The Chicago Cubs currently hold a 36-34 record after moving two games over the .500 mark on Friday night. The club began its road series in San Francisco with a 5-1 victory over the Giants.
A pitcher making an improbable run for a National League All-Star berth will go up against the San Francisco Giants on Saturday night for the second time in eight days.
Today’s Reflections Not that I was snoozing ….. but, boy, Seiya Suzuki’s slam had to wake everybody up, especially the other bats. Speaking of Suzuki, Seiya must have read Ken Rosenthal’s article suggesting that the Cubs trade him (see link bel0w).
Not every all-timer has instant success at the next level. For many baseball players, it takes a few bumps in the road out of the gate before they ever reach stardom.
Michael Busch bombed a three-run homer into the San Francisco Bay, Javier Assad combined with two relievers on a four-hitter and the Chicago Cubs opened a three-game road series with a 5-1 victory over the San Francisco Giants on Friday night.
Iowa right-hander Connor Noland and catcher Casey Opitz were placed on the development list. Both threw too many innings and need a rest, I guess. Iowa right-hander Tyler Beede was activated off the development list.
While the MLB trade deadline is still well over a month away, the rumors are already starting to pick up steam. The Chicago Cubs have been no strangers to the headlines, as they started the year perceived as an obvious buyer after stringing together two separate 10-game winning streaks.
The Chicago Cubs made the calculated decision this past offseason to take a hard pass on re-signing right fielder Kyle Tucker in favor of signing third baseman Alex Bregman.
Almost exactly a month ago, I wrote about Edward Cabrera‘s rough start against the Rangers and wondered aloud whether it was rock bottom or a harbinger of worse things to come.
The Chicago Cubs (35-34) finally found offensive life at Coors Field, snapping a three-game skid with a power-heavy road victory. The club exorcised recent demons by winning 9-3 over the Rockies.
The only two things rarer in modern-day baseball than the four-homer game is the Triple Crown and the unassisted triple play. The former is, of course, done over an entire season, while there's a large level of lucky in the unassisted triple play.
The Chicago Cubs are in a self-created limbo right now. They are close enough to contention—7.5 games behind the NL Central Division-topping Milwaukee Brewers and one game away from a Wild Card spot—to still consider big moves by this season’s August 3 trade deadline.
The Society for American Baseball Research has created something called their Defensive Index, rating players for their defense using a number of different criteria, which you can read about in detail here.
The Chicago Cubs started out the 2026 season with a bang. They played good baseball and dominated the NL Central, but a few months down the line, they tumbled to the fourth spot and are now just one game ahead of the .500 mark.
The Chicago Cubs finally managed to get a win on Thursday, defeating the Colorado Rockies after dropping the first two games of their three-game set. Nevertheless, the Cubs are just 35-34 and have gone a dreadful 8-22 since their 27-12 start, and there does not appear to be any end in sight to their woes.
Seiya Suzuki hit a grand slam, Alex Bregman and Carson Kelly also went deep, and the Chicago Cubs beat the Colorado Rockies 9-3 on Wednesday afternoon in Denver.
It's been an up-and-down season for the Chicago Cubs. They're currently on a three-game losing streak, looking to avoid a sweep against the Colorado Rockies on Thursday.
On a Chicago Cubs team that is riding a stretch of seven wins over their last 28 games, plenty has gone wrong. As a group, they have struggled offensively, defensively at times, on the mound, and even on the bases.
The Chicago Cubs currently hold a 34-34 record and sit in fourth place in the National League Central. Over the last 24 hours, the team suffered a frustrating 3-2 walk-off loss to the Colorado Rockies.
The Chicago Cubs have lost eight of their last 11 games overall. The Cubs have continually struggled this season, and their chances to make the playoffs are slowly slipping away.
Chicago Cubs starting pitcher Matthew Boyd was seemingly expected to return from injury soon. However, he suffered a setback following a recent rehab start and bullpen outing.
The Chicago Cubs starting rotation has been a problem this season. The club added right-hander Edward Cabrera this offseason in a trade with the Miami Marlins, yet he has not lived up to expectations.
The Cubs placed starter Jameson Taillon on the 15-day injured list, retroactive to June 8, with a left hamstring strain. Chicago brought up two relievers, Tyler Ferguson and Ethan Roberts, from Triple-A Iowa. Trent Thornton goes on the paternity list in the other pitching move.
The Chicago Cubs received good news Monday afternoon, with infielder/outfielder Matt Shaw returning to the lineup. According to ESPN's Jesse Rogers, Shaw will be activated on Tuesday following Monday's off day, when the Cubs open a three-game series with the Colorado Rockies.
Since Bregman signed a five-year, $175 million contract with the Chicago Cubs in the offseason, his offensive struggles have led to an all-time low in his career.
Jameson Taillon‘s start tonight was cut short in the second inning, as the right-hander was removed due to what the Cubs later revealed as a left hamstring
The Chicago Cubs starting rotation took another hit on Sunday night when Jameson Taillon had to leave his start against the San Francisco Giants after throwing just one inning.