The Chicago Cubs gained some much-needed ground in the division as they beat the St. Louis Cardinals 6-1 at Busch Stadium on Saturday night. With the Milwaukee Brewers losing earlier in the day, the Cubs (32-27) took back a game on both of their NL Central rivals and sit three games back of first place ahead of Sunday's rubber match.
It wasn’t pretty, but the Chicago Cubs held on Saturday night to beat the St. Louis Cardinals 6-1 and tied the weekend series 1-1. Both sides were making decent contact with the ball in the first few innings, but couldn’t get much going in terms of scoring.
Iowa right-hander Connor Noland came off the injured list. Iowa Right-hander Yacksel Ríos went on the temporarily inactive list. Knoxville first baseman Edgar Alvarez came off the restricted list.
Pete Crow-Armstrong busted out of his slump with a season-high four hits to lead the Chicago Cubs to a 6-1 victory over the host St. Louis Cardinals on Saturday night.
How many of the 53 Major League Baseball players not born in the United States of America with 250 or more career home runs can you name in seven minutes?
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.
The Cubs will try to bounce back from a tough 6-5 loss to the Cardinals in yesterday's opener. Ben Brown and his sparkling 2.01 ERA try to get the Cubs back in the win column again tonight and maintain pace with the rest of the NL Central.
The Chicago Cubs may or may not be out of the deep end of a major funk which has recently cost them ten games in a row and their spot atop the NL Central Division.
Late in the preseason and on into the regular season, there was a debate of sorts over whether Pete Crow-Armstrong, Nico Hoerner, or some Janus-like combination of the two was the “face” of the Cubs.
The Chicago Cubs have been riding a roller coaster of emotions and fortunes this season. After a 20-3 run that included two 10-game winning streaks, the team fell into the deep doldrums with a confidence-testing 10-game losing streak.
Yesterday was an annoying baseball day. The Cubs lost to the Cardinals after hitting a three-run homer in the first inning. They were one run short of tying the game in the ninth, because the BABIP gods were apparently a little annoyed at Nico Hoerner and Phil Maton keeps throwing in relatively close games for #reasons.
The Chicago Cubs fell to the St. Louis Cardinals by the score of 6-5 on Friday night. Now, fans are holding their breaths, hoping that it will not be the start of yet another long losing streak.
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 entered their series against the St. Louis Cardinals, having won each of their past two games. For the first time in almost two weeks, Chicago was feeling confident.
It was that kind of day in St. Louis. The Cubs jumped right on top with three runs in the top of the first, then gave three runs right back in the bottom of the inning.
The Chicago Cubs have certainly kid the skids, as they have gone just 4-15 since their 10-game winning streak. They actually put together a pair of double-digit winning streaks earlier this season, only to see everything come apart at the seasons the last few weeks.
The Chicago Cubs pitching staff has gone through some real struggles so far this season. It’s easy to look at the injuries as the main culprit, and they’re definitely a factor, but the healthy big-money arms have had their issues too.
The Chicago Cubs currently hold a 31-27 record following their series-opening loss to the St. Louis Cardinals. The North Siders’ two-game winning streak ended in the last 24 hours.
The Chicago Cubs established itself as one of the best teams in the MLB with two separate 10-game winning streaks. But a 10-game losing run this month brought them crashing down to earth.
Just weeks ago, it seemed as if the Chicago Cubs were on top of the world. The team was off to a 27-12 start, their best start to a season since 2016, and they were riding their second 10-game winning streak of the season already.
Ian Happ continued to shine in his hometown, collecting three hits, including a two-run homer, as the Chicago Cubs beat the host Pittsburgh Pirates 7-2 on Thursday to split a four-game series.
The Cubs can survive a thin rotation for a while, but each new pitching problem keeps landing on a staff with less and less room to absorb it. Chicago placed Edward Cabrera on the 15-day injured list on May 24, retroactive to May 21, with a blister on his right middle finger.
Craig Counsell has revealed the reason the Chicago Cubs signed veteran left-hander Aaron Bummer to a minor league contract. According to reporter Elise
The Chicago Cubs currently hold a 30-26 record after snapping a 10-game losing streak on Wednesday night. The club broke out offensively. They achieved a 10-4 rout of the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Ian Happ drove in five runs and ignited a six-run seventh inning with a three-run home run that eventually helped the Chicago Cubs snap a 10-game losing streak with a 10-4 win over the host Pittsburgh Pirates on Wednesday night.
The Chicago Cubs are looking to break a 10-game losing streak entering their Wednesday matchup against the Pittsburgh Pirates. At 29-26, they're falling behind in the National League Central, 4.5 games back from the first-place Milwaukee Brewers.
The Chicago Cubs are treading water in the National League Central, sitting at 29-24 while in the midst of an eight-game losing streak. The struggles have put pressure on manager Craig Counsell to find ways to spark an offense that, despite ranking second in on-base percentage at .335, has failed to convert runners consistently.