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Cubs vs. Tigers Monday 7/20 game threads
2026 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Ian Happ is the Superhero vs. the Tigers Tigers 8, Cubs 6: The 10th inning Wrigley Field disaster Cubs vs. Tigers, Monday 7/20, 7:05 CT live! Chicago Cubs vs. Detroit Tigers preview, Monday 7/20, 7:05 CT
Cubs roster moves: Jameson Taillon activated, Aaron Civale added
The Cubs announced after Sunday’s game that Jameson Taillon would be activated from the injured list to start Monday’s game, and they have done that. The team also added Aaron Civale to the active roster. He had been acquired by trade over the weekend To make room on the active roster for Taillon, the Cubs […]
On The Horizon: Cubs vs. Tigers series preview
The Tigers were expected to be sellers at the deadline this year. They were a season-low 16 games under .500 at 22-38 on May 31. Since then they are 24-15, the best record in the American League. But after losing to the Angels Sunday, they’re 4.5 games out of the last AL wild card spot […]
The 2016 Cubs brought a bit of magic with them for the Champions Gate dedication
Immediately after the Cubs dedicated their newest addition to Gallagher Way, the Champions Gate that commemorates the franchises three World Series wins in 1907, 1908 and 2016, Anthony Rizzo described the special character of the 2016 team, how hard it is to win in baseball, and honestly, what seemed like a bit of luck in […]
Chicago Cubs update: Nico Hoerner, Shōta Imanaga, Matthew Boyd
There were only three games played by MLB teams over the past week because of the All-Star break. I’m not going to let that stop me from doing a “weekly” update. So, here’s who was hot and not for the Cubs over those three games. Three up Welcome back, Nico Hoerner’s bat The break seems […]
2026 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Alex Bregman is the Superhero vs. the Twins
The narratives, they continue. The Cubs pick up two wins over the weekend and it’s more of what we saw before the break. The Cubs scored six and 10 in their two wins and two in their loss. This team wins by bludgeoning their opponents. Cub pitching allowed eight runs across three games. With a […]
MLB News: Shohei Ohtani, Aaron Judge, Trade Deadline, Ken Griffey Jr, Red Sox streak
Happy Monday, everyone! We’re fully into the second half of the season now. With that, we will be hearing a lot about the trade deadline and which teams seem poised for a potential postseason run. It’s wild to think that we are already thinking about that, but such is the course of the season. We […]
Chicago Cubs history unpacked — July 20
Free of charge for the discerning reader. Happy birthday to Matt Szczur, and a mighty host of others. Today in baseball history, in 1976 – Hank Aaron hits the 755th, and last, home run of his career, connecting off Dick Drago of the California Angels, and other stories as well. Today in baseball history: Cubs Birthdays: Duane Underwood Jr., Matt Szczur*, Jake Fox, Gary […]
Cubs Minor League Wrap: I-Cubs blast Memphis, 13-4
According to Baseball America, the Cubs have signed 17 of their 21 draft picks already. The only ones that haven’t signed are 11th-round pick RHP Ariston Veasey, 13th-rounder C Emanuel Hernandez, 18th-rounder RHP Luke McGrath and 19th-round pick RHP Luke Guth. Those four picks still have until a week from tomorrow to sign. Right-hander Jake […]
Cubs 10, Twins 1: Alex Bregman and Nico Hoerner help lead a blowout
On one of the most beautiful Chicago afternoons of the entire summer — upper 70s, low humidity, light wind blowing in — the Cubs offense got going, led by another multi-hit game from Nico Hoerner and a home run by Alex Bregman. Those two were joined by multiple teammates in a 12-hit, six-walk offense in […]
Cubs vs. Twins, Sunday 7/19, 1:20 CT live!
Go get ‘em, Shōta.
