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Chicago Cubs vs. Baltimore Orioles preview, Tuesday 7/7, 5:35 CT
Tuesday notes… Cubs lineup: Orioles lineup: Matthew Boyd, LHP vs. Shane Baz, RHP In two starts since returning from the injured list, Matthew Boyd has allowed 12 hits and three runs in 9.2 innings, with four walks and six strikeouts. If you squint you can see the form of last year’s Boyd struggling to get […]
Cubs vs. Orioles Tuesday 7/7 game threads
Cubs 5, Orioles 2: Matthew Boyd flashes his 2025 form 2026 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Matthew Boyd is the Superhero vs. the Orioles Cubs vs. Orioles, Tuesday 7/7, 5:35 CT live! Chicago Cubs vs. Baltimore Orioles preview, Tuesday 7/7, 5:35 CT
On The Horizon: Cubs vs. Orioles series preview
The Cubs enter this series just 9-14 vs. American League teams. Just five of those 23 games have been against AL East teams, and the Cubs are 3-2 in those (2-1 over the Rays and splitting a pair with the Blue Jays, with the third game of that series rained out and to be made […]
The Cubs should change the out-of-town scoreboard to team names
Let me say, before you read any further, that this is definitely a first world problem, not that big a deal in the grand scheme of things. And I’ve written about this before, most recently in April 2025. The scoreboard photo above brought this idea back to me. This is how the “AMERICAN” side of […]
An assessment of Cubs pitching development. (Hint: It’s not pretty.)
This social media post made last week caught my eye, and probably yours too: Of those 13 pitchers, at least three (Cade Horton, Shelby Miller and Porter Hodge) aren’t expected to pitch at all the rest of this season. The status of Hunter Harvey, Riley Martin and Justin Steele to throw any pitches for the […]
Chicago Cubs news — Assad, Imanaga, Hoerner, Bregman
Today’s Reflections After an offensive explosion, followed by an offensive fizzle and a pitching staff meltdown, the second part of the weekday games were a rollercoaster. But the pitching of Javier Assad and Shōta Imanaga kept the Cubs in both games this weekend, and they split the two final games of the series. On Saturday, […]
Cubs BCB After Dark: What was the Cubs’ greatest 1st round pick?
It’s another week here at BCB After Dark: the coolest night spot for night owls, early risers, new parents and Cubs fans abroad. Come on in out of the heat. The music is cool in here. There’s no cover charge. The dress code is casual. There’s no waiting list. The hostess will seat you now. […]
The Short Porch is looking at Dansby Swanson’s hot streak
It’s been a wild run of Cubs baseball over the last few days. The Cubs put an exclamation point on a 16-10 June with a 23-run barrage against the Padres before promptly giving up 17 runs against the St. Louis Cardinals, because baseball. The bats have been hot generally, but one player in particular is […]
MLB Draft: Looking back at the last five Cubs drafts
The 2026 MLB Draft starts this upcoming Saturday at noon, Chicago time. The Cubs have the 23rd pick of the first round. Rounds 1 through 4 will happen on Saturday and rounds 5 through 20 will be on Sunday. So yeah, they’re compressing the usual three days of the draft down to two days this […]
Chicago Cubs update: Dansby Swanson, Pete Crow-Armstrong, Alex Bregman
The Cubs had a successful homestand, going 4-2, though they had some real ups and downs in scoring runs, first crushing the Padres and then being crushed by the Cardinals. They outscored San Diego 35-12 in sweeping them, then got outscored by the Cardinals 24-7, though managed to win the final game against St. Louis. […]
2026 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Javier Assad is the Superhero vs. the Cardinals
Daily perspective: Four teams with more wins than the Cubs. The Cubs are on a perfect 90-win pace. 72 games remaining. The Cubs managed one win from the Cardinals. A disappointing weekend, but a good homestand winning four of six. Fangraphs has the Cubs at 71 percent for a postseason spot. The Cubs have an […]
MLB News: All-Star rosters, Shohei Ohtani, Aaron Judge, Vladimir Guerrero Jr, Bobby Witt Jr
