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The Pittsburgj Pirates are about to start another big divisional series when they face off against the Chicago Cubs. Pittsburgh is 2-1 this season against Chicago winning the first series. The first game against each other was on April 10 at Wrigley Field where the only scoring came from a two run home run by […]
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We have reached the point in the 2026 MLB season when the debate between body of work versus recent performance starts to take center stage.
Last Week’s Results Division Standings Last Week Top Pitching Performance of the Week As Jason said last week, this is becoming the “What impressive performance did Jacob Misiorowski pull off last week?” feature. He put together another great start, this time going six scoreless innings with eight strikeouts against the Cubs, allowing just three hits […]
Free of charge for the discerning reader. Happy birthday to Neil Ramirez, and a mighty host of others. Today in baseball history, in 2002 – With four homers on May 23rd, one on May 24th, and two more today, Shawn Green becomes the first major leaguer to hit seven round-trippers in three games. The Dodgers outfielder’s nine big flies in a week […]
Left-hander Ty Blach has elected free agency. Iowa Cubs The Iowa Cubs mauled the Memphis Redbirds (Cardinals), 18-4. It was a Sunday bullpen game for Iowa today as Gabe Klobosits started and allowed three runs in the top of the first inning. Memphis didn’t score again until the ninth. The final line on Klobosits was […]
It rained all morning on the North Side of Chicago, but by game time the rain had left the area and it became a beautiful, sunny, late spring afternoon at Wrigley Field. The sky might as well have kept on pouring, because the Astros rained down three home runs off Shōta Imanaga and defeated the […]
Christian Walker continued his hot streak with a 3-run homer, and Nick Allen went 3-for-3 with a solo HR and 2 RBI as the Astros (23-31) held off the Cubs (29-24) 8-5 to complete a 3 game sweep in Chicago. Peter Lambert (W, 3-4) survived a tough 2nd inning in which he allowed 3 ER […]
Go get ‘em, Shōta.
The Cubs today announced that left-hander Jordan Wicks has been recalled from Triple-A Iowa. Wicks is replacing Edward Cabrera, who goes on the 15-day injured list, retroactive to May 21, with a blister on his middle finger. The 26-year-old Wicks started this season on the injured list with left-elbow inflammation. He returned to the mound […]
TODAY’S GAME: The Astros and Cubs will wrap up their 3-game series this afternoon at Wrigley Field. RHP Peter Lambert (2-4, 3.57 ERA) will start for the Astros vs. Cubs LHP Shota Imanaga (4-4, 3.38 ERA). SWEEPSTAKES: A win today would give the Astros their 2nd series sweep of the season and 1st on the road. Their other […]
Sunday notes… Cubs lineup: Astros lineup: Shōta Imanaga, LHP vs. Peter Lambert, RHP Shōta Imanaga’s last start was… not up to his previous efforts this year. The Brewers hit him hard. Hopefully, that will not be the case this afternoon. He’s been better in day games (2.62 ERA, six starts, two HR in 34.1 innings) […]
Astros 8, Cubs 5: Shōta Imanaga gets bit by the home run bug. Again. Cubs vs. Astros, Sunday 5/24, 1:20 CT live! Chicago Cubs vs. Houston Astros preview, Sunday 5/24, 1:20 CT
Heavy sigh. This is as weird of a Cubs season to follow as I can remember. You’ve heard me say it so many times. This team is better than it’s looked over the last two weeks. We knew it was never as good as it looked the three weeks before that. But somewhere in the […]
Today’s Reflections Well, Nico Hoerner did do something I never saw Ryno do. That, and three singles, was all that there was to talk about after Saturday’s game. Better luck, and lineup, Sunday. I had a little fun below, but I think Kevin Alcantara can provide a spark, a break, motivation — something — for […]
So let me get this straight. After Friday’s loss to the Astros, here’s what Cubs manager Craig Counsell said he would do: So what do we get as “something different”? Pete Crow-Armstrong leading off, Nico Hoerner batting cleanup and Ian Happ getting a day off. That’s it. That’s not a “different look,” in my view. […]
Christian Walker homered in both of his first two ABs to drive in all 3 Astros runs, backing 6 shutout innings by Kai-Wei Teng as the Houston Astros (22-31) shut out the Chicago Cubs (29-23) 3-0 at Wrigley Field. The Astros have now won 3 of their last 4 games, and 5 of their last […]
Go get ‘em, Colin.
TODAY’S GAME:The Astros and Cubs will play the second game of their three-game series this afternoon at Wrigley Field. Houston will send RHP Kai-Wei Teng (2-3) to the mound against Cubs RHP Colin Rea (4-2). IN THE DAYTIME:Today marks the third of four consecutive scheduled day games for the Astros. Wednesday’s series finale in Minnesota […]
Today’s roster move: Here Saturday notes… Cubs lineup: Astros lineup: Colin Rea, RHP vs. Kai-Wei Teng, RHP Colin Rea’s last start was pretty bad, so let’s try to ignore it. (Yes, I know you can’t really do that.) In fact, over his last five starts Rea has posted a 7.04 ERA and 1.913 WHIP and […]
2026 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 52 Astros 3, Cubs 0: In which I criticize Craig Counsell’s lineup choices Cubs vs. Astros, Saturday 5/23, 1:20 CT live! Chicago Cubs vs. Houston Astros preview, Saturday 5/23, 1:20 CT
The Cubs, on a six-game losing streak and in an offensive funk, have made a roster move that could shake things up, if only a bit. Outfielder Kevin Alcántara has been recalled from Triple-A Iowa. In 41 games for Iowa this year, Alcántara is batting .242/.339/.567 (38-for-157) with 15 home runs. The power is good, […]
It isn’t often that a team wins 10 straight and so quickly thereafter loses six straight. But it’s been that kind of year for the Cubs. Every single year there is a stretch where the Cubs run into a number of elite pitchers and the bats go into a funk. To my eye, they’ve held […]
Cubs vs. Astros Saturday 5/23 game threads
Iowa Cubs The Iowa Cubs were caught hibernating by the Memphis Redbirds (Cardinals), 8-4. Javier Assad started and gave up five runs in the first inning. He settled down after that, but he still got the loss. The final line on Assad was five runs on six hits over 3.2 innings. He walked two and […]