Chicago Cubs vs. Minnesota Twins preview, Sunday 7/19, 1:20 CT
Sunday notes… Cubs lineup: Twins lineup: Shōta Imanaga, LHP vs. Zebby Matthews, RHP As I wrote in the mid-season grades article, Shōta Imanaga’s year can be split into three parts: First nine starts: 2.32 ERA, 0.902 WHIP, 59 strikeouts and only five HR allowed in 54.1 inningsNext four starts: 10.80 ERA, 1.524 WHIP, 12 (!) […]
Cubs vs. Twins Sunday 7/19 game threads
2026 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Alex Bregman is the Superhero vs. the Twins Cubs 10, Twins 1: Alex Bregman and Nico Hoerner help lead a blowout Cubs vs. Twins, Sunday 7/19, 1:20 CT live! Chicago Cubs vs. Minnesota Twins preview, Sunday 7/19, 1:20 CT
2026 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Miguel Amaya is the Superhero vs. the Twins
On a beautiful Saturday afternoon and with a large contingent of the 2016 championship team in the ballpark, the Cubs played a very good baseball game and won it 6-2. From the various festivities involving the champs to a myriad of interviews, there were so many ties to the championship group. The Lovable Podcast was […]
Chicago Cubs news — Rea, PCA, Hoerner, Suzuki
Today’s Reflections For Colin Rea, Friday evening was a rough one — but he had it better than most. Rea’s quality start over six innings saw him scatter five hits and a walk and strike out six. His one mistake was a three-run home run to Ryan Jeffers. After Drew Pomeranz had a poor outing, […]
Cubs Minor League Wrap: South Bend powers past Peoria, 10-4
Iowa Cubs The Iowa Cubs made the Memphis Redbirds (Cardinals) blue, 5-4 in ten innings. Jordan Wicks turned in a very good start, allowing just one run on two hits over five innings. Wicks walked two and struck out six. Paul Campbell bailed out the I-Cubs after Antoine Kelly loaded the bases with two outs […]
Cubs 6, Twins 2: Michael Busch hits a home run to… Anthony Rizzo
No, that headline is not wrong. Anthony Rizzo was at Wrigley Field Saturday, along with many of his 2016 World Series champion teammates, to dedicate Champions Gate at Gallagher Way (and BCB’s Sara Sanchez will have a full write-up tomorrow) and to be celebrated before Saturday’s game, which the Cubs won 6-2 over the Twins. […]
Cubs vs. Twins, Saturday 7/18, 1:20 CT live!
Go get ‘em, Matthew.
Chicago Cubs vs. Minnesota Twins preview, Saturday 7/18, 1:20 CT
SITE NOTE: Today is the annual postgame bleacher BBQ, thus today’s recap will be delayed an hour or so past the usual time. Saturday notes… Cubs lineup: Twins lineup: Matthew Boyd, LHP vs. Taj Bradley, RHP Matthew Boyd, four starts since returning from the knee injury: 2.86 ERA, 1.273 WHIP in 22 innings. Looks like […]
Cubs vs. Twins Saturday 7/18 game threads
2026 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Miguel Amaya is the Superhero vs. the Twins Cubs vs. Twins, Saturday 7/18, 1:20 CT live! Chicago Cubs vs. Minnesota Twins preview, Saturday 7/18, 1:20 CT
The Cubs unveil the 2027 All-Star Game logo
It’s only a few days following the 2026 All-Star Game, hosted by the Philadelphia Phillies at Citizens Bank Park. So it’s time for MLB to turn its attention to next year’s Midsummer Classic, which will be hosted by the Cubs at Wrigley Field, the ballpark’s first turn at hosting since 1990. Before Friday’s game, the […]
2026 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Seiya Suzuki is the Superhero vs. the Twins
Let’s see, how does this go? Welcome back to the remainder of the season. The post-All-Star break portion of the season. Or in common vernacular, the second half. Roughly two weeks before peak trading season. This is almost always an interesting time in the life of a large market team (even if they occasionally behave […]
Twins 5, Cubs 2: Colin Rea’s terrible, horrible, no good, very bad pitch
The Cubs’ 5-2 loss to the Twins Friday night at Wrigley Field was certainly not the way we envisioned the season’s “second half’ beginning. The offense (mostly) disappeared. And a long ball by the opposition proved the difference in the game. Let’s begin at the beginning. The Cubs took a first-inning lead. Pete Crow-Armstrong led […]
Chicago Cubs news — Shaw, Brown, PCA
Today’s Reflections I wondered what articles would be out there on the Internet today, thinking it would be rather limited or of one voice. Turns out there’s quite the variety, shown by the number of sections below. Therefore, it becomes difficult choosing who or what to talk about. But let’s start where there’s major interest. […]
Cubs Minor League Wrap: Owen Ayers debuts in Iowa
The Cubs have officially signed the following draft picks: 1st round—RHP Cade Townsend 3rd round—RHP Carson Jasa 4th round—RHP Dylan Marionneaux 7th round—LHP Cole Tryba 10th round—RHP Luke Alwood Catcher Owen Ayers was promoted from Double-A Knoxville to Triple-A Iowa. Right-hander Jace Beck was also promoted to Iowa from Knoxville. Right-hander Kevin Valdez was promoted […]
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