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Cubs vs. Red Sox doubleheader Game 1, Friday 9/25, 12:05 CT live!
Go get ‘em, Clay.
Chicago Cubs vs. Boston Red Sox Game 1 preview, Friday 9/25, 12:05 CT
Today’s roster move: Here Note on BCB procedure today: I will post a recap of Game 1 as soon as possible after it’s over. That post will include the starting pitcher info and other details for Game 2, which is scheduled to start at 4:35 p.m. CT (see below). You all know about the approaching […]
Cubs vs. Red Sox Friday 9/25 doubleheader game threads
2026 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Miguel Amaya and David Peterson are the Superheroes vs. the Red Sox Red Sox 2, Cubs 0: Third wild card, anyone? Cubs vs. Red Sox doubleheader Game 2, Friday 9/25, 4:35 CT live! Red Sox 4, Cubs 3: RISPy business. Again. PCA’s 41st steal. And a preview of Game 2 Cubs vs. Red Sox doubleheader Game 1, Friday 9/25, 12:05 CT live! Chicago Cubs vs. Boston Red Sox Game 1 preview, Friday 9/25, 12:05 CT
Cubs roster move: Edward Cabrera to Family Medical Emergency List, Gavin Hollowell activated
The Chicago Cubs today placed right-handed pitcher Edward Cabrera on the Family Medical Emergency List and reinstated right-handed pitcher Gavin Hollowell from the 15-day injured list. Hollowell has a 2.51 ERA (4 ER/14.1 IP) with 13 strikeouts and eight walks in 14 games, all in relief with the Cubs this season. He was placed on […]
On The Horizon: Cubs vs. Red Sox series preview
The Cubs last played the Red Sox July 20, 2025 at Wrigley Field, 432 days ago. They lost 6-1 after winning the first two games of that series. In hindsight, that’s when the wheels started falling off the 2025 season. The Cubs entered that game leading the NL Central by one game and were 20 […]
2026 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Matthew Boyd was the Superhero vs. the Marlins
Did anything of note happen at Wrigley Field on Thursday afternoon? On a day that looked absolutely beautiful and at a generally pleasant time of the year to be at the Friendly Confines, I hope a few of you were there for this one. For anyone who was, I’m genuinely jealous. I’ve spent many days […]
MLB News Outside The Confines: White Sox, Guardians punch their tickets
Good morning. It seems like Fangraphs is instituting a paywall for the playoffs. I don’t believe it has started yet, but it may by the time you read this. I’m unclear whether or not it will be permanent or just for the postseason. They do vow to always have one free article a day. But […]
Chicago Cubs history unpacked — September 25
Free of charge for the discerning reader. Happy birthday to David Weathers, and a mighty host of others. Today in baseball history, in 1974 – In a revolutionary surgical operation, Dr. Frank Jobe repairs Tommy John‘s damaged ulnar collateral ligament by replacing the elbow tendon of the pitching arm with a tendon from the right wrist. The procedure, […]
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 […]
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