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Matthew Boyd's strong return gives the Cubs a much-needed boost after Ben Brown landed on the injured list, but Chicago's pitching concerns remain.
n Friday night, the New York Mets will begin a three-game series against the Philadelphia Phillies at Citi Field.Most recently, the Mets lost the series finale against the Cubs 4-3 on Thursday, as Chicago swept New York. Following the series, New York fired manager Carlos Mendoza after two and a half seasons at the helm.Francisco […] The post New York Mets Announce Francisco Lindor Change Before Phillies Game appeared first on HEAVY .
The Milwaukee Brewers have missed some depth in their bullpen, and before their matchup against the Chicago Cubs, they’re getting some help back, according to Adam McCalvy of MLB.com. “The Brewers have reinstated lefty reliever Jared Koenig from the injured list for tonight’s series opener against the Cubs. He last pitched April 4 before landing […] The post Brewers get pivotal pitching boost ahead of Cubs series appeared first on ClutchPoints .
On Friday night, the New York Mets will begin a three-game series against the Philadelphia Phillies at Citi Field.Most recently, the Mets lost the series finale against the Cubs 4-3 on Wednesday, as Chicago swept New York. Following the series, the Mets fired manager Carlos Mendoza.Bo Bichette went 1-for-4 with three strikeouts in the loss.New […] The post New York Mets Announce Bo Bichette Decision Before Phillies Series appeared first on HEAVY .
The Cubs enter this series trailing the Brewers by 6.5 games in the NL Central. With half a season to go, that’s not an insurmountable lead. And yet, the Cubs were swept by the Brewers last month at Wrigley Field and outscored 19-5 in the three games. They’ll need to make some sort of better […]
The good news is that the Cubs scraped together a four-game sweep during their trip to Queens, where the bats came alive to help the North Siders win their fourth series in a row. But there was also more bad news on the starting pitching injury front. First, Edward Cabrera hit the injured list after […]
In Episode 557, Patrick, Jeffrey and Zach chat about Craig’s vacation and then discuss five mostly baseball topics. 1. (whoa-oh) We’re Halfway There: A very standard issue review of baseball at the midway point. 2. If you choose not to decide, you still have made a choice: A series of pick ’ems 3. A Farwell... The post Five & Dive Episode 557: Because We Are a Cubs Podcast? appeared first on Baseball Prospectus .
David Peterson hasn't dominated in New York, but the Cubs' elite infield defense could help unlock the ground-ball specialist at the perfect time.
Let’s look at the season this way for a moment. If, on Opening Day, I had told you the Cubs would be 44-37 after 81 games, you’d have probably been a bit disappointed. That’s an 88-win pace, which is good, but fewer wins than last year and probably not enough to win the NL Central. […]
After a disastrous series against the Chicago Cubs, the New York Mets decided to fire manager Carlos Mendoza. But not everyone believes he was the issue behind the Mets’ problems. Jon Heyman of the New York Post instead points the finger at president of baseball operations David Stearns. Ultimately, he was the one that built […] The post Jon Heyman defends Carlos Mendoza after Mets firing with David Stearns truth bomb appeared first on ClutchPoints .
When the Cubs placed righty Ben Brown on the 15-day injured list earlier this week, the injury was initially announced as a “neck strain.” The team didn’t provide a concrete timetable for his return. Manager Craig Counsell offered more specifics last night in an appearance on 104.3 FM The Score, stating that follow-up testing has […]
After Wednesday night’s doubleheader sweep by the Chicago Cubs dropped the New York Mets to a season-worst 12 games under .500, play-by-play announcer Gary Cohen summed it up best: “This team is in the depths of despair.” The Mets have been nothing short of awful despite entering the season with MLB’s second-highest payroll. During the […] The post Juan Soto’s Outstanding Year Is Being Overshadowed appeared first on Just Baseball .
Well, that game was at least a little differently shaped. Sort of. The Cubs broke out to a three-run lead after both starters were excellent. Then the porous Cub bullpen slowly gave back the lead with three different relievers being charged with a run each. But they scored in the tenth and held on. A […]
The New York Mets fell to 34-47 after being swept by the Chicago Cubs. They have lost their last six games overall. New York decided a change needed to be made. The Mets have now fired manager Carlos Mendoza, via Jon Heyman of the New York Post. Andy Green will take over as interim manager. […] The post Carlos Mendoza fired immediately after ripping Mets for embarrassing Cubs series appeared first on ClutchPoints .
This one wasn’t as easy as the other three games in this series appeared to be. It took 10 innings, a double from Pete Crow-Armstrong and some lockdown relief from Trent Thornton — as well as more sketchy Mets defense — to give the Cubs a 4-3 win over the Mets and a sweep of […]
The Chicago Cubs and New York Mets met for a series finale on Sunday night at Citi Field, and a dog stole the show on the Marquee Sports Network broadcast. Coming out of a Marquee commercial break to begin the top of the fifth inning, Cubs announcers Jon “Boog” Sciambi and Jim Deshaies were highly…
Happy Friday, one and all! As some of you might have predicted, after Phase 1 of the All-Star voting was completed, there were no Cubs on the shortlist. Outside of the Braves and Dodgers, actually, there wasn’t a lot of team diversity in the top names. But that was kind of to be expected. In […]
Free of charge for the discerning reader. Happy birthday to Rodney Myers, and a mighty host of others. Today in baseball history, in 1960 – At Forbes Field, Cubs rookie Ron Santo, making his major league debut, leads Chicago to a sweep of the first-place Pirates. Santo is 3 for 7 and drives in five runs as the Cubs win, […]
Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about the rise and fall of Ildemaro Vargas, the Mets’ and Cubs’ David Peterson swap, Jazz Chisholm Jr.’s refusal to wear a cup, the Giants’ response to Pride Night fallout, and the owners’ CBA strategy. Then (56:41) Ben brings back John Brebbia to discuss the Rockies reliever’s return to […]
The New York Mets surely did not envision that they’d be not just dead last in the NL East at the halfway mark of the 2026 season, but also they’d be among the worst teams in MLB. After being on the receiving end of a sweep from the Chicago Cubs heading into the weekend, the […] The post Mets’ Carlos Mendoza gets brutally honest on becoming trade deadline sellers appeared first on ClutchPoints .
The New York Mets’ season from hell continues, and they’re on a fast track to irrelevance during the 2026 season as their losses keep on piling up at the halfway mark of the campaign. On Thursday, the Chicago Cubs completed the four-game series sweep over the Mets with a 4-3 victory — with New York […] The post Mets’ loss to Cubs is first of its kind in MLB history appeared first on ClutchPoints .
Right-hander Grant Kipp was promoted from Double-A Knoxville to Triple-A Iowa. Right-hander Kenten Egbert went back down to High-A South Bend after his one game in Iowa. Iowa Cubs The Iowa Cubs were trampled to death by the Buffalo Bisons (Blue Jays), 15-1. Corbin Martin started this game as a kind of hybrid opener/bullpen game […]
The Mets continue to set records that nobody wants as they left 14 runners on base, a season high, and allowed four more unearned runs in tonight’s loss, 4-3 to the Cubs. After allowing a leadoff single to Pete Crow-Armstrong in the first inning, Freddy Peralta retired the next ten hitters and seemed on track […]
The Milwaukee Brewers are set to host the rival Chicago Cubs this weekend, with three big games in store at American Family Field. The Brewers have found their groove over the last month-plus. After getting out to a somewhat slow, injury-riddled start, they’ve gone 33-15 since the beginning of May to expand their NL Central […]