Ian Happ homered and five pitchers combined to throw a five-hit shutout on Thursday as the visiting Chicago Cubs avoided a sweep with their 2-0 victory over the Atlanta Braves.
The Cubs won just their second game in a week to avoid a sweep in Atlanta, but they haven’t scored more than two runs in any of their last five contests.
The Cubs might have looked worse in this series than they have in any series since the one at Cleveland in early April. There were series losses to the Pirates (cumulative score 12-10 Pirates advantage), the Dodgers (22-10) and Rangers (10-7) in the interim.
The Chicago Cubs currently hold a 28-16 record and maintain a 2.5-game lead in the NL Central. On Thursday night, the North Siders snapped a four-game skid.
The Cubs are still having trouble scoring runs, as you likely saw in the team’s 2-0 win over the Braves Thursday evening in Atlanta. But with Ben Brown’s second straight excellent start and solid work from the bullpen, two runs was enough to win the game and end the Cubs’ four-game losing streak.
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.
Free of charge for the discerning reader. Happy birthday to Bill North, and a mighty host of others. Today in baseball history, for example, in 1935 – Lou Gehrig steals home in a 4-0 Yankee win over the Tigers.
A year ago, Shota Imanaga was at a crossroads. His first season in Chicago began with promise, as he made the All-Star game and threw a no-hitter. But last season, he unraveled after suffering a left hamstring strain on May 5, 2025, which sidelined him for nearly two months.
The Iowa Cubs were silenced by the Nashville Sounds (Brewers), 6-5. Starter Doug Nikhazy struggled with control tonight, walking seven batters in just 3.1 innings.
All the Chicago Cubs have to do to end their longest losing streak of the season is take down Chris Sale! What could possibly go wrong? *laughs out of fear* Who: Chicago Cubs (27-16) at Atlanta Braves (30-13) Where: Truist Park When: 6:15 PM CT Watch: Marquee Sports Network Listen: 104.3 The Score 1.
The Chicago Cubs dropped their fourth straight game, this time coming up short, 4-1, against the MLB-best Atlanta Braves Wednesday evening at Truist Park.
The Chicago Cubs went out and signed the third baseman of their dreams this past January and were uncharacteristically generous in doing so. After unsuccessfully
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 now hold a 27-16 record following their fourth straight loss on Wednesday night. The club managed just four singles in a frustrating 4-1 defeat at the hands of the MLB-leading Atlanta Braves.
Chicago Cubs top prospect Jaxon Wiggins is currently on the shelf due to elbow inflammation, an injury that surfaced after his second minor-league outing of the season on April 4.
After matching their season-high 10-game winning streak, the team has now followed with a season-high four game losing streak. Spoiler alert, the last (full) season where the Cubs didn’t have a losing streak longer than four games was back in 2003.
The Chicago Cubs keep on finding ways to win. However, the cracks in the rotation are getting pretty hard to ignore. Despite sitting among baseball’s top teams with 27 wins, Chicago’s pitching depth has taken repeated hits.
Cubs vs Braves: The Chicago Cubs and Atlanta Braves close out their series Thursday night in what feels like a sneaky-good pitching duel at Truist Park.
The Chicago Cubs absorbed their fourth straight loss after falling to the Atlanta Braves, 4-1, at Truist Park on Wednesday, with Mauricio Dubon delivering the two-run blast to seal the well-deserved win.
On Wednesday, the Chicago Cubs announced the signing of former All-Star relief pitcher Liam Hendriks. Hendriks made 14 appearances in 2025 with the Boston Red Sox.
Wednesday was a monumental day for MLB's top early-season team. The Atlanta Braves clinched their series with the Chicago Cubs, winning the second game of the three-game set 4-1.
The Chicago Cubs currently hold a 27-15 record following a difficult series opener in Atlanta. The club suffered its third consecutive loss on Tuesday, falling 5-2 to the major league-best Braves.
Cubs vs Braves: The Chicago Cubs will travel to Atlanta as they open a three-game series against the team that holds the best record in the league. The Braves have shocked everyone with their outstanding performance (28-13).
While it may only be May 11, it only feels like a matter of time before the Chicago Cubs acquire a new starting pitcher. The rotation has been hit hard over the last couple of months.
The Chicago Cubs have had to deal with a lot of injuries this season, and now veteran starting pitcher Matthew Boyd is also out for the foreseeable future.