The Chicago Cubs and Milwaukee Brewers vie for the meatloaf and the opportunity to play the mighty LA Dodgers in the National League Championship Series, at 7:08 p.m.
While those who don't follow the Chicago Cubs closely might not have heard about starting pitcher Matthew Boyd before the 2025 postseason, Cubs fans know how crucial Boyd has been to this team making it to this point in the 2025 postseason.
The Chicago Cubs have miraculously survived back-to-back-to-back elimination games this postseason. The first came against the San Diego Padres and these last two have been against the ever-so daunting Milwaukee Brewers.
How many of the MLB pitchers to get at least 10 strikeouts in one World Series appearance can you name in six minutes?
The Chicago Cubs’ recent postseason decision has sparked outrage from fans across the city. The clubhouse’s repeated decision to entrust the ball to veteran left-hander Matthew Boyd has fueled frustration, with many believing manager Craig Counsell threw all warning signs in the wind.
Among the countless Hall of Famers who never experienced the joy of winning a World Series, there are several notable legends who stand out. Here's our list of the 25 greatest.
The Chicago Cubs, after dropping the first two games of the best-of-five NLDS, will be playing with their backs against the proverbial wall for the rest of the way against the division rival Milwaukee Brewers.
The Cubs named Matthew Boyd their Game 4 starter after a disastrous Game 1 outing. Boyd allowed six runs in less than an inning in the series opener against Milwaukee.
The stakes could not be higher going into game four of the National League Divisional Series between the Chicago Cubs and the Milwaukee Brewers. The Brewers currently have a 2-1 lead and it is do-or-die for the Cubs. The first two games of this series were disastrous outings by the starting rotation.
On Wednesday, the Chicago Cubs climbed back into their NLDS series against the Milwaukee Brewers with a thrilling 4-3 win in front of their home fans as the series shifted back to Chicago.
As of late morning Thursday, neither the Cubs nor the Brewers have announced who will start Game 4 of their National League Division Series, which will begin at 8:08 p.m.
Postseason baseball is always full of high drama, and this year is proving to be no different. Aside from the Cubs coming under fire for the use of Matthew Boyd on short rest, the Brewers are seeing players felled by injury, and the Blue Jays are absolutely demolishing the Yankees in a tense AL East match-up.
America's favorite pastime has more memorable performances than any sport. As such, figuring out which pitchers had the best seasons ever is no easy task.
The Milwaukee Brewers couldn’t have asked for a much bigger statement win in Game 1 of their 2025 National League Division Series against the Chicago Cubs.
After winning two out of three games at Wrigley Field against the San Diego Padres, the Chicago Cubs extended their season. Their quest to win a second World Series in the past nine years still has life to it.
The Chicago Cubs handed left-hander Matthew Boyd the ball against the Milwaukee Brewers in Game 1 of the National League Division Series and it did not go well.
The divisional round of the 2025 Major League Baseball playoffs kicked off on Saturday with four games. There were two blowouts and two close games, including an extra-innings thriller in Seattle.
The Chicago Cubs were hoping for a quality start from left-hander Matthew Boyd in Game 1 of the NLDS versus the Milwaukee Brewers on Saturday. Instead, the veteran failed to escape the bottom of the first inning and created a near insurmountable hole for the Cubs to climb out of.
The Chicago Cubs have advanced to the National League Division Series Round of the 2025 MLB postseason after outlasting the San Diego Padres in three games in the NL Wild Card phase.
The Chicago Cubs will start Matthew Boyd in Game 1 of the National League Division Series against the host Milwaukee Brewers on three days' rest on Saturday.
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.
The Chicago Cubs have announced their starting pitcher for Tuesday’s opening game of the Wild Card Series against the San Diego Padres. Lefty Matthew Boyd will be taking the mound at Wrigley Field to kick off the best-of-three series against the Padres’ ace Nick Pivetta.
The National League wild-card round between the Cubs and Padres begins on Tuesday, Sept. 30.
The Chicago Cubs have announced their starting pitcher for Game 1 on Tuesday against the San Diego Padres. Veteran Matthew Boyd takes the mound at Wrigley Field to open up the best-of-three series.
No matter how the season ends, the Chicago Cubs have already accomplished something they have failed to achieve in recent years.
The Chicago Cubs are closely monitoring All-Star starter Matthew Boyd as the regular season heads into its final stretch. According to Bob Nightengale of USA Today, rumor has it that Cubs officials are keeping a close watch on his workload.
The Chicago Cubs dropped their series opener against the San Francisco Giants as they saw the same habits return that have plagued the team for much of August.
Before Major League Baseball announced the National League and American League All-Star pitchers and reserves, Matthew Boyd had already clearly put together an All-Star-caliber season.
When Matthew Boyd takes the mound for the Chicago Cubs tonight, he won’t just be making another start; he’ll be adding to one of the most quietly impressive seasons of any pitcher in the National League.
In 2024, Matthew Boyd revived his career as a member of the Cleveland Guardians. He's managed to build on that comeback this season with the Chicago Cubs.
Matthew Boyd has done everything, and more, than the Chicago Cubs expected when they signed him to a two year, $29 million deal this off-season. Through his first eight starts, he has an impressive 2.78 ERA over 45.1 innings pitched, but what he has done over his last two outings hasn’t been done by a Cubs pitcher since 2019.
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