If you’re a postseason regular, you know how this postseason has started with head-scratching pitching decisions from managers. First, Aaron Boone caught heat for pulling Max Fried too early in Game 1 against the Red Sox, and now it’s Craig Counsell under fire with the Cubs.
Craig Counsell had a right-hander ready to go in the bullpen. The Chicago Cubs trailed by a run in the fifth inning Wednesday, and San Diego Padres slugger Manny Machado was coming to the plate with first base open and two outs.
The Cubs pitching staff did a pretty good job of holding a strong Padres offense down in Game 2 of the Wild Card Series, allowing just seven hits and three runs.
The Chicago Cubs have announced their starting pitcher for the National League Wild Card Series finale. After losing Game 2 by the score of 3-0 to the San Diego Padres, the Cubs are going to a starting pitcher who has been hot to end the regular season.
It’s been two years since former MLB player David Ross was in the dugout managing a team. That year, his former team, the Chicago Cubs, decided to fire him.
The Chicago Cubs dropped their second game of the National League Wild Card series to the San Diego Padres on Wednesday, 3-0. Their offense, which earned a reputation as one of MLB's most explosive, struggled, producing zero runs and just four hits.
Well, that was a gut punch. The Chicago Cubs, after a triumphant Game 1, came crashing back to earth, getting shut out 3-0 by the San Diego Padres at a stunned Wrigley Field.
The Chicago Cubs and San Diego Padres are in the middle of Game 2 in the best-of-three Wild Card series. The Cubs won Game 1 on Tuesday night thanks to back-to-back home runs from Seiya Suzuki and Carson Kelly.
Chicago Cubs manager Craig Counsell is looking to follow up his masterful handling of the Wild Card Series game one pitching staff with an equally masterful planning of his game two pitching.
Ah, October baseball. There’s nothing quite like it. The air gets crisp, the beards get scraggly, and every single pitch feels like it could make or break a season.
The Chicago Cubs have a postseason run to deal with. But several of their prospects are heading to Arizona to begin play in the Arizona Fall League this weekend.
The All-MLB started back in 2019 and looks at athletes all around baseball at their respected positions. The regular season is all that voters are looking at for those who are up for this honor giving those who had an exceptional year, but didn't make the playoffs, a chance to be selected.
The playoffs are officially underway and the Chicago Cubs took the opener of their wild card matchup against the San Diego Padres who had only lost one of their last eight games prior to this.
The Chicago Cubs will look to win a postseason series for the first time since 2017 when they host the San Diego Padres on Wednesday in Game 2 of their best-of-three National League wild-card series.
After winning Game 1 against the San Diego Padres, 3-1, on Monday, the Chicago Cubs will look to close out the series on Tuesday by making a bold move for Game 2.
Seiya Suzuki and Carson Kelly belted back-to-back homers to lead off the fifth inning, lifting the host Chicago Cubs to a 3-1 victory over the San Diego Padres in Game 1 of their National League wild-card series on Tuesday.
Entering Game 1 of Tuesday's National League wild-card series, the Chicago Cubs hadn't won a postseason game since 2017. That cannot be said anymore as Chicago used timely hitting and a stellar bullpen performance to a 3-1 win over the San Diego Padres and take a 1-0 series lead.
Cade Horton was stellar in his rookie campaign in 2025. At 24 years old, Horton was far and away the Chicago Cubs‘ best starting pitcher for the majority of the season.
Seiya Suzuki has picked a fine time to start flexing his muscles again. Suzuki followed up a seven-week homerless drought by going deep five times over the Chicago Cubs' final four games of the regular season.
The Chicago Cubs are heading into October with a cloud of uncertainty hanging over their rotation. Their rookie pitcher, Cade Horton, who had been a no-brainer for them, revealed that he would miss time with a fractured rib.