Happy Monday, everyone! Hopefully the big July 4th weekend treated you all well, and you’ve had a chance to recover from all of the festivities. News was slow with lots of outlets getting in on the good times, but we still have a solid roundup of news links to start your week with. The biggest […]
Chicago Cubs history unpacked — July 6
Free of charge for the discerning reader. Happy birthday to Lance Johnson, and a mighty host of others. Today in baseball history, in 1970 – At Wrigley Field, it’s all Ron Santo today. Ron’s two-run homer in the opener gives the Cubs a 3-2 win over the Expos. In the nightcap, Santo drives in another […]
Cubs Minor League Wrap: Owen Ayers homers in Smokies win
Iowa Cubs The Iowa Cubs got egged by the Toledo Mud Hens (Tigers), 6-2. Will Sanders took the loss after giving up four runs on five hits over four innings. One of the runs was unearned. Sanders struck out five and walked one. Antoine Kelly had two perfect innings of relief, striking out two. Left […]
Cubs 6, Cardinals 4: Michael Busch and Nico Hoerner singles key a four-run sixth
The Cubs offense, seemingly lost for two days against the Cardinals in which they scored a total of just one run, suddenly appeared on a cloudy July afternoon at Wrigley Field. Two first-inning runs appeared they might be enough until a bullpen meltdown in the sixth gave St. Louis the lead. But the Cubs came […]
Cubs vs. Cardinals, Sunday 7/5, 1:30 CT live!
Go get ‘em, Javier.
Chicago Cubs vs. St. Louis Cardinals preview, Sunday 7/5, 1:30 CT
Sunday notes… Cubs lineup: Cardinals lineup: Javier Assad, RHP vs. Matthew Liberatore, LHP Javier Assad had some rough starts early this year, then spent some time in Triple-A, then was recalled due to injury. He was on a seven-start run with an ERA of 1.80 and a WHIP of 0.767 when he was called on […]
Cubs vs. Cardinals Sunday 7/5 game threads
2026 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Javier Assad is the Superhero vs. the Cardinals Cubs vs. Cardinals, Sunday 7/5, 1:30 CT live! Chicago Cubs vs. St. Louis Cardinals preview, Sunday 7/5, 1:30 CT
2026 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Pete Crow-Armstrong is the Superhero vs. the Cardinals
I’m going to start here again, there are still only five teams with more wins than the Cubs through July 4. On a pace to win 89 games. Go math. The Cubs played a game and lost. That lowered their overall win pace by an equivalent number. We’re getting to the point in the season […]
Pete Crow-Armstrong is the Cubs’ only All-Star
Major League Baseball chose Saturday evening to announce this year’s All-Star teams — an odd time, in my view, the evening of a holiday — and Pete Crow-Armstrong made the NL All-Star team for the second straight season. Last year he was an elected starter; this year he’ll be a reserve outfielder. Here’s what PCA […]
Cardinals 3, Cubs 0: Lost in the fog
Any time it would like to stop raining in the Chicago area would be fine with me. Saturday’s 3-0 Cubs loss to the Cardinals was delayed 59 minutes before it began by yet another heavy rainfall that drenched the north side of Chicago, then delayed another 15 minutes after the end of the sixth inning […]
Chicago Cubs news — Ramirez, Bregman, PCA
Today’s Reflections Well. That was slap in the face Friday. And the Cubs know how the Padres felt on Wednesday. I had mentioned in the last Cub Tracks that part of the reason that this is an unforgettable season is the big swings in winning and losing streaks. Over the 48 hours between the thrashing […]
Cubs Minor League Wrap: Happy 4th of July
Shelby Miller threw live batting practice in Mesa. Iowa Cubs The Iowa Cubs got all dirty against the Toledo Mud Hens (Tigers), 7-6. Starter Grant Kipp lasted four innings and gave up five runs on five hits. Three of those five hits were home runs, which accounted for all five runs. Kipp walked two and […]
Cubs vs. Cardinals, Saturday 7/4, 7:08 CT live!
Go get ‘em, Shōta.
Cubs roster move: Jake Woodford added, Bryse Wilson DFA
Bryse Wilson had one good outing for the Cubs and one bad one, and now he’s gone. The Cubs signed right-hander Jake Woodford to a major league deal today and added him to the 40-man roster and 26-man active roster. Wilson was designated for assignment. Woodford is 29 and began his MLB career with the […]
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