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Cubs 2, Marlins 1: Pete Crow-Armstrong gets to 40/40, and the postseason ticket is punched
There will be Cubs baseball next week! We still don’t know where, or even who the opponent will be. The Cubs defeated the Marlins 2-1 on a gorgeous late September afternoon at Wrigley Field and in so doing, clinched a National League wild-card berth. That’s two postseasons in a row for the Cubs, the first […]
Cubs vs. Marlins, Thursday 9/24, 1:20 CT live!
Go get ‘em, Matthew.
Chicago Cubs vs. Miami Marlins preview, Thursday 9/24, 1:20 CT
Thursday notes… Cubs lineup: Marlins lineup: Matthew Boyd, LHP vs. Tyler Phillips, RHP Matthew Boyd threw well in his last start, Saturday at Cincinnati, allowing the Reds just two hits and two runs (one earned) in five innings. That’s the good news. The bad news is that he’s been much worse at Wrigley Field this […]
Cubs vs. Marlins Thursday 9/24 game threads
2026 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Matthew Boyd was the Superhero vs. the Marlins Cubs 2, Marlins 1: Pete Crow-Armstrong gets to 40/40, and the postseason ticket is punched Cubs vs. Marlins, Thursday 9/24, 1:20 CT live! Chicago Cubs vs. Miami Marlins preview, Thursday 9/24, 1:20 CT
2026 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Dansby Swanson is the Superhero vs. the Marlins
This has been one of those series. You know, the one where the Cubs make solid contact but it finds a glove. I mean, not a lot of solid contact in these first two games. But when they do, it finds a defender. Meanwhile, the Marlins feel like they’ve had a never ending run of […]
Marlins 3, Cubs 2: The offense disappears. Oh, and Kevin Gausman might be injured
Coming into this brief three-game homestand, the last regular-season games at Wrigley Field for 2026, the Cubs needed to win only one of them to punch their ticket into the postseason tournament and also to bolster their chances for hosting the first round of that tournament. Well. Here we are two days into that three-game […]
Chicago Cubs news — PCA, Suzuki, Imanaga, Cabrera
Today’s Reflections A lot of people are blasting the Cubs’ fluctuating bullpen performance Tuesday night for the loss, and rightly so. But I first wanted to point out a problem from that game. For most of the season, when the bottom part of the order is contributing, the top part of it explodes. I wish […]
Cubs BCB After Dark: What’s the worst that can happen?
It’s the end of another week here at BCB After Dark: the hippest hangout for night owls, early risers, new parents and Cubs fans abroad. Come on in and sit with us for a while. We’re always glad to see you. We’ll waive the cover charge for you. The dress code is casual. There are […]
Cubs vs. Marlins, Wednesday 9/23, 6:40 CT live!
Go get ‘em, Kevin.
Chicago Cubs vs. Miami Marlins preview, Wednesday 9/23, 6:40 CT
Wednesday notes… Cubs lineup: Marlins lineup: Kevin Gausman, RHP vs. Ryan Gusto, RHP Kevin Gausman’s last five starts: Good, bad, good, bad, good. So… let’s hope we are not in line for “bad” tonight. The potential good news: When he faced the Marlins earlier this year as a member of the Blue Jays, May 27 […]
Cubs vs. Marlins Wednesday 9/23 game threads
2026 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Dansby Swanson is the Superhero vs. the Marlins Cubs vs. Marlins, Wednesday 9/23, 6:40 CT live! Chicago Cubs vs. Miami Marlins preview, Wednesday 9/23, 6:40 CT
The Cubs and Red Sox will play a doubleheader Friday
Over the past few days it has become clear that the weather forecast for the Boston area would not allow the Cubs and Red Sox to play their three-game series as scheduled Friday night, Saturday night and Sunday afternoon. Today, the Red Sox announced that two of the three games would be played as part […]
An update on the Cubs’ postseason odds and position and this weekend’s Boston weather
Five games remain in the 2026 regular season. The Cubs, Padres and Phillies are currently tied for the top Wild Card spot at 87-70, with the Cubs holding the tiebreaker in any of the two-team or three-team tie scenarios among those clubs. The Diamondbacks are 83-74 and on the verge of elimination, four games behind […]
2026 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Ryan Rolison is the Superhero vs. the Marlins
