on the 50th anniversary. It was a Sunday that began as any other baseball day at Dodger Stadium. […]
2026 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 26
It’s actually a pretty unusual season when you don’t have a holy $#@! type of win. 10 game winning streaks? Quite a bit less common. Without doing any research, I’m betting the intersection of those two occurrences? A big comeback during a long streak? Less common. On the road? Against the two-time defending World Champs? […]
Cubs 6, Dodgers 4: Dansby Swanson’s ninth inning homer gives the Cubs their 10th straight win
There’s something special about this Cubs team. Do you feel it? Utterly dominated by Dodgers right-hander Emmet Sheehan for six innings, trailing 4-0 heading to the seventh, the Cubs cut that to 4-3 thanks in part to a triple (!) by Dansby Swanson. Then an Alex Bregman homer tied the game in the eighth, and […]
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