If you’ve been a long time follower of my work, you’ve seen me write many times from the perspective of glass half empty, glass half full. I particularly like to do it when you could justifiably look at a game and go either way with the information you got out of it. I thought Tuesday […]
Marlins 8, Cubs 2: RISPy business and an Edward Cabrera meltdown
Let this stand as a monument to perhaps the worst Cubs defeat of the entire 2026 season: I could just end the tale of the Cubs’ 8-2 loss to the Marlins Tuesday evening at Wrigley Field right there, because that’s basically the entire story. Runners all over the place, RISP left in the third, fifth, […]
MLB News: Postseason, Aaron Judge, Paul Skenes, Andy Green, Chad Tracy, Justin Verlander
Happy Wednesday, everyone! We’ve got some big manager news, and for once it isn’t anyone getting fired. Two interim managers have been able to remove “interim” from their titles as the Mets and Red Sox make things official with Andy Green and Chad Tracy. We also know two players who might not be participating in […]
Chicago Cubs history unpacked — September 23
Free of charge for the discerning reader. Happy birthday to Willie Greene, and a mighty host of others. Today in baseball history, in 1908 – Giants P Christy Mathewson and Cubs P Three Finger Brown battle in what is perhaps the most controversial game ever played. The score is 1-1, with two outs in the last of the 9th when Fred Merkle‘s failure […]
Cubs BCB After Dark: Who’s the Cubs Minor League Pitcher of the Year?
It’s Tuesday evening here at BCB After Dark: the grooviest gathering of night owls, early risers, new parents and Cubs fans abroad. Come on in out of the fall air. There’s no cover charge. The dress code is casual. We have a few tables available. The hostess will seat you now. Bring your own beverage. […]
Cubs vs. Marlins, Tuesday 9/22, 6:40 CT live!
Go get ‘em, Shōta.
Chicago Cubs vs. Miami Marlins preview, Tuesday 9/22, 6:40 CT
Alex Bregman update: Here Tuesday notes… Cubs lineup: Marlins lineup: Shōta Imanaga, LHP vs. Janson Junk, RHP This year is a tale of five Shōtas: First nine starts: 2.32 ERA, 0.902 WHIP, only 5 HR in 54.1 inningsNext seven starts: 7.41 ERA, 1.274 WHIP, 15 (!) HR in 37.2 inningsNext seven starts: 1.77 ERA, 1.180 […]
Cubs vs. Marlins Tuesday 9/22 game threads
Marlins 8, Cubs 2: RISPy business and an Edward Cabrera meltdown 2026 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Ryan Rolison is the Superhero vs. the Marlins Cubs vs. Marlins, Tuesday 9/22, 6:40 CT live! Chicago Cubs vs. Miami Marlins preview, Tuesday 9/22, 6:40 CT
Here’s the latest on Alex Bregman’s injury and status
You know, of course, about the freak injury to Cubs third baseman Alex Bregman that happened during Sunday’s game in Cincinnati. Here’s what Bregman looked like arriving at Wrigley Field this afternoon: I think you’ll agree that he looks significantly improved over the last day or so. Before the game Tuesday at Wrigley Field against […]
On The Horizon: Cubs vs. Marlins series preview
The Cubs get lucky once again in this series and don’t have to face Marlins ace Sandy Alcántara, who went Sunday against the Padres. In fact, they’ll face the same three Marlins starters they took on in the series in Miami a couple of weeks ago, in the same order. Since these teams last met […]
The Cubs are selling Wild Card Series tickets. What happens if there’s a 3-way Wild Card tie?
Tuesday, the Cubs announced details of ticket sales for potential Wild Card Series games at Wrigley Field next week. Starting tomorrow, Wednesday, Sept. 23, at 10 a.m. CT, Cubs fans can purchase single game tickets through the public on-sale at www.cubs.com/postseason. There is a limit of four tickets per game for the N.L. Wild Card […]
The Cubs’ final series of the year at Fenway Park could be threatened by a nor’easter
As if the 2026 season hasn’t been crazy enough, Matthew Gross at our SB Nation Red Sox site Over The Monster detailed on Monday the weather forecast for the Boston area, which is currently calling for a major wind and rain storm, commonly known in those parts as a “nor’easter” because it generates strong northeast […]
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